The Hagerstown–Martinsburg Metropolitan Area, officially designated by the United States
Office of Management and Budget
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(OMB) as Hagerstown–Martinsburg, Maryland–West Virginia
Metropolitan Statistical Area
In the United States, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the area. Such regions are neither legally Incorporated town, incorporate ...
(MSA), constitutes the primary cities of
Hagerstown, Maryland
Hagerstown is a city in Washington County, Maryland,
United States and the county seat of Washington County. The population of Hagerstown city proper at the 2020 census was 43,527, and the population of the Hagerstown metropolitan area (exten ...
;
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Martinsburg is a city in and the seat of Berkeley County, West Virginia, in the tip of the state's Eastern Panhandle region in the lower Shenandoah Valley. Its population was 18,835 in the 2021 census estimate, making it the largest city in the E ...
; and surrounding areas in three counties:
Washington County, Maryland
Washington County is located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 154,705. Its county seat is Hagerstown. Washington County was the first county in the United States to be named for the ...
;
Berkeley County, West Virginia
Berkeley County is located in the Shenandoah Valley in the Eastern Panhandle region of West Virginia in the United States. The county is part of the Hagerstown- Martinsburg, MD- WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the co ...
; and
Morgan County, West Virginia
Morgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,063. Its county seat is Berkeley Springs. The county was formed in 1820 from parts of Hampshire and Berkeley Counties and named ...
. The metro area lies mainly within the rich, fertile
Cumberland
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and
Shenandoah valleys, and is approximately a 60–90 minute drive from
Washington, D.C.
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;
Baltimore, Maryland
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; and
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the 9th largest city and 15th largest municipality in Pe ...
; Hagerstown is approximately driving distance from all three cities. The population of the
metropolitan area
A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing. A metro area usually com ...
as of 2008 is 263,753.
Counties
Communities
Washington County (2008 population estimate 145,384)
City:
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Hagerstown (Primary City) (2017 population estimate 140,728)
Towns:
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Boonsboro
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Clear Spring
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Funkstown
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Hancock Hancock may refer to:
Places in the United States
* Hancock, Iowa
* Hancock, Maine
* Hancock, Maryland
* Hancock, Massachusetts
* Hancock, Michigan
* Hancock, Minnesota
* Hancock, Missouri
* Hancock, New Hampshire
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Keedysville
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Sharpsburg
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Smithsburg
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Williamsport
Census Designated Places (CDPs):
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Cavetown
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Chewsville
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Fort Ritchie
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Fountainhead-Orchard Hills
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Halfway
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Highfield-Cascade
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Leitersburg
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Maugansville
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Mount Aetna
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Mount Lena
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Paramount-Long Meadow
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Robinwood
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Rohrersville
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Saint James
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San Mar
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Wilson-Conococheague
Other unincorporated communities:
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Antietam
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Beaver Creek
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Benevola
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Big Pool
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Broadfording
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Brownsville
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Burtner
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Cearfoss
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Cedar Grove
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Dargan
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Downsville
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Eakles Mills
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Fairplay
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Fairview
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Gapland
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Huyett
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Indian Springs
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Jugtown
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Mapleville
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Mercersville
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Pecktonville
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Pen Mar
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Pinesburg
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Ringgold
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Samples Manor
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Sandy Hook
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The barrier spit, approximately in length and varying from wide, is located at the north end of the Jersey Shore. It encloses the southern en ...
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Spielman
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Trego
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Van Lear
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Weverton
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Woodmont
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Berkeley County (2008 population estimate 102,044)
[Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties of West Virginia: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008](_blank)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
City:
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Martinsburg (Primary City) (2008 population estimate 17,020)
Town:
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Hedgesville
Hedgesville is a town in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States, in the state's Eastern Panhandle region. The population was 318 at the 2010 census. The town sits on WV 9, and is roughly 13 miles east of Berkeley Springs. In addition to ...
