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Bayview is a community inJefferson County, Alabama,United States. It is north from theBirmingham suburb ofPleasant Grove. This community is built around Bayview Lake. It voted to be annexed by its nearest town ofMulga. However, Bayview today retains its own community identity.[citation needed]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1950 | 1,420 | — | |
| 1960 | 1,081 | −23.9% | |
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Bay View was listed as an unincorporated community on the 1950 and 1960 U.S. Census rolls.
It was developed as acompany town by theTennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co. (TCI) for workers employed at the nearby TCI minescoal mine and their families. It was a model community when it was created and it received an award at theNew York World's Fair. The community included acommissary for shopping, doctor's office, schools, community center/library, churches, and parks. Public bus service was available to other communities in the county.
This community typically consisted of two-, three-, four-, and five-room houses that were owned by TCI and rented to the workers. The rent was USD $2.00 per room per month for the TCI employees living in the homes. Later TCI eliminated the rental program and sold the homes to the workers. TCI was later purchased byU.S. Steel corporation.
Some residents in the community then worked at the nearby Edgewater mine. Today, residents in Bayview work for businesses across the county and are not exclusively associated with themining industry.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |