The Huntsville Metropolitan Statistical Area is a

metropolitan statistical area In the United States, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the area. Such regions are neither legally incorporated as a city or tow ...

on the northern border of

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. The metro area's principal city is

Huntsville Huntsville is a city in Madison County, Limestone County, and Morgan County, Alabama, United States. It is the county seat of Madison County. Located in the Appalachian region of northern Alabama, Huntsville is the most populous city in th ...

, and consists of two counties:

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and

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. As of the

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, 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 117th-largest in the United States.

Places

Besides Huntsville, the following places are included in the metro area: * Ardmore *

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* Brownsboro *East Limestone * Elkmont * Gurley * Harvest * Hazel Green *

* Meridianville *

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* Moores Mill * New Hope * New Market * Owens Cross Roads * Redstone Arsenal (U.S. Army post) * Toney * Triana Below is the population of the Huntsville metropolitan area since the first time it was recorded in the

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; as of the

, the Huntsville metropolitan area had 491,723 people.

Transportation

* Interstate 65 *

Interstate 565 Interstate 565 (I-565) is a Interstate spur that connects I-65 in Decatur with U.S. Route 72 (US 72) in Huntsville in the US state of Alabama. I-565 serves the cities of Decatur, Madison, and downtown Huntsville. It also pro ...

* U.S. Highway 72 * U.S. Highway 231 * U.S. Highway 431

References

Geography of Madison County, Alabama Geography of Limestone County, Alabama Geography of Huntsville, Alabama {{MadisonCountyAL-geo-stub

Places

Transportation

See also

References