Unincorporated communities:
Morgan County (2008 population estimate 16,325)
Towns:
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Bath (Berkeley Springs)
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Paw Paw
Unincorporated communities:
Urban areas
The metropolitan area contains parts of or all of the following
Urbanized Areas
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and Urban Clusters (that are likewise designated by the OMB) within its boundaries:
* Hagerstown, MD–WV–PA Urbanized Area (
2000 Census population 120,326) (part)
*
Waynesboro, PA-MD Urban Cluster (2000 population 22,140) (part)
* Inwood, WV Urban Cluster (2000 population 7,784) (all)
* Boonsboro, MD Urban Cluster (2000 population 3,412) (all)
Geography
Hagerstown–Martinsburg, MD–WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) covers an area of .
The MSA is roughly bordered to the east by
South Mountain, to the west by
Sideling Hill
Sideling Hill, also Side Long Hill, is a long, steep, narrow mountain ridge in the Ridge-and-Valley (or Allegheny Mountains) physiographic province of the Appalachian Mountains, located in Washington County in western Maryland and adjacent West ...
, to the north by the
Mason–Dixon line
The Mason–Dixon line, also called the Mason and Dixon line or Mason's and Dixon's line, is a demarcation line separating four U.S. states, forming part of the borders of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia (part of Virginia ...
, and to the south by
Northern Virginia
Northern Virginia, locally referred to as NOVA or NoVA, comprises several counties and independent cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. It is a widespread region radiating westward and southward from Washington, D.C. Wit ...
. Elevations run from about above sea level in low-lying valleys to approximately above sea level at Sideling Hill. The
Potomac River
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runs from west to east through the heart of the metro area with tributaries including
Sideling Hill Creek,
Conococheague Creek
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, and
Antietam Creek
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. 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
Urban sprawl (also known as suburban sprawl or urban encroachment) is defined as "the spreading of urban developments (such as houses and shopping centers) on undeveloped land near a city." Urban sprawl has been described as the unrestricted growt ...
.
Hagerstown and Martinsburg are situated in the transition between the humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa) and the humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfa), with hot, humid summers and cool to moderately cold winters where average annual snowfall is around 20 inches and temperatures below are annual occurrences.
Demographics
The metropolitan area's population in 2000 was 222,771. The 2008 estimate is 263,753, making Greater Hagerstown-Martinsburg the 169th largest metropolitan area in the United States. The growth rate from 2000–2008 is +18.4%, meaning that the metro area is the 48th 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 2008. Metropolitan Hagerstown-Martinsburg also registered a higher net numerical population gain from 2006 to 2007 than
Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA
The Baltimore–Columbia–Towson Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as Central Maryland, is a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in Maryland as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB). As of the 2010 Census, t ...
during the same time period.
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.
Transportation
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Airports
Hagerstown Regional Airport
Hagerstown Regional Airport ( Richard A. Henson Field) is in Washington County, Maryland, five miles north of Hagerstown, Maryland and a half mile (800 m) from the Maryland/Pennsylvania border. The airport is off Interstate 81 at exit 10 and ...
, also known as Richard A. Henson Field provides passenger service for the Hagerstown Metro Area residents
The Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport
Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport , also known as Shepherd Field, is a civilian-owned, public use airport located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) south of the central business district of Martinsburg, a city in Berkeley Co ...
, just south of Martinsburg is a designated general aviation reliever facility and also home to the West Virginia Air National Guard's 167th Airlift Wing flying the C-17 Globemaster III.
Mass transit
* MARC Train
MARC (Maryland Area Rail Commuter) is a commuter rail system in the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. MARC is administered by the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) and operated under contract by Alstom and Amtrak on track owned by ...
and Amtrak
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(Martinsburg)
* Greyhound
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and Atlantic Charter Buses
* County Commuter (Hagerstown-Washington County)
* Eastern Panhandle Transit Authority "Pan Tran" (Martinsburg-Berkeley County-Jefferson County)
* Miller Cabs, Downtown Taxi! and Turner Vans (Hagerstown)
Education and healthcare
Colleges and universities
* Antietam Bible College, Biblical Seminary, and Graduate School, Hagerstown
* Hagerstown Community College
Hagerstown Community College (HCC) is a public community college in Hagerstown, Maryland. It was founded in 1946 as Maryland’s first community college. The campus encompassed eighteen buildings on .. The college hosts a business incubator, ...
