Hagerstown Metropolitan Area

The Hagerstown Metropolitan Area, officially designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), constitutes the Primary Cities of Hagerstown, Maryland, Martinsburg, West Virginia, and surrounding areas in three counties: Washington County, Maryland, Berkeley County, West Virginia, and Morgan County, West Virginia. The metro area lies mainly within the rich, fertile Cumberland and Shenandoah Valleys, and is approximately a 60-90 minute drive of Washington, D.C., Baltimore, MD, and Harrisburg, PA; Hagerstown is approximately 75 miles driving distance from all three cities. The population of the metropolitan area as of 2007 is 261,198 [ [http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2007/CBSA-EST2007-07.csv] , U.S. Census Bureau, 2007. Retrieved 2008.] .

Communities

Washington County (2007 population estimate 145,113) [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=05000US24043&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=washington+county%2C+maryland&_cityTown=washington+county%2C+maryland&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=] , U.S. Census Bureau, 2007. Retrieved 2008.]

City:
* Hagerstown (Primary City) (2007 population estimate 39,640) [ [http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2007-04-24.csv Table 4: Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places in Maryland, Listed Alphabetically: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007] , U.S. Census Bureau, 2007. Released 09 July 2008. Retrieved 09 July 2008.] Towns:
*Boonsboro
*Clear Spring
*Funkstown
*Hancock
*Keedysville
*Sharpsburg
*Smithsburg
*Williamsport

Census Designated Places (CDPs):
*Cavetown
*Chewsville
*Fort Ritchie
*Fountainhead-Orchard Hills
*Halfway
*Highfield-Cascade
*Leitersburg
*Maugansville
*Mount Aetna
*Mount Lena
*Paramount-Long Meadow
*Robinwood
*Rohrersville
*Saint James
*San Mar
*Wilson-Conococheague

Other unincorporated communities:
*Beaver Creek
*Big Pool
*Cearfoss
*Downsville
*Fairplay
*Huyett
*Indian Springs
*Mercersville
*PenMar
*Van Lear
*Weverton

Berkeley County (2007 population estimate 99,734) [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=05000US54003&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=berkeley+county&_cityTown=berkeley+county&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=] , U.S. Census Bureau, 2007. Retrieved 2008.]

City:
* Martinsburg (Primary City) (2007 population estimate 16,450) [ [http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2007-04-54.xls Table 4: Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places in West Virginia, Listed Alphabetically: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007. 2008-07-10. Retrieved 2008-07-10] ] Town:
*Hedgesville

Unincorporated communities:

Morgan County (2007 population estimate 16,351) [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=05000US54065&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=morgan+county&_cityTown=morgan+county&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=] , U.S. Census Bureau, 2007. Retrieved 2008.]

Towns:
*Bath (Berkeley Springs)
*Paw Paw

Unincorporated communities:

Urban areas

The metropolitan area contains parts of or all of the following Urbanized Areas and Urban Clusters (that are likewise designated by the OMB) within its boundaries:
* Hagerstown, MD--WV--PA Urbanized Area (2000 Census population 120,326) [ [http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/urbanarea/uaoutline/UA2000/ua36190/ua36190_00.pdf] , Census Bureau 2000. Retrieved 2008.] (part)
* Waynesboro, PA-MD Urban Cluster (2000 population 22,140) [ [http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/urbanarea/uaoutline/UC2000/uc93322/uc93322_01.pdf] , Census Bureau 2000. Retrieved 2008.] (part)
* Inwood, WV Urban Cluster (2000 population 7,784) [ [http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/urbanarea/uaoutline/UC2000/uc41455/uc41455_01.pdf] , Census Bureau 2000. Retrieved 2008.] (all)
* Boonsboro, MD Urban Cluster (2000 population 3,412) [ [http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/urbanarea/uaoutline/UC2000/uc09136/uc09136_01.pdf] , Census Bureau 2000. Retrieved 2008.] [ [http://www.demographia.com/db-ua2000pop.htm] , Demographia 2000. Retrieved 2008.] (all)

Geography

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) covers an area of 1,019 square miles (2,637 square kilometres).

The MSA is generally bordered to the east by South Mountain, to the west by Sideling Hill, to the north by the Mason-Dixon Line, and to the south by Northern Virginia. Elevations run from about 250 feet above sea level in low lying valleys to roughly 1250 feet above sea level at Sideling Hill. The Potomac River runs from west to east through the heart of the metro area with small tributaries including Sideling Hill Creek, Conococheague Creek, and Antietam Creek. Terrain in the region is very well-suited and used for dairy farming, cornfields, and fruit orchards. Some undeveloped deciduous forestry also exists, especially in the mountainous portions of the area. However, much of the region's land is becoming increasingly threatened by urban sprawl.

Hagerstown is situated in the transition between the humid subtropical climate zone and the humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfa), with hot, humid summers and moderately cold winters.

Demographics

The metropolitan area's population in 2000 was 222,771. The 2007 estimate is 261,198, making Greater Hagerstown the 170th largest metropolitan area in the United States. The growth rate from 2000-2007 is +17.2%, meaning that the metro area is the 46th fastest growing MSA (out of 363 total MSAs) in the entire country and the most rapidly growing in Maryland and West Virginia from 2000 to 2007 [ [http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2007/CBSA-EST2007-07.csv] , Census Bureau 2007. Retrieved 2008.] . Metropolitan Hagerstown also registered a higher net numerical population gain from 2006 to 2007 than Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA during the same time period [ [http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2007/CBSA-EST2007-05.csv] , Census Bureau 2000. Retrieved 2008.] . Much of the growth is due to the influx of people from Washington, D.C. and, to a lesser extent, Baltimore.

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Mass transit

* Hagerstown Regional Airport Airport codes|HGR|KHGR, also known as Richard A. Henson Field
* MARC Train and Amtrak (Martinsburg)
* Greyhound and Atlantic Charter Buses
* County Commuter (Washington County)
* Miller Cabs and Turner Vans (Hagerstown)

Education and healthcare

Colleges and universities

* University System of Maryland at Hagerstown
* Hagerstown Community College
* Kaplan College, Hagerstown
* Mount Saint Mary's University, Hagerstown Campus
* Blue Ridge Community and Technical College, Martinsburg
* Mountain State University, Martinsburg Campus

Hospitals

* Brook Lane Psychiatric Center - Hagerstown
* Washington County Hospital - Hagerstown
* Western Maryland Hospital Center - Hagerstown
* City Hospital - Martinsburg
* Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Martinsburg
** Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic - Hagerstown
* War Memorial Hospital - Berkeley Springs

ee also

* Maryland census statistical areas
* West Virginia census statistical areas
* Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
* Table of United States Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs)
* Table of United States primary census statistical areas (PCSAs)

References

External links

* [http://www.marylandmemories.org Hagerstown-Washington County Convention & Visitor's Bureau]
* [http://www.hagerstown.org Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.travelwv.com/ Martinsburg-Berkeley County Convention & Visitors Bureau]
* [http://www.berkeleycounty.org/ Chamber of Commerce of Martinsburg and Berkeley County]
* [http://www.morgancountyusa.org/ MorganCountyUSA]
* [http://www.berkeleysprings.com/chamber/organizations.html Berkeley Springs-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce]