Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

1950‑1959:		Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH SMA
1959‑1983:		Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH SMSA
1983‑2003:		Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA
2003‑2006:		Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Boyd County, KY	49,949	52,163	52,376	55,513	51,150	49,752	49,359

Carter County, KY	22,559	20,817	19,850	25,060	24,340	26,889	27,253

Greenup County, KY	24,887	29,238	33,192	39,132	36,742	36,891	37,206

Lawrence County, OH	49,115	55,438	56,868	63,849	61,834	62,319	62,946

Cabell County, WV	108,035	108,202	106,918	106,835	96,827	96,784	93,988

Wayne County, WV	38,696	38,977	37,581	46,021	41,636	42,903	41,959



Total	245,795	254,780	253,743	311,350	312,529	315,538	285,458
Percent Change	-	3.7%	-0.4%	22.7%	0.4%	1.0%	-9.5%



Total (as currently defined)	270,682	284,018	286,935	311,350	288,189	288,649	285,458
Percent Change	-	4.9%	1.0%	8.5%	-7.4%	0.2%	-1.1%

Timeline

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1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

Component

Boyd County, KY

Carter County, KY

Greenup County, KY

Lawrence County, OH

Cabell County, WV

Wayne County, WV

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Ashland, KY	31,131	*	31,283	*	29,245	*	27,064	*	23,622	*	21,981	*	21,510	*

Huntington, WV	86,353	*	83,627	*	74,315	*	63,684	*	54,844	*	51,475	*	49,198	*



Total	117,484		114,910		103,560		90,748		78,466		73,456		70,708
Metro	245,795		254,780		253,743		311,350		312,529		315,538		285,458
Percent	47.8%		45.1%		40.8%		29.1%		25.1%		23.3%		24.8%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

City

Ashland, KY

Huntington, WV

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			152,614	62.1%
		UA Population		152,614	62.1%
	Rural Population			93,181	37.9%

	Inside Central Cities			117,484	47.8%
	Outside Central Cities			128,311	52.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			245,795	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH		156,288	152,614	97.6%

	Total			152,614


	population figures are from the 1950 census, metro areas as defined Mar 1952




1960				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			157,475	61.8%
		UA Population		157,475	61.8%
	Rural Population			97,305	38.2%

	Inside Central Cities			114,910	45.1%
	Outside Central Cities			139,870	54.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			254,780	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH		165,732	157,475	95.0%

	Total			157,475


	population figures are from the 1960 census, metro areas as defined Oct 1963




1970				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			167,583	58.4%
		UA Population		167,583	58.4%
	Rural Population			119,352	41.6%

	Inside Central Cities			103,560	36.1%
	Outside Central Cities			183,375	63.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			286,935	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH		167,583	167,583	100.0%

	Total			167,583


	population figures are from the 1970 census, metro areas as defined Apr 1973




1980				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			188,466	56.0%
		UA Population		179,840	53.5%
	Rural Population			147,944	44.0%

	Inside Central Cities			90,748	27.0%
	Outside Central Cities			245,662	73.0%

	Total Metro Area Population			336,410	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH		179,840	179,840	100.0%

	Total			179,840


	population figures are from the 1980 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1983




1990				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			175,441	56.1%
		UA Population		171,931	55.0%
	Rural Population			137,088	43.9%

	Inside Central Cities			78,466	25.1%
	Outside Central Cities			234,063	74.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			312,529	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Charleston, WV		164,418	2,337	1.4%
	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH		169,594	169,594	100.0%

	Total			171,931


	population figures are from the 1990 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1993




2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			183,210	63.5%
		UA Population		179,432	62.2%
	Rural Population			105,439	36.5%

	Inside Principal Cities			73,456	25.4%
	Outside Principal Cities			215,193	74.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			288,649	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Charleston, WV		182,991	1,882	1.0%
	Huntington, WV-KY-OH		177,550	177,550	100.0%

	Total			179,432


	population figures are from the 2000 census, metro areas as defined Jun 2003

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH SMA
-		Boyd County, KY included as original SMA component
-		Lawrence County, OH included as original SMA component
-		Cabell County, WV included as original SMA component
-		Wayne County, WV included as original SMA component
-		Ashland, KY designated as original central city of new SMA
-		Huntington, WV designated as original central city of new SMA


Apr 1973



-		Greenup County, KY added


Jun 1983



-		Carter County, KY added


Dec 1992



-		Carter County, KY deleted, reverted to nonmetro status


Jun 1993



-		Carter County, KY added


Jun 2003



-		Carter County, KY deleted, reverted to nonmetro status

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