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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]
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.
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 City Schools is the school district serving Huntsville, Alabama. [4] As of the 2016–17 school year, the system had 24,083 students and employed 1,697 teachers. [ 5 ] The district oversees 36 schools: 21 PreK - elementary schools , 6 middle schools , 7 high schools , and 2 magnet schools .
The 2020 Huntsville mayoral election took place on August 25, 2020, to elect the mayor of Huntsville, Alabama. Incumbent Republican Mayor Tommy Battle won re-election to a fourth term, with Democrat Andy Woloszyn coming in second. [8] The election was officially non-partisan, but some candidates were affiliated with political parties.
Aug. 22—The 5 p.m. deadline Monday, Aug. 21, was met with several new applicants for Huntsville City Council. Three residents have filed to run for Ward 3. ... has lived in Huntsville for 20 ...
2006 - November 20: 2006 Huntsville bus crash. 2008 - Tommy Battle becomes mayor. 2010 February 12: 2010 University of Alabama in Huntsville shooting. Population: 180,105. [19]
The Orbit fixed-route bus system began in 1990 in response to the growing population and congestion of the city of Huntsville, Alabama. The system is run by the city of Huntsville, and is funded by city and federal funds. (Alabama law prohibits state funding of public transit.) [2]