Hoover By the Numbers

So the Census data is out. It’s always fun to see if the numbers match up with real-world experience. That’s something we’re going to watch the first half of 2011. I do know that when we bought our house in mid-2010, there were 6 homes for sale on the street (including ours). Today there are none. They all have new families in them. So where are all of us new Bluff Park-ers coming from?

We came from Birmingham-proper. So we certainly support the new Census data, of Birmingham losing folks and surrounding areas showing big gains. Not sure about every one else.

Here are the Hoover Highlights of the Census:

• Hoover was the 2nd fastest growing city (by sheer bodies)
• Hoover added 18,877 new Hoover-ites
• Hoover readched a population of 81,619
• That’s a 30% growth trend over the last ten years.

Pretty interesting stuff. Now I’m going to dig around on the interwebs and see if I can boil the numbers down to just Bluff Park. If not, we may just do or own Bluff Park census. So if someone with a clip board going door to door, it’s just us wanting to do a nerdy blog post.

Have a good weekend!

A Sign of True Love

Bluff Park’s Bob and Barbara have busted up into the blogosphere! Bob’s strategic sign placement around the neighborhood caught the eye of BirminghamMom.com.

*Note: post edited to correct the site name above to Birminghammom.com.

Snowing in Bluff Park… again…

It sure is pretty when it snows a lot at night like this. I just wish pretty didn’t have to equal cold.