Charleston WV metropolitan area

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Charleston MSA

Common name: Charleston Metropolitan Area
Largest city Other cities	Charleston  - South Charleston  - St. Albans  - Nitro
Population	Ranked 148th in the U.S.
- Total	307,763 (2004 est.)
- Density	N/A /sq. mi.  N/A /km²
Area	N/A sq. mi. N/A km²
State(s)	West Virginia
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The Charleston WV metropolitan area or the Charleston Metropolitan Statistical Area is the largest metro area in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The Census 2004 population estimate has the metro area with a population of 307,763 people in 5 counties. Before the 2000 Census, Kanawha and Putnam were the only 2 counties that made up the Charleston MSA.

Contents [hide] 1 Rankings 2 Counties 3 Cities, towns, and other communities 4 Highways 4.1 Interstates 4.2 U.S. Highways 4.3 Appalachian Corridors 4.4 WV State Highways 5 Colleges and universities 6 External links

[edit] Rankings

The population of the Charleston MSA is ranked 148th out of the 361 MSA's.

• The Charleston-Huntington TV Market is ranked 64th out of 210.
• The Charleston MSA is ranked 181st out of the 297 Arbitron radio markets.
• Out of 280 Metropolitan statistical areas ranked by per capita income, the Charleston MSA is ranked 106th. (Census 2000)
• The MSA is 202 out of 280 ranked by median household income. (Census 2000)

[edit] Counties

• Kanawha County
• Putnam County
• Boone County
• Lincoln County
• Clay County

[edit] Cities, towns, and other communities

Unincorporated communities are in italics.

Charleston South Charleston St. Albans Cross Lanes Nitro Dunbar Alum Creek Institute Sissonville Belle Elkview

Buffalo Poca Clay Teays Valley Hurricane Winfield Madison Hamlin West Hamlin Danville

[edit] Highways

[edit] Interstates

• Interstate 77
• Interstate 79
• Interstate 64

[edit] U.S. Highways

• U.S. Route 60
• U.S. Route 35
• U.S. Route 119

[edit] Appalachian Corridors

• Corridor G

[edit] WV State Highways

West Virginia Route 61 West Virginia Route 62 West Virginia Route 16 West Virginia Route 34 West Virginia Route 3 West Virginia Route 25

West Virginia Route 10 West Virginia Route 36 West Virginia Route 114 West Virginia Route 601 West Virginia Route 214 West Virginia Route 501

[edit] Colleges and universities

• University of Charleston
• West Virginia University Institute of Technology
• West Virginia State University
• Marshall University Graduate College

[edit] External links

• The Charleston Area Alliance
• List of Micropolitan and Metropolitan areas defined by the U.S. Census Bureau