Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area

The Weirton–Steubenville, WV–OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as the Upper Ohio Valley, is a metropolitan statistical area consisting of two counties in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia and one in Ohio, anchored by the cities of Weirton and Steubenville. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 116,903.^[1] This puts it at 334th largest in the United States. It is also included in the larger Pittsburgh–New Castle–Weirton, PA–OH–WV Combined Statistical Area.

Upper Ohio Valley
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Weirton–Steubenville, WV–OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
An aerial view of the central part of the MSA
Weirton–Steubenville, OH–WV MSA   City of Weirton   City of Steubenville   Weirton–Steubenville, OH–WV MSA   Other Counties in the Pittsburgh CSA
Country	United States
State	Ohio West Virginia
Largest city	Weirton
Other cities	Steubenville Toronto Wintersville Mingo Junction
Area
• Total	1,715 sq mi (4,440 km2)
Population
• Total	116,903
• Rank	334th in the U.S.
• Density	478/sq mi (185/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)

Centered around the Ohio River, the Upper Ohio Valley was historically a manufacturing center of the United States due to its strategic transportation location.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1950	157,787		—
1960	167,756		6.3%
1970	165,627		−1.3%
1980	163,099		−1.5%
1990	142,523		−12.6%
2000	132,008		−7.4%
2010	124,454		−5.7%
2020	116,903		−6.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[2]

As of the census^[3] 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, 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 for the MSA was $17,110.

Counties

• Brooke County, West Virginia
• Hancock County, West Virginia
• Jefferson County, Ohio

Communities

Income of the Pittsburgh CSA; the Upper Ohio Valley makes up the counties and municipalities in the far west.^[4]

• Places with more than 15,000 inhabitants
  • Steubenville, Ohio (Principal city)
  • Weirton, West Virginia (Principal city)
• Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants
  • Chester, West Virginia
  • Follansbee, West Virginia
  • Hooverson Heights, West Virginia
  • Mingo Junction, Ohio
  • New Cumberland, West Virginia
  • Newell, West Virginia
  • Tiltonsville, Ohio
  • Toronto, Ohio
  • Wellsburg, West Virginia
  • Wintersville, Ohio
  • Yorkville, Ohio (partial)
• Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants
  • Adena, Ohio (partial)
  • Amsterdam, Ohio
  • Beech Bottom, West Virginia
  • Bergholz, Ohio
  • Bethany, West Virginia
  • Dillonvale, Ohio
  • Mount Pleasant, Ohio
  • Smithfield, Ohio
• Places with fewer than 500 inhabitants
  • Bloomingdale, Ohio
  • Empire, Ohio
  • Irondale, Ohio
  • New Alexandria, Ohio
  • Rayland, Ohio
  • Richmond, Ohio
  • Stratton, Ohio
• Unincorporated places

Arnold, West Virginia Brilliant, Ohio Chestnut Hill, West Virginia Coketown, West Virginia Colliers, West Virginia Congo, West Virginia East Springfield, Ohio East Steubenville, West Virginia Fairhaven, West Virginia Fowlerston, West Virginia Greentown, Ohio Hammondsville, Ohio Hopewell, Ohio Kings Creek, West Virginia

Lawrenceville, West Virginia Lennyville, West Virginia Moscow, West Virginia New Manchester, West Virginia New Somerset, Ohio Piney Fork, Ohio Rockdale, West Virginia Short Creek, West Virginia Sun Valley, West Virginia Weems, Ohio Wolf Run, Ohio

• Townships (Jefferson County, Ohio)
  • Brush Creek
  • Cross Creek
  • Island Creek
  • Knox
  • Mount Pleasant
  • Ross
  • Salem
  • Saline
  • Smithfield
  • Springfield
  • Steubenville
  • Warren
  • Wayne
  • Wells

See also

• Greater Pittsburgh Region
• West Virginia census statistical areas
• Ohio census statistical areas

References

1. "2020 Census Results". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
2. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
4. Manson, Steven; Schroeder, Jonathan; Van Ripper, David; Ruggles, Steven (2017). "IPUMS National Historical Geographic Information System: Version 12.0 [Database]". IPUMS NHGIS. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota. doi:10.18128/d050.v12.0.

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