The Bluefield
Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the
United States Census Bureau
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, is an area consisting of two counties – one in
West Virginia
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and one in
Virginia
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– anchored by the town of
Bluefield, West Virginia
Bluefield is a city in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 9,658 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Bluefield WV- VA micropolitan area, which had a population of 106,363 in 2020.
Geography
Bluefie ...
.
As of the
2010 census, the μSA had a population of 107,342.
Counties
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Mercer County, West Virginia
Mercer County is a county on the southeastern border of the U.S. state of West Virginia. At the 2020 census, the population was 59,664. Its county seat is Princeton. The county was originally established in the State of Virginia by act of its ...
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Tazewell County, Virginia
Tazewell County () is a county located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,429. Its county seat is Tazewell.
Tazewell County is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA Micropolitan S ...
Communities
*Places with more than 10,000 inhabitants
**
Bluefield, West Virginia
Bluefield is a city in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 9,658 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Bluefield WV- VA micropolitan area, which had a population of 106,363 in 2020.
Geography
Bluefie ...
(Principal city)
*Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants
**
Bluefield, Virginia
Bluefield is a town in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States, located along the Bluestone River. The population was 5,096 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bluefield WV-VA micropolitan area which has a population of 106,363 in 2020.
G ...
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Princeton, West Virginia
Princeton, is a city in and the county seat of Mercer County, West Virginia, Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The city is coined the "Heart of Mercer County" or the "Jewel of the South" in past decades. The population was 6,432 at the ...
*Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants
**
Athens, West Virginia
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Cedar Bluff, Virginia
Cedar Bluff is a town in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,139 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area, which has a population of 107,578.
History
Cedar Bluff is a 19th-century mil ...
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Claypool Hill, Virginia
Claypool Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,776 at the 2010 census, which was up from the 1,719 reported in 2000. Claypool is part of the Bluefield WV-VA micropolitan area whi ...
(
Census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
)
**
Richlands, Virginia
Richlands is a town in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States. The population was 5,823 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area which has a population of 107,578.
History
Located along the banks of the Clinch R ...
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Tazewell, Virginia
Tazewell () is a town in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States. The population was 4,627 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area, which has a population of 107,578. It is the county seat of Tazewell County.
...
*Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants
**
Bramwell, West Virginia
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Matoaka, West Virginia
Matoaka is a census-designated place in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 227 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bluefield, WV- VA micropolitan area which has a population of 107,578. This town is named for Chie ...
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Montcalm, West Virginia
Montcalm is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 726 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bluefield, WV- VA micropolitan area which has a population of 107,342. Residents of Montcal ...
(
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
)
**
Oakvale, West Virginia
**
Pocahontas, Virginia
Pocahontas is a town in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States. It was named for Chief Powhatan's daughter, Pocahontas, who lived in the 17th-century Jamestown Settlement. The town was founded as a company mining town by the Southwest Virginia ...
*Unincorporated places
**
Burke's Garden, Virginia
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 107,342 people, 44,052 households, and 30,053 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 94.2%
White
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, 5.5%
African American
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, 0.6%
Native American, 0.7%
Asian
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* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.0%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.3% from
other races
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* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
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, and 0.1% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties forme ...
or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 0.7% of the population.
In 2000 the median income for a household in the μSA was $31,841, and the median income for a family was $40,315. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the μSA was $17,638.
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, Population Division , accessdate = 2011-03-05
See also
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West Virginia census statistical areas
The United States, U.S. currently has 20 Statistical area (United States), statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated five combined statistical areas, 10 metropo ...
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Virginia census statistical areas
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References
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Mercer County, West Virginia
Geography of Tazewell County, Virginia