Weirton-Steubenville metropolitan area
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The Weirton-Steubenville Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...

, is an area consisting of two counties in the Northern Panhandle
Northern Panhandle of West Virginia
The Northern Panhandle is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the state's northernmost extension, bounded by the Ohio River on the north and west, along with the state of Pennsylvania on the east...

 of West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...

 and one in Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

, anchored by the cities of Weirton, West Virginia
Weirton, West Virginia
Weirton is a city located in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, United States. Most of the city is in Hancock County, with the remainder in Brooke County. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 20,411...

, and Steubenville, Ohio
Steubenville, Ohio
Steubenville is a city located along the Ohio River in Jefferson County, Ohio on the Ohio-West Virginia border in the United States. It is the political county seat of Jefferson County. It is also a principal city of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area...

. 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 MSA had a population of 132,008 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 120,929).

Counties

  • Brooke County, West Virginia
    Brooke County, West Virginia
    As of the census of 2000, there were 25,447 people, 10,396 households, and 7,152 families residing in the county. The population density was 286 people per square mile . There were 11,150 housing units at an average density of 126 per square mile...

  • Hancock County, West Virginia
    Hancock County, West Virginia
    As of the census of 2000, there were 32,667 people, 13,678 households, and 9,506 families residing in the county. The population density was 394 people per square mile . There were 14,728 housing units at an average density of 178 per square mile...

  • Jefferson County, Ohio
    Jefferson County, Ohio
    Jefferson County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 69,709. Its county seat is Steubenville and is named for Thomas Jefferson, who was at the time Vice President....


Communities

  • Places with more than 15,000 inhabitants
    • Steubenville, Ohio
      Steubenville, Ohio
      Steubenville is a city located along the Ohio River in Jefferson County, Ohio on the Ohio-West Virginia border in the United States. It is the political county seat of Jefferson County. It is also a principal city of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area...

       (Principal city)
    • Weirton, West Virginia
      Weirton, West Virginia
      Weirton is a city located in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, United States. Most of the city is in Hancock County, with the remainder in Brooke County. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 20,411...

       (Principal city)

  • Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants
    • Chester, West Virginia
      Chester, West Virginia
      Chester is a city in Hancock County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,592 at the 2000 census. Chester was established in 1896, but not incorporated until 1907. The city is...

    • Follansbee, West Virginia
      Follansbee, West Virginia
      Follansbee is a city in Brooke County, West Virginia, United States, located along the Ohio River. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, West Virginia-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area...

    • Hooverson Heights, West Virginia
      Hooverson Heights, West Virginia
      Hooverson Heights is a census-designated place in Brooke County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,590 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...

    • Mingo Junction, Ohio
      Mingo Junction, Ohio
      Mingo Junction is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 3,631 at the 2000 census. In 1900, its only manufacturing plant was a steel mill owned by Carnegie Steel Company...

    • New Cumberland, West Virginia
      New Cumberland, West Virginia
      New Cumberland is a city in Hancock County, West Virginia, USA, along the Ohio River. It is the county seat and is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,099 as of the 2000 census.-History:...

    • Newell, West Virginia
      Newell, West Virginia
      Newell is a census-designated place in Hancock County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. Newell is the northernmost settlement in the state of West Virginia. The population was 1,376 at the 2010...

    • Tiltonsville, Ohio
      Tiltonsville, Ohio
      Tiltonsville is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,329 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area...

    • Toronto, Ohio
      Toronto, Ohio
      Toronto is the 2nd largest city in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 5,676 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area....

    • Wellsburg, West Virginia
      Wellsburg, West Virginia
      Wellsburg is a city in and the county seat of Brooke County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2000 Census recorded a population of 2,891, down from a count of 3,385 in the 1990 Census...

    • Wintersville, Ohio
      Wintersville, Ohio
      Wintersville is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 4,067. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area....

    • Yorkville, Ohio
      Yorkville, Ohio
      Yorkville is a village in Belmont and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 1,230 at the 2000 census.Yorkville lies within two Metropolitan Statistical Areas – the Belmont County portion is part of the Wheeling metropolitan area, while the Jefferson County portion...

