Huntsville, Alabama

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city county seat

Huntsville, Alabama is a major U.S. technology and defense hub known for its pivotal role in space exploration, missile development, and aerospace research.

Aliases (3)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → county seat →
area	about 214 square miles →
capitalOfFromTo	Alabama 1819–1820 →
climate	humid subtropical climate →
country	United States of America →
demographicTrend	rapid population growth in the 21st century →
economySector	aerospace → biotechnology → defense → information technology →
foundedBy	John Hunt →
governmentType	mayor–council government →
hasAttraction	Big Spring International Park → Huntsville Botanical Garden → Monte Sano State Park →
hasRanking	one of the largest research parks in the United States (Cummings Research Park) →
hasUniversity	Alabama A&M University → Oakwood University → University of Alabama in Huntsville →
hosts	Cummings Research Park → FBI operations at Redstone Arsenal → NASA Marshall Space Flight Center → Redstone Arsenal → Space Camp → U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command → U.S. Space & Rocket Center →
inception	1805 →
incorporationDate	1811 →
knownFor	aerospace research → defense industry → missile development → space exploration → technology sector →
locatedIn	Limestone County, Alabama → Madison County, Alabama → Morgan County, Alabama →
locatedOn	Tennessee River region →
namedAfter	Hunt’s Spring →
nickname	Rocket City →
partOf	Tennessee Valley →
population	approximately 215000 (early 2020s) →
recognizedAs	major U.S. defense hub → major U.S. technology hub →
servedBy	Interstate 565 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 231 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 72 NERFINISHED →
state	Alabama →
timeZone	Central Time Zone →
transportation	Huntsville International Airport →
wasStateCapitalOf	Alabama →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alabama ("Huntsville") →	containsCity
Tennessee River ("Huntsville area, Alabama") →	flowsThroughCity
Redstone Arsenal →	hasEconomicImpactOn
Tennessee Valley →	hasMajorCity
Flint River (Alabama) →	hasNearbyCity
United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama →	hasSeat
United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command →	headquartersLocation
U.S. Space & Rocket Center →	locatedIn
Athens, Alabama →	locatedNear
Marshall Space Flight Center →	location
Huntsville, Texas →	namedFor
Flint River (Alabama) →	near
Redstone Arsenal →	nearbyCity
Tennessee–Alabama border →	passesNearCity
Jimmy Wales ("Huntsville, Alabama, United States") →	placeOfBirth
Alabama ("Huntsville") →	previousCapital
Google Fiber →	serviceArea