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The Morgantown Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in North-Central West Virginia, anchored by the city of Morgantown. As of the 2020 census , the MSA had a population of 140,038.
On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated five combined statistical areas, 10 metropolitan statistical areas, and five micropolitan statistical areas in West Virginia. [1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA , which includes West Virginia's capital and largest city, Charleston .
The most populous city in North Central West Virginia and the third-most populous city in the state, Morgantown is best known as the home of West Virginia University. The population was 30,347 at the 2020 census . [ 8 ]
As of the 2020 census, the population was 105,822, [1] making it West Virginia's third-most populous county. Its county seat is Morgantown. [2] The county was founded in 1776. [3] Monongalia County is included in the Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the largest county in North-Central West Virginia.
Arnettsville is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. It lies south of Georgetown on U.S. Route 19. Arnettsville was originally known as Yukon. It is included in the Morgantown, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. Arnettsville was named for a pioneer merchant named Arnett. [1]
Star City is a town in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,779 at the 2020 census . [ 5 ] It is included in the Morgantown, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area .
The U.S. state of West Virginia has 55 counties. Fifty of them existed at the time of the Wheeling Convention in 1861, during the American Civil War, when those counties seceded from the Commonwealth of Virginia to form the new state of West Virginia. [1] West Virginia was admitted as a separate state of the United States on June 20, 1863. [2]
Blacksville is an Incorporated Town in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States.The population was 118 at the 2020 census. [3] It is included in the Morgantown, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area.