       (partial)

  • Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants
    • Adena, Ohio
      Adena, Ohio
      Adena is a village in Harrison and Jefferson Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 815 at the 2000 census.The Jefferson County portion of Adena is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

       (partial)
    • Amsterdam, Ohio
      Amsterdam, Ohio
      Amsterdam is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 568 at the 2000 census. Residents of Amsterdam are commonly referred to as Amsterdamians...

    • Beech Bottom, West Virginia
      Beech Bottom, West Virginia
      Beech Bottom is a village in Brooke County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area...

    • Bergholz, Ohio
      Bergholz, Ohio
      Bergholz is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 769 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

    • Bethany, West Virginia
      Bethany, West Virginia
      Bethany is a town in Brooke County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 985 at the 2000 census. The Town of Bethany is home to Bethany College.-History:...

    • Dillonvale, Ohio
      Dillonvale, Jefferson County, Ohio
      Dillonvale is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 781 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Dillonvale is located at ....

    • Mount Pleasant, Ohio
      Mount Pleasant, Ohio
      Mount Pleasant is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 535. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

    • Smithfield, Ohio
      Smithfield, Ohio
      Smithfield is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 867 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area....


  • Places with less than 500 inhabitants
    • Bloomingdale, Ohio
      Bloomingdale, Ohio
      Bloomingdale is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 221 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area....

    • Empire, Ohio
      Empire, Ohio
      Empire is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 300 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

    • Irondale, Ohio
      Irondale, Ohio
      Irondale is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 418 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Irondale is located at ....

    • New Alexandria, Ohio
      New Alexandria, Ohio
      New Alexandria is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 222 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area....

    • Rayland, Ohio
      Rayland, Ohio
      Rayland is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 434 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

    • Richmond, Ohio
      Richmond, Ohio
      Richmond is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 471 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area....

    • Stratton, Ohio
      Stratton, Ohio
      Stratton is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 277 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. A major local employer is the W. H...


  • Unincorporated places
    • Arnold, West Virginia
      Arnold, Brooke County, West Virginia
      Arnold is an unincorporated community on Cross Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia, United States....

    • Brilliant, Ohio
      Brilliant, Ohio
      Brilliant is an unincorporated community in eastern Wells Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. It was named after the glass factory that once was located in the town. Previous names include Phillipsburg and La Grange. Its zip code is 43913. It is located along State Route 7.An Ohio...

    • Chestnut Hill, West Virginia
      Chestnut Hill, West Virginia
      Chestnut Hill is an unincorporated town adjacent to the City of Weirton in Hancock County, West Virginia....

    • Coketown, West Virginia
      Coketown, West Virginia
      Coketown is an unincorporated community on the Ohio River in Brooke County, West Virginia, USA. Coketown lies north of Follansbee along West Virginia State Route 2....

    • Colliers, West Virginia
      Colliers, West Virginia
      Colliers is an unincorporated town in Brooke County, West Virginia....

    • Congo, West Virginia
      Congo, West Virginia
      Congo is an unincorporated community on the Ohio River in Hancock County, West Virginia. It lies off of West Virginia Route 2. According to the Geographic Names Information System, Congo has also been known as Hamilton and Hamilton Town throughout its history....

    • East Springfield, Ohio
      East Springfield, Ohio
      East Springfield is a census-designated place in northwestern Salem Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43925. It lies along State Route 43 northwest of the county seat of Steubenville...

    • East Steubenville, West Virginia
      East Steubenville, West Virginia
      East Steubenville is an unincorporated town in Brooke County, West Virginia. It lies across the Ohio River from Steubenville, Ohio. East Steubenville is the site of the East Steubenville Panhandle Archaic Site, discovered by the West Virginia Archaeological Society in 1938...

    • Fairhaven, West Virginia
      Fairhaven, West Virginia
      Fairhaven is an unincorporated community in Hancock County, West Virginia, United States. It lies at an elevation of 1,017 feet ....

    • Fowlerston, West Virginia
      Fowlerston, West Virginia
      Fowlerston is an unincorporated town in Brooke County, West Virginia. It lies on West Virginia Route 27 east of Wellsburg....

    • Greentown, Ohio
      Greentown, Jefferson County, Ohio
      Greentown is an unincorporated community in eastern Smithfield Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. It lies approximately 2 miles south of Smithfield, on a small road. Part of the Dry Fork of Short Creek, a stream that meets the Ohio River at Rayland, flows past the community...

