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Westover
Alabamatown
Westover
Total population
2,298
Median home value
$297,400
Bachelor's+
Median income
$96,932
Founded
1901
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Westover is a city in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. The city is part of the Birmingham Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city was officially incorporated on January 31, 2001, although it was established in 1901 and had a population of 961 when it was incorporated in 2001.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
One structure in Westover, the Archer House, is listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Westover is located along the busy U.S. Highway 280 corridor in the northeastern quadrant of Shelby County. Via US 280, downtown Birmingham is 26 mi (42 km) northwest, and Harpersville is 5 mi (8 km) east. The Westover City Fire Department is rated a 3/3X by ISO. Pine Mountain Preserve, the largest development of its kind ever built in the State of Alabama, is an Eddleman Properties development which has been announced. It is on 6,500 acres of property in the City of Westover including a "Town Center". The "Town Center" includes parks, City development sites (City Hall, Library, Fire Stations, etc.), multiple school sites and commercial.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Current forecast
Forecast for Westover, AL from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,565
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves3,006
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves2,918
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves2,918
- Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves2,495
- Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,378
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,253
- Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,124
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Chelsea High SchoolHigh · Chelsea · 1,400 students · 18.2:1 ratio
- Chelsea Middle SchoolMiddle · Chelsea · 951 students · 17.6:1 ratio
- Chelsea Park Elementary SchoolElementary · Chelsea · 867 students · 19.7:1 ratio
- Forest Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · Chelsea · 683 students · 18:1 ratio
- Mt Laurel Elementary SchoolElementary · Birmingham · 514 students · 19:1 ratio
- Vincent Middle High SchoolHigh · Vincent · 465 students · 12.6:1 ratio
- Greystone Elementary SchoolElementary · Hoover · 424 students · 13.7:1 ratio
- Vincent Elementary SchoolElementary · Vincent · 393 students · 16.4:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.1 — 2021-12-2210 km E of Maplesville, Alabama
- M 2.7 — 2017-02-1722 km S of Oakman, Alabama
- M 2.6 — 2017-02-1716 km S of Oakman, Alabama
- M 2.5 — 2016-08-2320 km S of Oakman, Alabama
- M 2.8 — 2016-05-168 km W of North Johns, Alabama
- M 3 — 2016-04-297 km W of North Johns, Alabama
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Alabama
- Vandiver6.3 mi away
- Sterrett6.7 mi away
- Eagle Point8.6 mi away · pop. 2,903
- Pelham12.4 mi away · pop. 24,318
- Talladega Springs17.9 mi away
- Oak Grove18.1 mi away · pop. 564
- Shelby18.2 mi away · pop. 940
- Sylacauga19.4 mi away · pop. 12,578
- Mignon20.3 mi away · pop. 1,186
- Tarrant20.5 mi away · pop. 6,124
- Odenville23.9 mi away
- Talladega25.5 mi away · pop. 15,861
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Westover
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image