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Athens is a city in and the county seat of Limestone County, in the U.S. state of Alabama; it is included in the Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census , the population of the city is 25,406.
On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated nine combined statistical areas, 13 metropolitan statistical areas, and 13 micropolitan statistical areas in Alabama. [1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL CSA, encompassing the area around the state's largest city, Birmingham.
Map of the United States with Alabama highlighted. Census-designated places (CDPs) are unincorporated communities lacking elected municipal officers and boundaries with legal status. [1] In 2024, there were 130 census-designated places in Alabama.
Aug. 13—Decatur and Athens have grown along with most of north Alabama since 2010, but their mayors said census data released Thursday undercounted the two cities' population increases.
The average land area is 756 sq mi (1,958 km 2). The largest county is Baldwin (1,590 sq mi, 4,118 km 2) and the smallest is Etowah (535 sq mi, 1,386 km 2). [8] The Constitution of Alabama requires that any new county in Alabama cover at least 600 square miles (1,600 km 2) in area, effectively limiting the creation of new counties in the state. [9]
Huntsville is the largest city in the area with a population of 215,006 people, [3] [4] and a metro population of 502,728. Decatur is the second largest city with a population of 57,938 people, [5] and a metro population of 156,758. [6] Mooresville is the smallest town in the CSA with 47 people.
An enlargeable map of the 175 combined statistical areas (CSAs) of the United States (172) and Puerto Rico (3) as defined in 2020. The following table lists the 181 combined statistical areas (CSAs) of the United States with the following information: The CSA rank by population as of July 1, 2023, as estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau [4]
A CCD is a relatively permanent statistical area delineated cooperatively by the Census Bureau and state and local government authorities. CCDs are defined in states that do not have well-defined and stable minor civil divisions (e.g., townships) that have local governmental purposes. [2] Within Alabama are 390 census county divisions. [1] [3]