The Decatur, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area is a moderately urban region of
North-CentralAlabama. The 2020 Census put the population of the metropolitan area at 152,740, of which one-third resides within the boundaries of its core city,
Decatur, Alabama,[1] It is also considered to be part of the
North,
Northwest, and North-Central regions of Alabama.
The metropolitan area is the combined area of the City of Decatur and the surrounding areas in suburban, rural, and more developed parts of
Morgan and
Lawrence Counties. The Decatur Metropolitan Area is a part of the
Huntsville-Decatur CSA, With
Huntsville and
Madison being other Principal cities in the
CSA.
Interstate 65(
Lacon to
Decatur (
Limestone County)) - enters the area at the southern
Morgan County line between
Morgan and
Cullman Counties, near Lacon. Bends around a mountain where it passes over US 31. It continues north towards Hartselle where it enters the city limits for about 3 miles. Leaving Hartselle, I-65 travels towards Decatur where small portions of the city limits leak over into rural
Priceville. I-65 soon is lifted onto a 3.5-mile-long (5.6 km) bridge (over the
Tennessee River), linking Morgan County and Limestone County. After entering Limestone County, an interchange with
I-565,
Alt US 72, and
Alabama 20 give routes to
Huntsville (to the east), and Decatur (to the west).
The Decatur, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area is a moderately urban region of
North-CentralAlabama. The 2020 Census put the population of the metropolitan area at 152,740, of which one-third resides within the boundaries of its core city,
Decatur, Alabama,[1] It is also considered to be part of the
North,
Northwest, and North-Central regions of Alabama.
The metropolitan area is the combined area of the City of Decatur and the surrounding areas in suburban, rural, and more developed parts of
Morgan and
Lawrence Counties. The Decatur Metropolitan Area is a part of the
Huntsville-Decatur CSA, With
Huntsville and
Madison being other Principal cities in the
CSA.
Interstate 65(
Lacon to
Decatur (
Limestone County)) - enters the area at the southern
Morgan County line between
Morgan and
Cullman Counties, near Lacon. Bends around a mountain where it passes over US 31. It continues north towards Hartselle where it enters the city limits for about 3 miles. Leaving Hartselle, I-65 travels towards Decatur where small portions of the city limits leak over into rural
Priceville. I-65 soon is lifted onto a 3.5-mile-long (5.6 km) bridge (over the
Tennessee River), linking Morgan County and Limestone County. After entering Limestone County, an interchange with
I-565,
Alt US 72, and
Alabama 20 give routes to
Huntsville (to the east), and Decatur (to the west).