The Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA), as defined by the

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, is an area consisting of Columbia County in

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, anchored by the town of Bloomsburg and the borough of Berwick. Before the census statistical areas were redesignated effective July 1, 2023, the area also included Moutour County. As of the 2010 census, the μSA had a population of 85,562 (though a July 1, 2013 estimate placed the population at 85,338).

Counties

* Columbia

Communities

Towns

* Bloomsburg (Principal city)

Boroughs

* Ashland (partial) * Benton * Berwick (Principal city) * Briar Creek * Catawissa * Centralia * Danville * Millville * Orangeville * Stillwater * Washingtonville

Census-designated places

''Note: All

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s are unincorporated.''

Townships

Combined Statistical Area (CSA)

The

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has also designated the area the Bloomsburg–Berwick–Sunbury, PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA). As of the 2010 U.S. Census the combined area ranked 8th most populous in the State of Pennsylvania and the 115th most populous in the United States with a population of 264,739.

Counties in Combined Statistical Area

* Columbia * Montour *

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* Snyder * Union

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 82,387 people, 32,000 households, and 21,385 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 97.38%

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, 0.85%

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, 0.13% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 0.03%

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, 0.34% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.94% of the population. The median income for a household in the MSA was $36,085, and the median income for a family was $43,311. Males had a median income of $31,442 versus $22,707 for females. The

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for the μSA was $22,707.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area Populated places in Columbia County, Pennsylvania Populated places in Montour County, Pennsylvania