Northwest Alabama

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Northwest Alabama is a subdivision of the North Alabama region, and includes the cities of Decatur, Florence, Russellvile, and their surrounding areas in the state of Alabama. The county inclusion varies, usually only consisting of the Decatur Metropolitan Area and Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area. Sometimes the city of Athens, and western portions of the Huntsville Metropolitan Area, are included. But, these areas are usually associated with a separate political region such as North Central Alabama or Northeast Alabama. When all county populations are combined, the entire region is constituted of 450,525 people.

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[edit] Locales

[edit] Metropolitan Areas

Rank Metro Area Population 2006 estimates
1 Decatur Metropolitan Area 149,269
2 Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area 142,950

[edit] Major Cities

Rank City Population 2006 estimates Metro Area
1 Decatur 55,758 Decatur
2 Florence 36,721 Florence-Muscle Shoals
3 Hartselle 13,479 Decatur
4 Muscle Shoals 12,703 Florence-Muscle Shoals
5 Sheffield 9,652 Florence-Muscle Shoals

[edit] Counties

Areas in italics aren't traditional included in the NW Alabama region

Rank County Population 2006 estimates County seat Metro Area
1 Morgan 115,237 Decatur Decatur
2 Lauderdale 87,891 Florence Florence-Muscle Shoals
3 Limestone 72,446 Athens Huntsville
3 Colbert 54,984 Tuscumbia Florence-Muscle Shoals
4 Lawrence 34,321 Moulton Decatur
5 Franklin 30,847 Russellville None
6 Marion 30,165 Hamilton None
7 Winston 24,634 Double Springs None

[edit] See also

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