Lipscomb, Alabama

Lipscomb is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama. The population of the city is 2,210. Historically, it has mostly served as a residential area and is more of a Bessemer suburb than a Birmingham suburb. It was named for L. Y. Lipscomb, one of three brothers who first settled in the area in 1885. As early as the 1880s, the community was called Wheeling and the town had 200-300 residents by 1906. The community was originally named after Wheeling, West Virginia because the owners of Woodward Iron Company, who employed many of the residents, also had business interests in that state. Y. L. Lipscomb ran a general store on the old South Bessemer car line which opened in 1890, though the first settlers actually came to the area in the 1830s, when Vincent Loveless established his farm in the area. The first church was established in the area in June, 1834 when a log structure was built named Union Baptist Church which sat on the site of the present church. It also does not have its own U.S. Post Office or ZIP code, instead sharing the Bessemer ZIP code.
Lipscomb 	Alabama
Incorporated	June 30, 1910
County 	Jefferson
Population 	2,210
Elevation 	541 ft (165 m)
Mayor 	Nemiah Greer
ZIP code 	35020
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
54.30% Black or African American (1,200)
31.40% White (694)
14.30% Other (316)
23.3% (514) of Lipscomb residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Lipscomb does not have the high theft and murder rates that the surrounding cities do, but its still far from desirable. The city reported 7 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 3.59 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Jefferson County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Team Rocket has committed their fair share of activity in Lipscomb over the years, but not as much as in surrounding cities.
* Lipscomb has just very recently disbanded its police and fire departments, relying on service from nearby Midfield and Bessemer from now on.
* Lipscomb has almost nothing to offer aside from a U-Haul dealer and a pharmacy. It is, however, home to Birmingham Rail & Locomotive.
Category:Alabama Cities