Huntsville, Alabama

Huntsville is a city located in Madison County, Alabama. As of the 2000
census, the population of the city is 158,216. The city is the county seat
of Madison County.

On September 8, 1960, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally dedicated
the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville (NASA had already activated
the facility on July 1).

Huntsville, also home of the Redstone Arsenal and the U.S. Space & Rocket
Center, is better known as the "Rocket City," due to its long time history
with U.S. space missions. Huntsville has been a key piece in space
technology development since the 1950s, when a group of german scientists
headed by Dr. Wernher von Braun developed the first rockets for the U.S
army, and the rocket which took the U.S. first satellite into space.

Geography

Huntsville is located at 34¡42'44" North, 86¡35'47" West (34.712341,
-86.596296)1.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 451.8
km² (174.4 mi²). 450.8 km² (174.1 mi²) of it is land and
1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.22% water.

Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there are 158,216 people, 66,742 households, and
41,713 families residing in the city. The population density is
351.0/km² (909.0/mi²). There are 73,670 housing units at an
average density of 163.4/km² (423.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the
city is 64.47% White, 30.21% Black or African American, 0.54% Native
American, 2.22% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.66% from other races, and
1.84% from two or more races. 2.04% of the population are Hispanic or Latino
of any race.

There are 66,742 households out of which 27.6% have children under the age
of 18 living with them, 45.5% are married couples living together, 13.7%
have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% are
non-families. 32.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.2%
have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average
household size is 2.29 and the average family size is 2.91.

In the city the population is spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18,
10.7% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who
are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100
females there are 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there
are 89.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $41,074, and the median
income for a family is $52,202. Males have a median income of $40,003 versus
$26,085 for females. The per capita income for the city is $24,015. 12.8% of
the population and 9.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the
total people living in poverty, 18.7% are under the age of 18 and 9.0% are
65 or older.

Huntsville has Huntsville International Airport, which also serves Decatur, Alabama.

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