Limestone County, AlabamaLimestone County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 103,570. Its county seat is Athens. The county is named after Limestone Creek. Limestone County is included in the Huntsville Metropolitan Area. HistoryLimestone County was established by the Alabama Territorial legislature on February 6, 1818.
Morgan County, AlabamaMorgan County is a county in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, its population was 123,421. The county seat is Decatur. On June 14, 1821, it was renamed in honor of American Revolutionary War General Daniel Morgan of Virginia. It is a prohibition or dry county, although alcohol sales are allowed in the cities of Decatur, Hartselle, and Priceville.
Tennessee RiverThe Tennessee River is a 652-mile-long (1,049 km) river located in the southeastern United States. Flowing through the Tennessee Valley in the states of Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky, it begins at the confluence of French Broad and Holston rivers at Knoxville, and drains into the Ohio River near Paducah, Kentucky. It is the largest tributary of the Ohio, and drains a basin of 40,876 sq mi (105,870 km2).
Huntsville–Decatur–Albertville combined statistical areaCombined statistical area in the United StatesGreater HuntsvilleCombined statistical areaHuntsville–Decatur–Albertville, AL combined statistical areaU.S. Space & Rocket Center in HuntsvilleMap of Huntsville–Decatur–Albertville, AL–TN CSA Huntsville metropolitan area Decatur metropolitan area Albertville micropolitan area Fort Payne micropolitan area Fayetteville micropolitan area City of Huntsville City of Decatur Coordinates: 34°39′00″N 86°47′13″W / 34.650°N 86.787°W / 34.650; -86.787Country United StatesState Alabama TennesseeMetro areasHuntsville Metropolitan AreaDecatur Metropolitan AreaAlbertville Micropolitan AreaFort Payne Micropolitan AreaFayetteville Micropolitan AreaCore citiesHuntsvilleDecaturAlbertvilleConstituent countiesDeKalb, Lawrence, Limestone, Lincoln, Madison, Marshall, MorganArea • Total4,710 sq mi (12,200 km2) • Land4,545 sq mi (11,770 km2) • Water164 sq mi (420 km2)Population • Total852,756Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT) The Huntsville–Decatur–Albertville combined statistical area is the most populated sub-region of North Alabama, and is the second largest combined statistical area in the U.S. state of Alabama, after Birmingham–Cullman–Talladega.
Wheeler LakeWheeler Lake is located in the northern part of the state of Alabama in the United States, between Rogersville and Huntsville. Created by Wheeler Dam along the Tennessee River, it stretches 60 miles (97 km) from Wheeler Dam to Guntersville Dam. It is Alabama's second largest lake at 68,300 acres (276 km), only a few hundred acres smaller than Alabama's Guntersville Lake, which is 69,100 acres (280 km) and is separated by the Guntersville dam from the lake.
AlabamaU.S. stateState in the United StatesAlabama ( , ) is a state in the Southeastern and Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area, and the 24th-most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Alabama is nicknamed the Yellowhammer State, after the state bird.
County seatA county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in six countries: Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. An equivalent term, shire town, is used in the U.S. state of Vermont and in several other English-speaking jurisdictions.
Decatur metropolitan area, AlabamaThe Decatur, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area is a moderately urban region of North-Central Alabama. The 2020 Census put the population of the metropolitan area at 152,740, of which one-third resides within the boundaries of its core city, Decatur, Alabama, It is also considered to be part of the North, Northwest, and North-Central regions of Alabama.
2020 United States census24th US national censusThe 2020 United States census was the 24th decennial United States census. Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020. Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, this was the first U.S. census to offer options to respond online or by phone, in addition to the paper response form used for previous censuses. The census was taken during the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected its administration.
U.S. stateIn the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Due to this shared sovereignty, Americans are citizens both of the federal republic and of the state in which they reside.
North Alabama34°53′13.41″N86°19′25.32″W / 34.8870583°N 86.3237000°W / 34.8870583; -86.3237000North Alabama is a region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Several geographic definitions for the area exist, with all descriptions including the nine counties of Alabama's Tennessee Valley region. The North Alabama Industrial Development Association also lists Cherokee, Cullman, Franklin, and Winston counties in the region.Huntsville metropolitan areaThe Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) on the northern border of Alabama. The metro area consists of two counties - Limestone and Madison - anchored by the principal city of Huntsville. 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.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.