The Huntsville Metropolitan Statistical Area is a
metropolitan statistical area on the northern border of
Alabama
Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...
. The metro area's principal city is
Huntsville, and consists of two counties:
Limestone
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and
Madison. As of the
2020 United States census, the Huntsville Metropolitan Area's population was 491,723, making it the
2nd-largest metropolitan area in Alabama (behind only the
Birmingham metropolitan area) and the
113th-largest in the United States.
Places
Besides Huntsville, the following places are included in the metro area. Areas incorporated have 2020 census population data included.
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Ardmore (1,321), sister city of
Ardmore Tennessee
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Athens
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(25,406)
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Brownsboro
*East Limestone
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Elkmont (411)
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Gurley (816)
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Harvest
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(5,893)
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Hazel Green (4,105)
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Lester (111)
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Madison (56,933), Largest suburb
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Meridianville (8,209)
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Monrovia
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Moores Mill (6,729)
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Mooresville (47), smallest suburb
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New Hope (2,889)
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New Market (1,543)
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Owens Cross Roads (2,594)
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Redstone Arsenal
Redstone Arsenal is a United States Army base adjacent to Huntsville, Alabama in the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. A census-designated place in Madison County, Alabama, United States, it is part of the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistica ...
(837), U.S. Army post
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Toney
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Triana (2,890)
Below is the population of the Huntsville metropolitan area since the first time it was recorded in the
1810 United States census
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The 1810 census included one ...
; as of the
2020 United States census, the Huntsville metropolitan area had 491,723 people. The 1810 census only includes Madison County as Madison County formed in 1808 while Limestone County formed in 1819. From the 1820 census afterwards, both counties are included in the demographics.
Transportation
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Interstate 65
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Interstate 565
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U.S. Highway 72
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U.S. Highway 231
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U.S. Highway 431
See also
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Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas
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Table of United States Combined Statistical Areas
Table may refer to:
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Alabama census statistical areas The United States, U.S. currently has 35 Statistical area (United States), statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated nine combined statistical areas, 13 metropoli ...
References
Geography of Madison County, Alabama
Geography of Limestone County, Alabama
Geography of Huntsville, Alabama
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