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North Alabama is a region of the U.S. state of Alabama, generally thought to include these 12 counties: Cherokee, Colbert, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, Morgan, and Winston, with a combined population of 937,059.

The anchor city of this region of the state is Huntsville, but other cities of notable size include (in order of population): Decatur, Florence (along with its sister cities Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia), Madison, and Athens.

Decatur is considered a quasi anchor city for western North Alabama, being the largest economic center north of Birmingham, and west of Huntsville.

Locals tend to refer to this area as the "Tennessee Valley" in reference to the Tennessee River, which flows through the northernmost part of the state. A section of East Tennessee shares the "Tennessee Valley" moniker.

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[edit] Sub-Regions

[edit] Metropolitan Areas

(In Order Of Population)

[edit] Micropolitan Areas

[edit] Principal Cities (In order of population)

[edit] Counties/Cities/Census-Designated Areas

[edit] Cherokee County

[edit] Colbert County

[edit] Dekalb County

[edit] Franklin County

[edit] Jackson County

[edit] Lauderdale County

[edit] Lawrence County

[edit] Limestone County

[edit] Marshall County

[edit] Madison County

[edit] Morgan County

[edit] Winston County


North Alabama, United States Landmarks


Huntsville Area
<b> Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University•Athens State University •Big Spring Park •Buck's Pocket State Park •Cathedral Caverns State Park •Cummings Research Park •Guntersville Lake •Huntsville Depot •Huntsville International Airport •Huntsville Botanical Garden •Huntsville Madison County Public Library •Huntsville Museum of Art • J.F. Drake State Community College • Joe Davis Stadium •Marshall Space Flight Center •Monte Sano State Park • Oakwood College •Redstone Arsenal •Tennessee River •University of Alabama in Huntsville •United States Space & Rocket Center • Von Braun Center •
<b> Decatur Area
<b> John C. Calhoun Community College System •Captain William J. Hudson "Steamboat Bill" Memorial Bridge •Cooks Natural Science Museum •Dancy-Polk House •Delano Park •Joe Wheeler State Park •Rhea-McEntire House •Old State Bank • Point Mallard Aquatic Center • Port of Decatur • Princess Theatre • Pryor Field Regional Airport • Racking Horse World Celebration and Arena •Tennessee River •Tuscumbia-Courtland-Decatur Railroad •Wheeler Lake • Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge •Wilson Lake
<b> Florence Area
Alabama Music Hall of Fame•Braly Stadium •Northwest Alabama Regional Airport •Tennessee River •Tuscumbia-Courtland-Decatur Railroad •University of North Alabama •Wilson Lake
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Montgomery (capital)

Topics

History | People | Governors | Metropolitan areas

Regions

Black Belt | Central Alabama | Greater Birmingham | Lower Alabama | Mobile Bay | North Alabama | South Alabama

Major cities

Anniston | Auburn | Birmingham | Decatur | Dothan | Florence | Gadsden | Hoover | Huntsville | Mobile | Montgomery | Tuscaloosa

Counties

Autauga | Baldwin | Barbour | Bibb | Blount | Bullock | Butler | Calhoun | Chambers | Cherokee | Chilton | Choctaw | Clarke | Clay | Cleburne | Coffee | Colbert | Conecuh | Coosa | Covington | Crenshaw | Cullman | Dale | Dallas | DeKalb | Elmore | Escambia | Etowah | Fayette | Franklin | Geneva | Greene | Hale | Henry | Houston | Jackson | Jefferson | Lamar | Lauderdale | Lawrence | Lee | Limestone | Lowndes | Macon | Madison | Marengo | Marion | Marshall | Mobile | Monroe | Montgomery | Morgan | Perry | Pickens | Pike | Randolph | Russell | Shelby | St. Clair | Sumter | Talladega | Tallapoosa | Tuscaloosa | Walker | Washington | Wilcox | Winston

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