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Huntsville metropolitan area

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Huntsville Metropolitan Area
Huntsville Metropolitan Statistical Area
Map of Huntsville Metropolitan Area
CountryUnited States
State(s)Alabama
Largest cityHuntsville
Other citiesAthens and Madison
Population
 (2020 Census)
 • Total491,723
 • Rank108th in the U.S.

The Huntsville Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan statistical area on the northern border of Alabama. The metro area's principal city is Huntsville, and consists of two counties: Limestone 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.[1]

Places

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Besides Huntsville, the following places are included in the metro area. Areas incorporated have 2020 census population data included.

Below is the population of the Huntsville metropolitan area since the first time it was recorded in the 1810 United States census; 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.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1810 4,669
1820 27,332 585.4%
1830 42,397 55.1%
1840 40,180 -5.5%
1850 42,720 6.3%
1860 41,857 -2.1%
1870 46,284 10.6%
1880 59,125 27.7%
1890 59,350 0.4%
1900 66,079 11.3%
1910 73,961 11.9%
1920 82,609 11.8%
1930 101,232 22.5%
1940 101,959 0.7%
1950 108,669 6.6%
1960 153,861 41.6%
1970 228,239 48.3%
1980 242,971 6.5%
1990 293,047 20.6%
2000 342,376 16.8%
2010 417,593 22.0%
2020 491,723 17.8%

Transportation

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Huntsville city, Alabama". www.census.gov. Retrieved 2021-05-27.