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.

Places

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

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