Auburn metropolitan area, Alabama

The Auburn Metropolitan Area—officially the Auburn-Opelika, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area[1][2][3]—is a metro area in east-central Alabama with a 2016 population of 158,991. It was the 19th fastest growing metro area in the United States between 1990 and 2000. The Auburn Metro area consists of Lee County, and includes the cities of Auburn (population 76,143),[4] Opelika (population 27,443), and the northernmost portion of Phenix City (population 36,487).

Auburn Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan statistical area
Auburn-Opelika, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area
Map of Auburn Metropolitan Area
Coordinates: 32°37′55″N 85°28′55″W
CountryUnited States
State(s)Alabama
Largest cityAuburn
Other cities - Opelika
Highest elevation
928 ft (283 m)
Lowest elevation
N/A ft (N/A m)
Population
 (2020 Census)
 • Total174,241
 • Rank231st in the U.S.

Incorporated communities

Unincorporated communities

See also

References
  1. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2016 - United States -- Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area; and for Puerto Rico". Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  2. "Congressman Jo Bonner - Representing Alabama's 1st District - Mobile ranked #1". Archived from the original on June 25, 2009. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  3. "Interstate 85".
  4. "QuickFacts Auburn city, Alabama". Population, Census, April 1, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau. August 14, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.


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