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Huntsville is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alabama and 95th most populous in the US. [12] It is the county seat of Madison County with portions extending into Limestone County and Morgan County. [13]
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]
Huntsville is also home to the second largest research park in the country, Cummings Research Park. The Huntsville–Decatur Metro Area is the second fastest growing region/metro area in the state of Alabama because of the ample job opportunities being instilled in the area. Both ports in the metro area are two of the busiest in the state.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management map showing the principal meridians of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. The Huntsville meridian begins on the northern boundary of Alabama, in latitude 34° 59′ 27" north, longitude 86° 34′ 16″ west [1] from Greenwich, extends south to latitude 33° 06′ 20″ north, and governs the surveys in the northern district of Alabama.
Memorial Parkway, also known as the Parkway, is a major thoroughfare in Huntsville, Alabama [2] that carries over 100,000 vehicles on average a day. [3] It, in whole or in part, follows U.S. Route 231, U.S. Route 431, U.S. Route 72, and State Route 53 through the Huntsville city limits. [4]
Birmingham, largest metropolitan area Huntsville, largest city and second largest metropolitan area Mobile, third largest metropolitan area. The following is a list of the largest metropolitan areas in the US state of Alabama. [1] As of 2020, Birmingham has the biggest metropolitan area and urban area in Alabama followed by Huntsville.
Research Park Boulevard (State Route 255 or SR 255) runs from I-565 to Bob Wade Lane on the north and west sides of Huntsville in Madison County, Alabama.Much of the route is a limited access highway, with the entire route planned to be limited access.
The Merrimack Mill Village Historic District is a historic district in Huntsville, Alabama. The cotton mill was built in 1900 by the Merrimack Manufacturing Company, reaching a peak of 1,600 employees by 1955. The mill was sold in 1946, and became known as the Huntsville Manufacturing Company. It operated until 1989 and was torn down in 1992.