The Weirton–Steubenville, WV–OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as the Upper Ohio Valley, is a

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 as a city or tow ...

consisting of two counties in the Northern Panhandle of

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the ...

and one in

Ohio Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 34th-l ...

, anchored by the cities of

Weirton Weirton () is a city in Brooke and Hancock counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Located primarily in Hancock County, the city lies in the northern portions of the state's Northern Panhandle region. As of the 2020 census, the city's pop ...

and Steubenville. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 116,903. This puts it at 334th largest in the United States. It is also included in the larger Pittsburgh–New Castle–Weirton, PA–OH–WV Combined Statistical Area. Centered around the

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, the Upper Ohio Valley was historically a manufacturing center of the United States due to its strategic transportation location. Today, many of its communities are bedroom communities to nearby Pittsburgh.

Demographics

As of the

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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%

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, 3.91%

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, 0.16% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.02%

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, 0.19% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races.

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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

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for the MSA was $17,110.

Counties

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

Communities

* Places with more than 15,000 inhabitants ** Steubenville, Ohio (Principal city) ** Weirton, West Virginia (Principal city) * Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants ** Chester, West Virginia **

Follansbee, West Virginia Follansbee is a city in Brooke County, West Virginia, United States, located along the Ohio River. The population was 2,853 at the 2020 census, a decrease from 2,986 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area ...

** Hooverson Heights, West Virginia ** Mingo Junction, Ohio ** New Cumberland, West Virginia ** Newell, West Virginia ** Tiltonsville, Ohio ** Toronto, Ohio ** Wellsburg, West Virginia **

Wintersville, Ohio Wintersville is a village in central Jefferson County, Ohio. The population was 3,609 as of the 2020 Census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area. The village is suburban in nature and is governed by a mayor and council e ...

Yorkville, Ohio Yorkville is a village in Belmont and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 968 at the 2020 census. Yorkville lies within two Metropolitan Statistical Areas; the Belmont County portion is part of the Wheeling metro ...

(partial) * Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants **

Adena, Ohio Adena ( ) is a village in southwestern Jefferson and southeastern Harrison counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 664 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area. History When the village was ...

(partial) **

Amsterdam, Ohio Amsterdam is a village in northwestern Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 436 at the 2020 census. The community was founded by Dutch immigrant David Johnson and named after the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is part ...

** Beech Bottom, West Virginia **

Bergholz, Ohio Bergholz () is a village in northwestern Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 544 at the 2020 census. The village's name is German and translates to "mountain timber". It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan a ...

** Bethany, West Virginia ** Dillonvale, Ohio **

Mount Pleasant, Ohio Mount Pleasant is a village in southern Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 394 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area. Founded in 1803 by anti-slavery Quakers, the village was an ear ...

Smithfield, Ohio Smithfield was a village in Smithfield Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 869 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2019, Smithfield voted t ...

* Places with fewer than 500 inhabitants **

Bloomingdale, Ohio Bloomingdale is a village in central Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 145 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area. Bloomingdale is the site of a Camaldolese monastic community at Ho ...

** Empire, Ohio **

Irondale, Ohio Irondale is a village in northern Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 326 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area. History Irondale was originally known as Pottsdale, for Samuel Pot ...

New Alexandria, Ohio New Alexandria is a village in eastern Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 232 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area. History New Alexandria derives its name from the former prop ...

Rayland, Ohio Rayland is a village in southern Jefferson County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 389 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area. History Rayland was originally called Portla ...

Richmond, Ohio Richmond is a village in central Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 412 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area. History Richmond was laid out in 1815. A post office called Richmon ...

** 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 East Steubenville is an unincorporated community in Brooke County, West Virginia, United States. It lies across the Ohio River from Steubenville Steubenville is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. Located ...

** Fairhaven, West Virginia ** Fowlerston, West Virginia ** Greentown, Ohio **

Hammondsville, Ohio Hammondsville is an unincorporated community in central Saline Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area. It lies along Ohio State Route 213. History Hammondsville was laid o ...

** Hopewell, Ohio ** Kings Creek, West Virginia ** Lawrenceville, West Virginia ** Lennyville, West Virginia ** Moscow, West Virginia ** New Manchester, West Virginia **

New Somerset, Ohio New Somerset is an unincorporated community in northern Knox Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. It lies south of Hammondsville along State Route 213, at . New Somerset is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metrop ...

Piney Fork, Ohio Piney Fork is an unincorporated community in central Smithfield Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The stream of Piney Fork flows southeast past the community; it meets Short Creek in far western Warren Township, and Short Cr ...

** Rockdale, West Virginia **

Short Creek, West Virginia Short Creek is an unincorporated community in Brooke County, West Virginia, United States. Approximately 1/2 mile from the Ohio River, Short Creek flows from northern Ohio County into Brooke County. The creek, Short Creek, has two forks, North ...

** Sun Valley, West Virginia **

Weems, Ohio Weems, also known as Smithfield Station, is a small unincorporated community in northwestern Wells Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The town began with a post office and butcher shop. The town still claims an active community ...

Wolf Run, Ohio Wolf Run is an unincorporated community in eastern Springfield Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43970. The stream of Wolf Run, which flows northward past the community, is a tributary of G ...

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

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