 The Huntington-Ashland MSA  The Huntington-Ashland MSA from a state-level zoom The Huntington-Ashland-Ironton metropolitan area is a United States metropolitan area that includes five counties in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649. A July 1, 2007 estimate placed the population at 284,026.[1] The MSA is nestled along the banks of the Ohio River within the Appalachian Plateau region. The area is most often referred to locally as the Tri-State region. Sometimes it is also referred to as the KYOVA area, an acronym that refers to the three states that make up the region. In addition, the three largest cities (Huntington, West Virginia; Ashland, Kentucky and Ironton, Ohio) are referred to locally as the River Cities. [edit] Counties In alphabetical order: [edit] Communities [edit] Largest Cities (More than 5,000 inhabitants) | City | Population
(2007 est.)
[2][3][4] | Note | | Huntington, West Virginia | 48,982 | Principal City of the MSA[5] | | Ashland, Kentucky | 21,352 | Principal City of the MSA[5] | | Ironton, Ohio | 11,320 | Principal City of the MSA[5] | | Flatwoods, Kentucky | 7,617 | | Pea Ridge, West Virginia | 6,363 | Census-designated place
(population as of 2000 census) | [edit] Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants [edit] Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants [edit] Unincorporated places - Armilda, West Virginia
- Brabant, West Virginia
- Cannonsburg, Kentucky
- Coalton, Kentucky
- Crum, West Virginia
- Dunlow, West Virginia
- East Lynn, West Virginia
- Etna, Ohio
- Ironville, Kentucky
- Kitts Hill, Ohio
- Lavalette, West Virginia
- Lesage, West Virginia
| - Meads, Kentucky
- Ona, West Virginia
- Pedro, Ohio
- Princess, Kentucky
- Rock Camp, Ohio
- Rockdale, Kentucky
- Rush, Kentucky
- Salt Rock, West Virginia
- Scottown, Ohio
- Summit, Kentucky
- Waterloo, Ohio
- Willow Wood, Ohio
| [edit] Townships (Lawrence County, Ohio) [edit] Demographics As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 288,649 people, 117,697 households, and 81,089 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 95.91% White, 2.42% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population. The median income for a household in the MSA was $29,970, and the median income for a family was $37,102. Males had a median income of $33,032 versus $21,543 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $16,514. In 2008, an Associated Press article designated the Huntington-Ashland metropolitan area as the unhealthiest in America, based on its analysis of data collected in 2006 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly half the adults in this metropolitan area were obese. [edit] Major Highways [edit] Area codes The following prefixes are used for long-distance phone service dialing to the region within the MSA. [edit] Universities, colleges, and technical schools [edit] See also [edit] References |
