Profile for Huntsville, Alabama, AL

Huntsville is between the Tennessee River and the Tennessee border.

Former and merged names include:
· Hunt's Spring
· Twickenham

Redstone Arsenal was developed here during World War II. Scientist Wernher von Braun arrived in 1950, leading development of the Redstone, Jupiter and Pershing missiles

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 988. The number of murders and homicides was 19. The violent crime rate was 6.1 per 1,000 people.

Ranked No. 3 on the Best Places to Live and Work in America list compiled by BestJobsUsa.com, 2002

Filming location for:
· 1995 movie, "Tom and Huck"

Well-known residents have included:
· Tallulah Bankhead, actress
· N. Jan Davis, astronaut
· Wernher von Braun, rocket engineer

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Panoply Arts Festival - April 27-29, 2007
• Down Home Blues Festival - May 26, 2007
• Indian Heritage Festival - Oct. 20, 2007
• Folklife Festival - May 19-20, 2007
• Limestone Dust Poetry Festival - April 28, 2007
• Van Cliburn Festival - April 12-14, 2007
• Multicultural Extravaganza - April 1-30, 2007
• Harvest Fest - Nov. 3, 2007
• Latin-American Festival - Oct. 6, 2007
• Moon Over Three Caves Dance - Sept. 15, 2007

Performing arts: Huntsville Ballet Company, Huntsville Symphony Orchestra

Nearby parks & recreation: Monte Sano State Park

Huntsville attractions: Huntsville-Madison County Botanical Garden, Harrison Brothers Hardware

Sports teams: Stars (minor league baseball), Huntsville Havoc (Southern Professional Hockey League)

Historic sites and museums: EarlyWorks, U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Weeden House Museum, Burritt Museum and Park, Sci-Quest

Colleges and universities: University of Alabama, Oakwood College, Faulkner University-Huntsville, J F Drake State Technical College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 72

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10% of Huntsville residents report German ancestry, and 9% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Huntsville ancestry & family history guide.

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• Madison County Ancestry forum
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• Cemetery records
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Dance

• Huntsville Ballet Company

Music

• Huntsville Symphony Orchestra

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• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Alabama
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Huntsville was $24,015, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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36% of Huntsville residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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Huntsville festival dates:

• Panoply Arts Festival - April 27-29, 2007
• Down Home Blues Festival - May 26, 2007
• Indian Heritage Festival - Oct. 20, 2007
• Folklife Festival - May 19-20, 2007
• Limestone Dust Poetry Festival - April 28, 2007
• Van Cliburn Festival - April 12-14, 2007
• Multicultural Extravaganza - April 1-30, 2007
• Harvest Fest - Nov. 3, 2007
• Latin-American Festival - Oct. 6, 2007
• Moon Over Three Caves Dance - Sept. 15, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Huntsville festival web sites:

• Limestone Dust Poetry Festival
• Panoply Arts Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Alabama county fairs
• Alabama festivals (Alabama tourism department)
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Historic districts in Huntsville include Twickenham Historic District ... View historic districts

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• Post history questions in Madison County genealogy forum

Median rent in Huntsville, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $405.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $864.

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Libraries in Huntsville include Bailey Cove Branch Library, Bessie K. Russell Branch Library, Blue Spring Branch, Elenor E. Murphy Branch Library, Huntsville-Madison County Public Library, Oscar Mason Branch ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Huntsville include Huntsville Times

TV stations in Huntsville include WAAY, WAFF, WHIQ, WHNT, WZDX.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WJAB.

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Madison County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Huntsville political report.

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Huntsville restaurants taking online reservations include Pauli's Bar and Grill ... View restaurants

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The average commute time for Huntsville workers is 18 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 61 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Huntsville between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 3.9 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was slightly lower than the national norm.

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