The Weirton-Steubenville Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of two counties in the Northern Panhandle

Northern Panhandle of West Virginia

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 of West Virginia

West Virginia

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 and one in Ohio

Ohio

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, 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

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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% 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)

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, 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

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for the MSA was $17,110.