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{{Short description|Alex Mtch}}'''Northwest Alabama''' is a subdivision of the [[North Alabama]] region, and includes the cities of [[Florence, Alabama|Florence]], [[Muscle Shoals, Alabama|Muscle Shoals]], [[Russellville, Alabama|Russellvile]], [[Hamilton, Alabama|Hamilton]], [[Haleyville, Alabama|Haleyville]], and their surrounding areas in the state of [[Alabama]]. The region includes one metropolitan area, the [[Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area]]. The county inclusion varies, usually only consisting of the counties of Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Marion and Winston. Fayette, Lamar, and Lawrence counties are sometimes included, however these areas are usually associated with a separate geographic subdivision of the state, such as West Alabama (Fayette and Lamar) and North Central Alabama (Lawrence). When all county populations are combined, the entire five county region is constituted of 234,101 people. |
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==Metropolitan areas== |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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! Metro Area |
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! Population 2013 estimates |
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| Florence-[[Muscle Shoals, Alabama|Muscle Shoals]] Metropolitan Area |
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| align=center | 147,317 |
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==Major cities== |
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! Rank |
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! City |
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! Population 2013 estimates |
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| 1 |
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| [[Florence, Alabama|Florence]] |
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| align=center | 39,319 |
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| 2 |
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| [[Muscle Shoals, Alabama|Muscle Shoals]] |
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| align=center | 13,146 |
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| 3 |
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| [[Russellville, Alabama|Russellville]] |
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| align=center | 9,830 |
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| 4 |
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| [[Sheffield, Alabama|Sheffield]] |
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| align=center | 9,039 |
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| 5 |
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| [[Tuscumbia, Alabama|Tuscumbia]] |
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| align=center | 8,423 |
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| 6 |
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| [[Hamilton, Alabama|Hamilton]] |
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| align=center | 6,885 |
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| 7 |
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| [[Winfield, Alabama|Winfield]] |
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| align=center | 4,717 |
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| 8 |
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| [[Haleyville, Alabama|Haleyville]] |
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| align=center | 4,173 |
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| 9 |
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| [[Red Bay, Alabama|Red Bay]] |
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| align=center | 3,158 |
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| 10 |
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| [[Guin, Alabama|Guin]] |
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| align=center | 2,376 |
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==Counties== |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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|- |
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! Rank |
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! County |
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! Population 2013 estimates |
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! County seat |
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| 1 |
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| [[Lauderdale County, Alabama|Lauderdale]] |
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| align=center | 92,709 |
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| align=center | Florence |
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| 2 |
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| [[Colbert County, Alabama|Colbert]] |
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| align=center | 54,428 |
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| align=center | Tuscumbia |
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| 3 |
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| [[Franklin County, Alabama|Franklin]] |
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| align=center | 31,704 |
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| align=center | Russellville |
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| 4 |
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| [[Marion County, Alabama|Marion]] |
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| align=center | 30,776 |
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| align=center | Hamilton |
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| 5 |
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| [[Winston County, Alabama|Winston]] |
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| align=center | 24,484 |
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| align=center | Double Springs |
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==Major highways== |
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*[[File:I-22 (AL).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 22]] |
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*[[Image:US 43.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 43]] |
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*[[Image:US 72.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 72]] |
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*[[File:US 78.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 78]] |
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*[[File:US 278.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 278]] |
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*[[Image:Alabama 24.svg|20px]] [[State Route 24 (Alabama)|State Route 24]] |
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==See also== |
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*[[Geography of Alabama]] |
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==Sources== |
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{{reflist}} |
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{{Alabama}} |
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[[Category:Regions of Alabama]] |
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[[Category:North Alabama]] |
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{{Alabama-geo-stub}} |
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