    • Hammondsville, Ohio
      Hammondsville, Ohio
      Hammondsville is an unincorporated community in central Saline Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43930. It lies along State Route 213...

    • Hopewell, Ohio
      Hopewell, Jefferson County, Ohio
      Hopewell is a small unincorporated community in northern Warren Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. It is located about four miles northwest of Tiltonsville at . Its FIPS place code is 36302, and its elevation is 1200 feet above sea level...

    • Kings Creek, West Virginia
      Kings Creek, West Virginia
      Kings Creek is an unincorporated community in Hancock County, West Virginia, United States. It lies at an elevation of 692 feet ....


    • Lawrenceville, West Virginia
      Lawrenceville, West Virginia
      Lawrenceville is an unincorporated community in Hancock County, West Virginia, United States. It lies at an elevation of 978 feet .-References:*http://lewis-clark.org/content/content-article.asp?ArticleID=2966...

    • Lennyville, West Virginia
      Lennyville, West Virginia
      Lennyville is an unincorporated community in Hancock County, West Virginia, United States. It lies at an elevation of 794 feet ....

    • Moscow, West Virginia
      Moscow, West Virginia
      Moscow is an unincorporated town on the Ohio River along West Virginia Route 2 in Hancock County, West Virginia.-See also:*List of cities and towns along the Ohio River...

    • New Manchester, West Virginia
      New Manchester, West Virginia
      New Manchester is an unincorporated town in Hancock County, West Virginia. It is located along West Virginia Route 8 northeast of New Cumberland near Tomlinson Run State Park....

    • New Somerset, Ohio
      New Somerset, Ohio
      New Somerset is an unincorporated community in northern Knox Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. It lies along State Route 213 approximately 5 miles south of the unincorporated community of Hammondsville and 15 miles north of the city of Steubenville, the county seat of Jefferson...

    • Piney Fork, Ohio
      Piney Fork, Ohio
      Piney Fork is an unincorporated community in central Smithfield Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43941...

    • Rockdale, West Virginia
      Rockdale, West Virginia
      Rockdale is an unincorporated town on Cross Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia....

    • Short Creek, West Virginia
      Short Creek, West Virginia
      Short Creek is an unincorporated town in Brooke County, West Virginia, USA. It also includes the dwellings along the creek from the Bottom of Dean's Hill and the Bottom of West Liberty Hill to the mouth of Short Creek at the Ohio River....

    • Sun Valley, West Virginia
      Sun Valley, West Virginia
      Sun Valley is an unincorporated community in Hancock County, West Virginia, United States. It lies at an elevation of ....

    • Weems, Ohio
    • Wolf Run, Ohio
      Wolf Run, Ohio
      Wolf Run is an unincorporated community in eastern Springfield Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43970...



  • Townships (Jefferson County, Ohio)
    • Brush Creek
      Brush Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
      Brush Creek Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 467 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

    • Cross Creek
      Cross Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
      Cross Creek Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 8,761 people in the township, 5,643 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

    • Island Creek
      Island Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
      Island Creek Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 12,078 people in the township, 7,513 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

    • Knox
      Knox Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
      Knox Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,011 people in the township, 2,179 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

    • Mount Pleasant
      Mount Pleasant Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
      Mount Pleasant Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,588 people in the township, 1,503 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

    • Ross
      Ross Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
      Ross Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 655 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

    • Salem
      Salem Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
      Salem Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,162 people in the township, 2,691 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

    • Saline
      Saline Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
      Saline Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,454 people in the township, 1,011 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

    • Smithfield
      Smithfield Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
      Smithfield Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,578 people in the township, 1,804 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

    • Springfield
      Springfield Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
      Springfield Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,568 people in the township, 1,231 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

    • Steubenville
      Steubenville Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
      Steubenville Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,695 people in the township, 1,064 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

    • Warren
      Warren Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
      Warren Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,499 people in the township, 2,044 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

    • Wayne
      Wayne Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
      Wayne Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,233 people in the township, 2,012 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

    • Wells
      Wells Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
      Wells Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,130 people in the township, 3,128 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...


Demographics

As of the census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

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% White, 3.91% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...

, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic 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 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 MSA was $17,110.
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