Huntsville Metropolitan Area
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The Huntsville
Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville is a city located primarily in Madison County in the central part of the far northern region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County. The city extends west into neighboring Limestone County. Huntsville's population was 180,105 as of the 2010 Census....

 Metropolitan Area
is a metropolitan statistical area in northern Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...

. The Huntsville Metropolitan Area's population was estimated at 395,645.

Counties

The metro area comprises two counties:Limestone
Limestone County, Alabama
Limestone County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is included in the Huntsville Metropolitan Area.It is also included in the merged Huntsville-Decatur Metro Area. Its name comes from Limestone Creek, a local stream. In 2000, the population was 65,676. As of 2010 the county's...

 and Madison
Madison County, Alabama
Madison County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is a major part of the Huntsville Metropolitan Area.It is also included in the merged Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. The county is named in honor of James Madison, fourth President of the United States of America, and the...

.

Places

Besides Huntsville, the following places are included in the metro area:
  • Arab
    Arab, Alabama
    Arab is a city in both Cullman County, Alabama and Marshall County, Alabama in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama, located ten miles from Guntersville Lake and Guntersville Dam, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area...

  • Athens
    Athens, Alabama
    Athens is a city in Limestone County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 18,967. According to the 2009 U.S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 24,234...

  • Brownsboro
    Brownsboro, Alabama
    Brownsboro is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Alabama.-References:...

  • East Limestone
  • Gurley
    Gurley, Alabama
    Gurley is a town in Madison County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 876.-History:...

  • Harvest
  • Hazel Green
    Hazel Green, Alabama
    Hazel Green is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Madison County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the community is 3,630.-History:...

  • Madison
    Madison, Alabama
    As of the census of 2000, there were 29,329 people, 11,143 households, and 8,067 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,266.5 people per square mile . There were 12,121 housing units at an average density of 523.4 per square mile...

  • Meridianville
    Meridianville, Alabama
    Meridianville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Madison County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the community is 6,021....

  • Monrovia
    Monrovia, Alabama
    Monrovia is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Alabama, United States. It is bordered on the south by the city of Madison, on the southeast by the city of Huntsville, on the west by Limestone County and on the north by the community of Harvest....

  • Moores Mill
    Moores Mill, Alabama
    Moores Mill is a census-designated place in Madison County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. The population was 5,178 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

  • New Hope
    New Hope, Alabama
    New Hope is a city in Madison County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the population is 2,539.-History:...

  • New Market
    New Market, Alabama
    New Market is a census-designated place in Madison County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the population of the CDP is 1,864...

  • Owens Cross Roads
    Owens Cross Roads, Alabama
    Owens Cross Roads is a town in Madison County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2010 Census, the population of the town is 1,521.-Geography:...

  • Redstone Arsenal
    Redstone Arsenal
    Redstone Arsenal is a United States Army base and a census-designated place adjacent to Huntsville in Madison County, Alabama, United States and is part of the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area...

     (U.S. Army post)
  • Scottsboro
    Scottsboro, Alabama
    Scottsboro is a city in Jackson County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city is 14,770. Named for its founder Robert Scott, the city is the county seat of Jackson County....

  • Sylvania
    Sylvania, Alabama
    Sylvania is a town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,186. Sylvania is located on top of Sand Mountain.-Geography:Sylvania is located at .According to the U.S...

  • Toney
    Toney, Alabama
    Toney is an unincorporated community in the northwestern part of Madison County, Alabama, United States. A part of the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area, it is located at an elevation of 827 feet .-Public services:...

  • Triana
    Triana, Alabama
    Triana is a town located on the southern county line of Madison County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 458.-Geography:...


Transportation

  • Interstate 65
    Interstate 65
    Interstate 65 is a major Interstate Highway in the United States. The southern terminus is located at an intersection with Interstate 10 in Mobile, Alabama, and its northern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 90 , U.S. Route 12, and U.S...

  • Interstate 565
    Interstate 565
    -External links:***...

  • U.S. Highway 72
  • U.S. Highway 231
  • U.S. Highway 431

See also

  • Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas
    Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas
    thumb|An enlargeable map of the 942 [[Core Based Statistical Area]]s of the [[United States]]. The 367 [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]s are shown in red....

  • Table of United States Combined Statistical Areas
    Table of United States Combined Statistical Areas
    thumb|An enlargeable map of the 125 [[Combined Statistical Area]]s of the [[United States]]The United States Office of Management and Budget has defined 125 Combined Statistical Areas for the United States of America...

  • Alabama census statistical areas
    Alabama census statistical areas
    The United States Census Bureau has defined 7 Combined Statistical Areas, 12 Metropolitan Statistical Areas , and 13 Micropolitan Statistical Areas in the State of Alabama...

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