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The region is basically a long string of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Areas along the , Decatur Metropolitan Area , Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area , Scottsboro Micropolitan Area , and the Fort Payne Metropolitan Area .

The anchor city of this region of the state is , Florence (along with its sister cities Muscle Shoals , Sheffield , and Tuscumbia ), Madison , and Athens .

Locals tend to refer to this area as the " Tennessee Valley " in reference to the Tennessee River , which flows through the northernmost part of the state. A section of East Tennessee shares the "Tennessee Valley" moniker.


SUB-REGIONS



Metropolitan Areas

(In Order Of Population)



Micropolitan Areas




PRINCIPAL CITIES (IN ORDER OF POPULATION)



Huntsville - 164,570



Decatur - 53,929



Florence - 36,264



Madison - 29,329



Athens - 18,967



COUNTIES/CITIES/CENSUS-DESIGNATED AREAS



Cherokee County




Colbert County




Dekalb County




Franklin County




Jackson County




Lauderdale County




Lawrence County




Limestone County




Marshall County




Madison County




Morgan County




Winston County