The Charleston Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the
United States Census Bureau
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, is an area consisting of three counties in
West Virginia
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, anchored by the city of
Charleston. It is the largest metropolitan area entirely within the state of West Virginia. While the
Huntington Metro Area is more populous, it spans three states (West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio), and the core county of the Charleston area,
Kanawha County, is more populous than the West Virginia portion of the Huntington area.
Charleston is its largest and most populous city in the MSA.
Cross Lanes is its most populous
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
.
As of the
2000 census, the MSA had a population of 309,635 (though new standards set on February 28, 2013 placed the population at 240,000). Prior to the 2000 Census, the Charleston MSA consisted of only two counties – Kanawha and
Putnam (the latter of which is now considered part of the Huntington metropolitan area).
Rankings
The population of the Charleston MSA is ranked 151st out of the 363 MSA's.
*The Charleston-Huntington TV Market is ranked 64th out of 210.
*The Charleston MSA is ranked 181st out of the 297
Arbitron radio markets.
*Out of 280
Metropolitan statistical areas ranked by per capita income, the Charleston MSA is ranked 106th. (Census 2000)
*The MSA is 202 out of 280
ranked by median household income. (Census 2000)
Counties
In order of population:
Cities, towns, and other communities
Places with more than 40,000 inhabitants
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Charleston (Principal City)
Places with 5,000 to 15,000 inhabitants
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Cross Lanes (
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
)
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Dunbar
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Dunbar is a former royal burgh, and gave its name to an ecc ...
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Nitro
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Chemistry
*Nitrogen, a chemical element and a gas except at very low temperatures, with which many compounds are formed:
**Nitro compound, an organic compound containing one or more nitro functional groups, -NO2
**Nitroalkene, ...
(partial)
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South Charleston
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St. Albans
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Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants
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Alum Creek (census-designated place)
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Belle
*
Chesapeake Chesapeake often refers to:
*Chesapeake people, a Native American tribe also known as the Chesepian
* The Chesapeake, a.k.a. Chesapeake Bay
*Delmarva Peninsula, also known as the Chesapeake Peninsula
Chesapeake may also refer to:
Populated plac ...
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Clendenin
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Coal Fork (census-designated place)
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Culloden (census-designated place; partial)
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Elkview (census-designated place)
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Madison Madison may refer to:
People
* Madison (name), a given name and a surname
* James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States
Place names
* Madison, Wisconsin, the state capital of Wisconsin and the largest city known by this ...
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Marmet
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Montgomery (partial)
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Pinch (census-designated place)
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Sissonville (census-designated place)
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Upper Falls (census-designated place)
Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants
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Cedar Grove
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Clay
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Clays develop plasticity when wet, due to a molecular film of water surrounding the clay par ...
*
Danville
*
East Bank
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The region, known as Transjordan, was controlled by nu ...
*
Glasgow
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*
Handley
*
Jefferson Jefferson may refer to:
Names
* Jefferson (surname)
* Jefferson (given name)
People
* Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), third president of the United States
* Jefferson (footballer, born 1970), full name Jefferson Tomaz de Souza, Brazilian foo ...
*
Pratt
Pratt is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
A–F
* Abner Pratt (1801–1863), American diplomat, jurist, politician, lawyer
* Al Pratt (baseball) (1847–1937), American baseball player
* Andy Pratt (baseball) (bor ...
*
Smithers
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People
*Alan Smithers (born 1938 ...
(partial)
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Sylvester
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Whitesville
Unincorporated places
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Adonijah
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Ashford
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Bandytown
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Barrett
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Big Chimney
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Bim
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*
Bob White
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Bream
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Crede
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Dille
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Elk Forest
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Emmons
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Floe
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Foch
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Hillsdale
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Independence
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Institute
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In some countries, institutes ca ...
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Julian
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Little Italy
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Mink Shoals
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Nellis
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O'Brion
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Porter
Porter may refer to:
Companies
* Porter Airlines, Canadian regional airline based in Toronto
* Porter Chemical Company, a defunct U.S. toy manufacturer of chemistry sets
* Porter Motor Company, defunct U.S. car manufacturer
* H.K. Porter, Inc., ...
*
Racine
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Rand
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Swandale
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Uneeda
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Valley Fork
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Van
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Washington Heights
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Wharton
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Whetstone
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Widen
Widen is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
History
At the end of the 12th century a manor called "Wyda" is mentioned the first time, there's no exact year. "Widen", in the way like it's writt ...
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 309,635 people, 129,229 households, and 88,175 families residing within the MSA. New definitions from February 28, 2013 placed the population at 363,000.
The racial makeup of the MSA was 93.25%
White
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, 4.66%
African American
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, 0.21%
Native American, 0.65%
Asian
Asian may refer to:
* 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 ...
, 0.02%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.17% from
other races
Other often refers to:
* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
Other or The Other may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''The Other'' (1913 film), a German silent film directed by Max Mack
* ''The Other'' (1930 film), a ...
, and 1.04% from two or more races.
Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 0.55% of the population.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $29,222, and the median income for a family was $35,735. Males had a median income of $34,105 versus $20,448 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the MSA was $16,074.
Highways
Interstates
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Interstate 77
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Interstate 79
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Interstate 64
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U.S. Highways
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U.S. Route 60
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U.S. Route 119
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U.S. Route 35
U.S. Route 35 (US 35) is a United States Highway that runs southeast-northwest for approximately from the western suburbs of Charleston, West Virginia to northern Indiana. Although the highway is physically southeast-northwest, it is nomi ...
Appalachian Corridors
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Corridor G
U.S. Route 119 (US 119) is a spur of US 19. It is a north–south route (on a northeast-southwest alignment) that was an original United States highway of 1926. It is Corridor G of the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS) east of U ...
WV state highways
Colleges and universities
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University of Charleston
The University of Charleston (UC) is a private non-profit university with its main campus in Charleston, West Virginia. The university also has a location in Beckley, West Virginia, known as UC-Beckley.
History
The school was founded in 1888 as ...
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West Virginia University Institute of Technology
West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech, WVIT, WVU Beckley, or West Virginia Tech) is a public college in Beckley, West Virginia. It is a divisional campus of West Virginia University.
History
The college was founded in 1895 ...
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West Virginia State University
West Virginia State University (WVSU) is a public historically black, land-grant university in Institute, West Virginia. Founded in 1891 as the West Virginia Colored Institute, it is one of the original 19 land-grant colleges and universities ...
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Marshall University Graduate College
Marshall may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Marshall, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria
Canada
* Marshall, Saskatchewan
* The Marshall, a mountain in British Columbia
Liberia
* Marshall, Liberia
Marshall Islands
* Marshall Islands, an i ...
*
BridgeValley Community and Technical College
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WV Junior College
West Virginia Junior College (WVJC) is a private junior college with its main campus in Charleston, West Virginia. It was founded in 1892 and offers associate degrees and diplomas in the healthcare and business fields. The institution has around 2 ...
Combined Statistical Area
The Charleston–Huntington–Ashland, WV–OH–KY Combined Statistical Area consists of the Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, the
Huntington–Ashland, WV–KY–OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the
Portsmouth, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area. It spans 12 counties in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio. The population was estimated to be 675,000 as of 2013.
References
External links
The Charleston Area AllianceList of Micropolitan and Metropolitan areas defined by the U.S. Census Bureau
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Geography of Charleston, West Virginia
Regions of West Virginia
Boone County, West Virginia
Clay County, West Virginia
Kanawha County, West Virginia
Lincoln County, West Virginia
Putnam County, West Virginia
Metropolitan areas of West Virginia