
History
European American settlers first came to the area where Hueytown is now located around 1816, with the Brown family being the first to establish a land claim. Other families, including the Hueys for which the town is named, quickly followed suit. The local economy remained largely agricultural until the nearby city of Birmingham began to expand as the iron and steel industry burgeoned.

The city's first municipal elections were held in January 1960, but these elections were later set aside by a court order after the validity of the town's incorporation was challenged. Hueytown officially incorporated on April 29, 1960, with new elections being held in June 1960. Construction on a city hall began in 1962, and the facility opened in 1963. The public library opened in 1969 in a hallway of the municipal building, moving into its own facility in 1990. In fall 2011, a new high school opened.
Demographics
According to 2016 Census estimates, Hueytown recorded a population of 15,797. Of that number, 62.9 percent identified themselves as white, 34.0 percent as black, 1.9 percent as Hispanic, 1.2 percent as two or more races, 0.2 percent as Asian, 0.3 percent as Native American, and 0.1 percent as Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander. The city's median household income was $41,141, and per capita income was $21,315.
Employment
According to 2016 Census estimates, the workforce in Hueytown was divided among the following industrial categories:
- Educational services, and health care and social assistance (25.9 percent)
- Retail trade (12.6 percent)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation, and accommodation and food services (8.6 percent)
- Manufacturing (8.1 percent)
- Finance, insurance, and real estate, rental, and leasing (8.0 percent)
- Transportation and warehousing and utilities (8.0 percent)
- Other services, except public administration (7.8 percent)
- Professional, scientific, management, and administrative and waste management services (7.7 percent)
- Public administration (5.0 percent)
- Construction (4.9 percent)
- Wholesale trade (1.7 percent)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and extractive (1.3 percent)
- Information (0.4 percent)
Education
Schools in Hueytown are part of the Jefferson County School system; the town has two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. There are also six private and religious schools in the area. Because the city is located near Birmingham, a number of post-secondary education options are available within 15 miles, including Lawson State Community College, Jefferson State Community College, Samford University, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Transportation

Events and Places of Interest
The city holds several annual events, including a 5K-10K race in October and a Christmas Parade on the second Saturday in December. The Hueytown Arena each year hosts a number of events sponsored by the Mid-State Horseman?s Association.
Baseball and softball facilities host Dixie Youth Association games. The city has two large municipal parks with softball fields, tennis courts, soccer fields, football fields, and basketball courts, as well as several smaller neighborhood parks. Three community centers and two senior centers also are part of city facilities.
Virginia Mines, which opened in 1902, was one of the earliest coal mines in the area; several of the mine's original buildings still stand, and the site is listed on the Alabama Register of Historic Places. Bethlehem Methodist Church was established in 1818, making it one of the oldest churches in Jefferson County.
Additional Resources
Jefferson County Heritage Book Committee. The Heritage of Jefferson County. Clanton, Ala.: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 2002.
Additional Resources
Jefferson County Heritage Book Committee. The Heritage of Jefferson County. Clanton, Ala.: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 2002.