History of Hoover, Alabama
Hoover is a city in Jefferson and Shelby Counties, in north central Alabama. A suburb of Birmingham, the population of the city was 62,742 as of the United States Census 2000 and was estimated to be 67,469 in 2005. Hoover is now one of the three primary cities in the Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman combined statistical area. Hoovers neighborhoods and planned communities are located along the rolling foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.
Hoover is home to the Riverchase Galleria, one of the largest shopping centers in the Southeast. It is one of the largest mixed-use centers in the US (about 2 million square feet) including shopping, hotel, and office space. The shopping complex anchors are JCPenney, Parisian, Belk, Macy's, and Sears Roebuck and Company.
The Birmingham Barons minor league baseball team, which traces its history to 1885, plays its home games at the 10,800 seat Regions Park.
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