Clarksburg micropolitan area

Location of the components of the Fairmont-Clarksburg Combined Statistical Area:

  Clarksburg Micropolitan Statistical Area

  Fairmont Micropolitan Statistical Area

The Clarksburg Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in North-Central West Virginia, anchored by the city of Clarksburg.

As of the 2000 census, the μSA had a population of 92,144 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 92,441).^[1]

Counties

• Doddridge
• Harrison
• Taylor

Communities

• Places with 10,000 or more inhabitants
  • Clarksburg (Principal city)

• Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants
  • Bridgeport
  • Grafton

• Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants
  • Despard
  • Nutter Fort
  • Salem
  • Shinnston
  • Stonewood

• Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants
  • Anmoore
  • Enterprise
  • Flemington
  • Lost Creek
  • Lumberport
  • West Milford
  • West Union

Unincorporated places Astor Belgium Blueville Brownlow Center Point Elliotsville Fetterman Hepzibah Knottsville

Lucretia McGee Meadland Millertown New Milton Oreide Park View Pruntytown Rosemont

Santiago Simpson Smithburg South Grafton Tappan Thornton Webster Wendel West Grafton

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 92,144 people, 37,032 households, and 25,677 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 96.96% White, 1.37% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population.

The median income for a household in the μSA was $28,143, and the median income for a family was $33,198. Males had a median income of $28,991 versus $20,825 for females. The per capita income for the μSA was $14,666.

Combined Statistical Area

The Clarksburg μSA is combined with the Fairmont μSA to form the Fairmont-Clarksburg Combined Statistical Area (CSA), which had a population of 148,742 at the 2000 census. In addition to the three counties of the Clarksburg μSA, the CSA comprises the city of Fairmont (2000 population 19,097) and the rest of Marion County, which lies immediately to the north of the counties of the Clarksburg μSA.^[3][4]

See also

• West Virginia census statistical areas

References

1. ^ "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-01)" (CSV). 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2010-03-23. http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2009/CBSA-EST2009-01.csv. Retrieved 2010-03-24. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ MICROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS AND COMPONENTS, Office of Management and Budget, 2007-05-11. Accessed 2008-07-27.
4. ^ COMBINED STATISTICAL AREAS AND COMPONENT CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREAS, Office of Management and Budget, 2007-05-11. Accessed 2008-07-27.