The Point Pleasant Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of two counties – one in West Virginia

West Virginia

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 and one in Ohio

Ohio

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 – anchored by the city of Point Pleasant, West Virginia

Point Pleasant, West Virginia

Point Pleasant is a city in Mason County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. The population was 4,637 at the 2000 census...

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As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the USA had a population of 57,026 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 56,252).

Communities

• Places with more than 1,000 inhabitants
  • Gallipolis, Ohio
    Gallipolis, Ohio
    As of the census of 2000, there were 4,180 people, 1,847 households, and 1,004 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,156.2 people per square mile . There were 2,056 housing units at an average density of 568.7 per square mile...
    
    
  • Point Pleasant, West Virginia
    Point Pleasant, West Virginia
    Point Pleasant is a city in Mason County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. The population was 4,637 at the 2000 census...
    
     (Principal city)
  • Mason, West Virginia
    Mason, West Virginia
    Mason, also known as Mason City is a town in Mason County, West Virginia, in the United States. The population was 1,064 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area....
    
    
  • New Haven, West Virginia
    New Haven, West Virginia
    New Haven is a town in Mason County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,559 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
    
    

• Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants
  • Hartford City, West Virginia
    Hartford City, West Virginia
    Hartford City, also known as Hartford, is a town in Mason County, West Virginia, in the United States. The population was 519 at the 2000 census...
    
    
  • Rio Grande, Ohio
    Rio Grande, Ohio
    Rio Grande is a village in Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The population was 915 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area....
    
    

• Places with less than 500 inhabitants
  • Centerville, Ohio
    Centerville, Gallia County, Ohio
    Centerville is a village in Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The population was 134 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is located near U.S...
    
    
  • Cheshire, Ohio
    Cheshire, Ohio
    Cheshire is a village in Gallia County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 221 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Cheshire is located at ....
    
    
  • Crown City, Ohio
    Crown City, Ohio
    Crown City is a village in Gallia County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 411 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Henderson, West Virginia
    Henderson, West Virginia
    Henderson is a town in Mason County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers. The population was 325 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area...
    
    
  • Leon, West Virginia
    Leon, West Virginia
    Leon is a town in Mason County, West Virginia, United States, along the Kanawha River. The population was 132 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:The Gen...
    
    
  • Vinton, Ohio
    Vinton, Ohio
    Vinton is a village in Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The population was 324 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Vinton is located at ....
    
    

• Unincorporated places
  • Apple Grove, West Virginia
  • Bidwell, Ohio
    Bidwell, Ohio
    Bidwell is a small unincorporated village in northwestern Springfield Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States, and is often associated with the nearby community of Porter. Although unincorporated, it has its own ZIP Code of 45614. Bidwell is located eleven miles from the county seat, Gallipolis...
    
    
  • Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia
    Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia
    Gallipolis Ferry is an unincorporated census-designated place in Mason County, West Virginia, United States, on the Ohio River located along WV 2. As of the 2010 census, its population was 817. It is the site of the Robert C. Byrd Locks & Dam on the Ohio...
    
    
  • Glenwood, West Virginia
  • Kerr, Ohio
    Kerr, Ohio
    Kerr is an unincorporated community in southeastern Springfield Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45643....
    
    
  • Letart, West Virginia
    Letart, West Virginia
    Letart is an unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia, United States. It is located on the Ohio River.Letart is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area....
    
    
  • Patriot, Ohio
    Patriot, Ohio
    Patriot is an unincorporated community in southern Perry Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45658....
    
    

• Townships (Gallia County, Ohio)
  • Addison
    Addison Township, Gallia County, Ohio
    Addison Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,366 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
    
    
  • Cheshire
    Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio
    Cheshire Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,259 people in the township, 1,038 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Clay
    Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio
    Clay Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,877 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:...
    
    
  • Gallipolis
    Gallipolis Township, Gallia County, Ohio
    Gallipolis Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,707 people in the township, 1,527 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Green
    Green Township, Gallia County, Ohio
    Green Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,514 people in township.-Geography:Located at the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Springfield Township - north...
    
    
  • Greenfield
    Greenfield Township, Gallia County, Ohio
    Greenfield Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 498 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the far western part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
    
    
  • Guyan
    Guyan Township, Gallia County, Ohio
    Guyan Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,199 people in the township, 788 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Harrison
    Harrison Township, Gallia County, Ohio
    Harrison Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,003 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Green Township - north...
    
    
  • Huntington
    Huntington Township, Gallia County, Ohio
    Huntington Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,511 people in the township, 1,187 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Morgan
    Morgan Township, Gallia County, Ohio
    Morgan Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,341 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
    
    
  • Ohio
    Ohio Township, Gallia County, Ohio
    Ohio Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,111 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:...
    
    
  • Perry
    Perry Township, Gallia County, Ohio
    Perry Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,276 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Raccoon Township - north...
    
    
  • Raccoon
    Raccoon Township, Gallia County, Ohio
    Raccoon Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,302 people in the township, 1,253 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Springfield
    Springfield Township, Gallia County, Ohio
    Springfield Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,181 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
    
    
  • Walnut
    Walnut Township, Gallia County, Ohio
    Walnut Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 924 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Perry Township - north...
    
    

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 57,026 people, 22,647 households, and 16,155 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 96.67% White, 1.70% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.004% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population.

The median income for a household in the μSA was $28,663, and the median income for a family was $34,446. Males had a median income of $32,083 versus $19,952 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

for the μSA was $14,994.