Huntsville metropolitan area

Huntsville Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Downtown Huntsville 34°39′00″N86°47′13″W / 34.650°N 86.787°W / 34.650; -86.787
Map 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
Country	United States
State(s)	Alabama
Largest city	Huntsville
Other cities	Athens and Madison
Area
• Total	1,382 sq mi (3,580 km2)
Population  (2020 Census)
• Total	491,723
• Rank	108th in the U.S.
GDP [1]
• Total	$38.101 billion (2022)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)

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. ^[2]

Places

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

• Ardmore (1,321), sister city of Ardmore Tennessee
• Athens (25,406)
• Brownsboro
• East Limestone
• Elkmont (411)
• Gurley (816)
• Harvest (5,893)
• Hazel Green (4,105)
• Lester (111)
• Madison (56,933), Largest suburb
• Meridianville (8,209)
• Monrovia
• Moores Mill (6,729)
• Mooresville (47), smallest suburb
• New Hope (2,889)
• New Market (1,543)
• Owens Cross Roads (2,594)
• Redstone Arsenal (837), U.S. Army post
• Toney
• 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; 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

• Interstate 65
• Interstate 565
• 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 Combined Statistical Areas
• Alabama census statistical areas

References

1. "Total Gross Domestic Product for Huntsville, AL (MSA)". Federal Reserve Economic Data . Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
2. "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Huntsville city, Alabama". www.census.gov. Retrieved 2021-05-27.