Huntsville, Alabama

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Huntsville
Nickname : Rocket City
Downtown Huntsville, Alabama.jpg
Location in County and Alabama
Madison County Alabama Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Huntsville Highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1805
State : United States
State : Alabama
Counties : Madison County
Limestone County
Coordinates : 34 ° 44 ′  N , 86 ° 35 ′  W Coordinates: 34 ° 44 ′  N , 86 ° 35 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 193,079 (as of 2016)
449,720 (as of 2016)
Population density : 428.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 451.8 km 2  (approx. 174 mi 2 ) of
which 450.8 km 2  (approx. 174 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 193 m
Postcodes : 35800-35899
Area code : +1 256
FIPS : 01-37000
GNIS ID : 0151827
Website : www.hsvcity.com
Mayor : Tommy Battle

Huntsville is a city in Madison County in the US state Alabama with 186,254 inhabitants (2013). The city area is 451.8 km 2 .

This is also where the Redstone Arsenal is located , a missile development center and test site that made the city known as Rocket City . On September 8, 1960 by US President Dwight D. Eisenhower , the Marshall Space Flight Center of NASA in Huntsville inaugurated. The Saturn rockets and the Apollo program have been developed there since the 1950s under the direction of Wernher von Braun .

history

After Alabama entered the United States, Huntsville was the capital of the state for a short time until Cahaba took over this function in 1820 .

The Saturn V Space Vehicle in the US Space & Rocket Center has had the status of a National Historic Landmark since February 1987.

73 buildings and sites in the city are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of May 5, 2020), including four objects on the grounds of the Marshall Space Flight Center as well as the Saturn V Space Vehicle and the Episcopal Church of the Nativity the status of National Historic Landmarks .

Economy and industry

The industrial sector consists of over 220 companies and more than 32,000 workers, many of whom are specially trained and qualified to carry out high-tech, precision work.

The research and development sector has been deeply rooted in the city through the US space program since the mid-1950s. In total there are more than 300 international and national companies that are entrusted with the manufacture and production of electronics and IT technologies. The Cummings Research Park in Huntsville is the second largest research and development park in the United States with 225 companies, which together employ nearly 23,000 workers.

The biggest employers

Companies activity Workers
US Army Redstone Arsenal military 12,599
Huntsville Hospital System Health care 4320
The Boeing Company mechanical engineering 3092
NASA /
Marshall Space Flight Center 		Space travel /
research 		2676
Adtran telecommunications 1800

Other companies in Huntsville:

Further educational institutions

Museums

Others

A look inside the Huntsville Botanical Garden

Huntsville is the Huntsville Botanical Garden , a 453,000 m 2 large botanical garden . The public radio station WLRH went on air in 1976.

sons and daughters of the town

Climate table

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Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: National Weather Service, US Dept of Commerce
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Huntsville, Alabama
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Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 9.0 11.9 17.1 22.5 26.3 30.3 31.7 31.6 28.2 22.8 16.9 11.4 O 21.7
Min. Temperature (° C) −1.6 0.3 4.9 9.4 14.1 18.3 20.5 19.9 16.4 9.6 4.7 0.6 O 9.8
Precipitation ( mm ) 131.3 123.7 168.1 125.2 129.0 104.9 123.2 88.1 103.6 82.6 123.4 149.1 Σ 1,452.2
Rainy days ( d ) 9.3 8.5 9.6 8.2 8.4 7.6 8.7 6.8 6.9 5.5 8.3 9.2 Σ 97
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literature

  • William Brantley, Jr .: Three Capitals: St. Stephens, Huntsville, and Cahawba, 1818-1826. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa 2002, ISBN 978-0-8173-1249-7 .

Web links

Commons : Huntsville  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Quick facts: Huntsville (English) ( Memento of the original from June 9, 2012 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  2. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Alabama. National Park Service , accessed May 5, 2020.
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 5, 2020.
    Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 5, 2020.
    Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Alabama. National Park Service , accessed May 5, 2020.