Weirton-Steubenville metropolitan area

The Weirton-Steubenville Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia and one in Ohio, anchored by the cities of Weirton, West Virginia and Steubenville, Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 132,008 (though a July 1, 2007 estimate placed the population at 122,580). [cite web | url = http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2007/CBSA-EST2007-01.csv | title = Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 (CBSA-EST2007-01) | format = CSV | work = 2007 Population Estimates | publisher = United States Census Bureau, Population Division | date = 2008-03-27 | accessdate = 2008-03-29]

Counties

*Brooke County, West Virginia
*Hancock County, West Virginia
*Jefferson County, Ohio

Communities

*Places with more than 15,000 inhabitants
**Weirton, West Virginia (Principal city)
**Steubenville, Ohio (Principal city)

*Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants
**Chester, West Virginia
**Follansbee, West Virginia
**Hooverson Heights, West Virginia
**Mingo Junction, Ohio
**New Cumberland, West Virginia
**Newell, West Virginia
**Tiltonsville, Ohio
**Toronto, Ohio
**Wellsburg, West Virginia
**Wintersville, Ohio
**Yorkville, Ohio (partial)

*Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants
**Adena, Ohio (partial)
**Amsterdam, Ohio
**Beech Bottom, West Virginia
**Bergholz, Ohio
**Bethany, West Virginia
**Dillonvale, Ohio
**Mount Pleasant, Ohio
**Smithfield, Ohio

*Places with less than 500 inhabitants
**Bloomingdale, Ohio
**Empire, Ohio
**Irondale, Ohio
**New Alexandria, Ohio
**Rayland, Ohio
**Richmond, Ohio
**Stratton, Ohio

*Unincorporated places
**Arnold, West Virginia
**Brilliant, Ohio
**Chestnut Hill, West Virginia
**Coketown, West Virginia
**Colliers, West Virginia
**Congo, West Virginia
**East Springfield, Ohio
**East Steubenville, West Virginia
**Fairhaven, West Virginia
**Fowlerston, West Virginia
**Greentown, Ohio
**Hammondsville, Ohio
**Hopewell, Ohio
**Kings Creek, West Virginia
**Lawrenceville, West Virginia
**Lennyville, West Virginia
**Moscow, West Virginia
**New Manchester, West Virginia
**New Somerset, Ohio
**Piney Fork, Ohio
**Rockdale, West Virginia
**Short Creek, West Virginia
**Sun Valley, West Virginia
**Weems, Ohio
**Wolf Run, Ohio

*Townships (Jefferson County, Ohio)
**Brush Creek
**Cross Creek
**Island Creek
**Knox
**Mount Pleasant
**Ross
**Salem
**Saline
**Smithfield
**Springfield
**Steubenville
**Warren
**Wayne
**Wells

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 132,008 people, 54,491 households, and 37,250 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 94.50% White, 3.91% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.61% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $32,531, and the median income for a family was $39,825. Males had a median income of $34,998 versus $19,729 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $17,110.

ee also

*West Virginia census statistical areas
*Ohio census statistical areas

References