Huntsville–Decatur combined statistical area
The Huntsville–Decatur–Albertville, Alabama, combined statistical area is the most populated sub-region of North Alabama, and is the second largest combined statistical area in the State of Alabama after Birmingham. The Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville CSA had a total of 879,315 people in 2022 and ranks 68th in the country.
Huntsville–Decatur–Albertville | |
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Combined Statistical Area | |
| Coordinates: 34.65°N 86.787°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama,Tennessee |
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| Core cities | |
| Constituent counties | DeKalb, Lawrence, Limestone, Lincoln, Madison, Marshall, Morgan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,709 sq mi (12,200 km2) |
| • Land | 4,545 sq mi (11,770 km2) |
| • Water | 164 sq mi (420 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 852,756 |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (Central) |
The CSA is situated along the Tennessee River, and is made up of two separate metropolitan areas (Decatur and Huntsville) and 3 Micropolitan areas ( Albertville, Fort Payne, and Fayetteville) that are usually referred to as one. The Decatur MSA, Albertville µSA, and Fort Payne µSA are south of the Tennessee River and the Huntsville MSA and Fayetteville µSA are north of it.
Significant cities included in the CSA include Albertville, Arab, Athens, Boaz, Decatur, Fayetteville, Fort Payne, Guntersville, Hartselle, Huntsville, and Madison, as well as DeKalb, Lawrence, Limestone, Lincoln, Madison, Marshall, and Morgan counties.
Huntsville is the largest city in the area with a population of 215,006 people, and a metro population of 502,728. Decatur is the second largest city with a population of 57,938 people, and a metro population of 156,758. Mooresville is the smallest town in the CSA with 47 people.