Vulcan , the mythical god of metalworking, is the largest cast iron statue in the world and is second in size only to the Statue of Liberty. The Birmingham Museum of Art houses 10, pieces of Wedgwood, the largest museum collection outside England. Tours are available weekdays. Today it is a city-operated museum and recognized as a National Historic Landmark, the only facility of its kind being preserved anywhere in the world. We use technologies, such as cookies, to customize content and advertising and to analyze traffic to the site.
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But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Birmingham, which typically includes Birmingham's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
At the time of the census in , the population of Birmingham was recorded at , Birmingham's city proper covers square kilometers, with a population just over 1 million. The entire metropolitan area covers square kilometers and boasts a population of 4,, individuals. The population density overall comes to approximately 4, people per square kilometer.
For most of its history , Birmingham saw steady population growth as it grew into one of Britain's most important industrial centers. It's most significant period of growth was between and when the number of people living in the city almost doubled.
In just ten years, the population increased from , to ,, a growth rate of Since then, however, Birmingham's population has gone up and down. The census marks the third time that the city's size has exceeded one million people. The milestone was reached for the first time in when the population was recorded at 1,,, but the following census from marked a fall to , The city bounced back to 1.
Birmingham's council is no doubt crossing its fingers in the hope that they will once again be able to join London as the only British city with a population of over a million. Birmingham is even more ethnically diverse than London, the country's capital city. The census confirmed that Birmingham is also notable for having the UK's highest Gypsy and Traveller population. Christianity remains the city's most prominent religion.
In the last census Other major religions were Islam In case you were wondering, the population of Birmingham in the USA was , in , making it the 97th largest American city.
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