* Kaplan University
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, Hagerstown Campus (former)
* Mount Saint Mary's University
Mount St. Mary's University (The Mount) is a private Roman Catholic university in Emmitsburg, Maryland. It includes the largest Catholic seminary in the United States. The undergraduate programs are divided between the College of Liberal Arts, ...
, Hagerstown Campus
* University System of Maryland at Hagerstown
Established in January 2005, the University System of Maryland at Hagerstown is a facility located in Hagerstown, Maryland that offers upper-level undergraduate and graduate programs to residents of Hagerstown and its surrounding region.
The coll ...
* Vinayaka Missions America University, Hagerstown
* Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a public community college in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Formerly the ''Community and Technical College of Shepherd'', it was part of Shepherd College
Shepherd University is a public university in ...
, Martinsburg
* James Rumsey Technical Institute, Martinsburg
* Valley College of Technology, Martinsburg Campus
* 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 ...
Martinsburg Campus
* Shepherd University
Shepherd University is a public university in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, the university enrolled 3,159 students in Fall 2020.
History
Shepherd University began when the county seat of Jefferson ...
Martinsburg Center
*Kee Mar College
Kee Mar College was a private Women's colleges in the United States, women's college in Hagerstown, Maryland. It was founded in 1853 as the Hagerstown Female Seminary under the auspices of the Lutheranism, Lutheran church. The college conferred B ...
, former women's college
Hospitals
* Brook Lane Psychiatric Center – Hagerstown
* Meritus Hospital – Hagerstown
* Western Maryland Hospital Center – Hagerstown
* Berkeley Medical Center – Martinsburg
* Veterans Affairs Medical Center – Martinsburg
** Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic
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A military veteran that h ...
– Hagerstown
* War Memorial Hospital
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– Berkeley Springs
Media
Radio
Television
*WDVM-TV
WDVM-TV (channel 25) is an independent television station licensed to Hagerstown, Maryland, United States, serving the Washington, D.C. television market. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside CW owned-and-operated station WDCW (cha ...
25 (IND
Ind or IND may refer to:
General
* Independent (politician), a politician not affiliated to any political party
* Independent station, used within television program listings and the television industry for a station that is not affiliated with ...
)
* WWPB 31 ( MPT/PBS
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)
*WWPX
WWPX-TV (channel 60) is a television station licensed to Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States, broadcasting the Ion Television network to the northwestern portion of the Washington, D.C. television market. Owned and operated by Ion Media, the ...
60 (ION
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The charge of an electron is considered to be negative by convention and this charge is equal and opposite to the charge of a proton, which is considered to be positive by conve ...
)
Major newspapers
*The Herald-Mail
''The Herald-Mail'' is a newspaper serving the cities of Hagerstown, Maryland, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and Martinsburg, West Virginia and the surrounding counties.
History
''The Morning Herald'' was the first daily newspaper in Hagerstown, b ...
, Hagerstown
* The Journal, Martinsburg
See also
* Maryland census statistical areas
* 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 ...
* Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas
In the United States, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the area. Such regions are neither legally incorporated as a city or tow ...
(MSAs)
* Table of United States Core Based Statistical Areas
The United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has defined 927 core-based statistical areas (CBSAs) for the United States and 12 for Puerto Rico. The OMB defines a core-based statistical area as one or more adjacent counties or county eq ...
(CBSAs)
* Table of United States primary census statistical areas
The United States federal government defines and delineates the nation's metropolitan areas for statistical purposes, using a set of standard statistical area definitions. the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defined and delineated 392 ...
(PCSAs)
References
External links
Hagerstown-Washington County Convention & Visitor's Bureau
Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of Commerce
Martinsburg-Berkeley County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Chamber of Commerce of Martinsburg and Berkeley County
MorganCountyUSA
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Hagerstown
Metropolitan areas of Maryland
Metropolitan areas of West Virginia