The Huntington-Ashland metropolitan area is the largest metropolitan statistical area in West Virginia and includes seven counties across three states: West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio. New definitions from February 28, 2013 placed the population at 361,580. The MSA is nestled along the banks of the Ohio River within the Appalachian Plateau region. The area is referred to locally as the Tri-State area, though it also referred to as Kyova, an acronym adjusted from the abbreviations of the three states. In addition, the three largest cities (Huntington, West Virginia; Ashland, Kentucky; and Ironton, Ohio) are referred to as the River Cities.
Video Huntington-Ashland metropolitan area
Counties
Maps Huntington-Ashland metropolitan area
Communities
Largest cities (more than 5,000 inhabitants)
Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants
Places with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants
- Athalia, Ohio
- Bancroft, West Virginia
- Bellefonte, Kentucky
- Chesapeake, Ohio
- Fort Gay, West Virginia
- Hanging Rock, Ohio
- Lavalette, West Virginia (census-designated place)
- Poca, West Virginia
- Proctorville, Ohio
- West Hamlin, West Virginia
Unincorporated places
Townships (Lawrence County, Ohio)
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 288,649 people, 117,697 households, and 81,089 families residing within the MSA (New definitions from February 28, 2013 placed the population at 363,000). 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.
Major highways
- Interstate 64
- U.S. Route 60
- U.S. Route 23
- U.S. Route 52
- West Virginia Route 2
- West Virginia Route 10
- West Virginia Route 152
- West Virginia Route 527
- Kentucky Route 3
- John Y. Brown Jr. AA Highway (KY 10)
- Industrial Parkway (KY 67)
- Kentucky Route 180
- Ohio State Route 7
- Ohio State Route 93
- Ohio State Route 527
Area codes
The following prefixes are used for long-distance phone service dialing to the region within the MSA.
- 304, 681 - West Virginia Counties
- 606 - Kentucky Counties
- 740 - Ohio
Higher education
- Ashland Community and Technical College
- Collins Career Center
- Huntington Junior College
- Marshall University
- Morehead State University at Ashland
- Mountwest Community and Technical College
- Ohio University Southern Campus
See also
- Kentucky census statistical areas
- Ohio census statistical areas
- West Virginia census statistical areas
References
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