Huntsville Metropolitan Area

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:metropolitan_area
gptkbp:area approximately 1,200 square miles
gptkbp:average_rainfall 55 inches
gptkbp:average_temperature 60° F
gptkbp:climate humid subtropical
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Athens
gptkb:Huntsville
gptkb:Madison
Decatur
gptkbp:cultural_attraction gptkb:Huntsville_Botanical_Garden
gptkb:Von_Braun_Center
gptkb:Huntsville_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:U._S._Space_&_Rocket_Center
gptkbp:demographics diverse population
gptkbp:economy technology and aerospace
gptkbp:education gptkb:Calhoun_Community_College
gptkb:University_of_Alabama_in_Huntsville
gptkbp:established gptkb:2000
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:NASA's_Space_Shuttle_program
research and development
Missile development
high-tech jobs
gptkbp:government_type gptkb:City_of_Huntsville
gptkb:Madison_County
Mayor-Council system
gptkbp:historical_event post-war industrial growth
founded in 1805
developed due to railroad expansion
originally a cotton trading town
significant during the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Huntsville Metropolitan Area
gptkbp:is_home_to gptkb:NASA_Marshall_Space_Flight_Center
gptkb:Redstone_Arsenal
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:spacecraft
high-tech industry
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Alabama
gptkbp:nickname Rocket City
The Watercress Capital of the World
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville,_AL_Combined_Statistical_Area
gptkbp:population over 400,000
gptkbp:team gptkb:Huntsville_Havoc
gptkb:Huntsville_Flight
gptkb:Rocket_City_Trash_Pandas
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:U._S._Route_72
gptkb:Interstate_565
gptkb:state_highway
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U._S._Route_72
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4