Birmingham (Michigan)

Oakland County

26-08640

Birmingham is a city in Oakland County, Michigan, USA. Birmingham is an affluent suburb of Detroit, attracts a pedestrian-friendly and beautifully designed downtown, the trotters from the entire area. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.4 km ² with 19,291 inhabitants in 2000.

The Michigan Highway 1 ( Woodward Ave ) connects as mostly straight road Birmingham with around 20 km away Detroit. In Birmingham itself a branch line was built in 1939, so that " Old Woodward " in the city center today could arise with restaurants, shops and cinemas.

Internationally renowned Cranbrook Educational Community is in close proximity to the city.

Memorable people

• Tim Allen, actor, grew up in Birmingham
• Christine Lahti, actress and director
• David Spade, actor, comedian and producer
• Sheila Young, speed skater and cyclist

City's Auburn Hills | Berkley | Birmingham | Bloomfield Hills | Clarkston | Clawson | Farmington Hills | Farmington | Ferndale | Hazel Park | Huntington Woods | Keego Harbor | Lake Angelus | Lathrup Village | Madison Heights | Northville | Novi | Oak Park | Orchard Lake Village | Pleasant Ridge | Pontiac | Rochester | Rochester Hills | Royal Oak | South Lyon | Southfield | Sylvan Lake | Troy | Walled Lake | Wixom

Villages: Beverly Hills | Bingham Farms | Franklin | Holly | Lake Orion | Leonard | Milford | Ortonville | Oxford | Wolverine Lake

Unincorporated communities: Bloomfield Village | Brandon | Commerce | Davisburg | Drayton Plains | Goodison | Independence | Lakeville | New Hudson | Oakland | Orion | Union Lake | Waterford | West Bloomfield | White Lake

• Location in Michigan
• Location in North America
• Oakland County