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Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area

Field	Value
name	Tri-State Area
official_name	Charleston–Huntington–Ashland, WV–OH–KY
settlement_type	Metropolitan Statistical Area
image_skyline	Huntington, West Virginia (2023).jpg
image_size	300px
image_caption	Downtown Huntington
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subdivision_type1	State
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subdivision_type2	Largest city
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- Portsmouth
- Ironton
- Teays Valley
- Flatwoods
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elevation_max_m	461
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elevation_min_ft	Ohio River: 485
elevation_min_m	148
population_as_of	2015 est.
population_total	361,580
population_density_sq_mi	167.4
population_density_km2	64.6
population_rank	146th in the U.S.
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demographics2_footnotes
demographics2_title1	Total
demographics2_info1	$32.937 billion (2022)
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website

Portsmouth
Ironton
Teays Valley
Flatwoods

The Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area is a metropolitan area in the Appalachian Plateau region of the United States. Referred to locally as the "Tri-State area", and colloquially as "Kyova" (Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia), the region spans seven counties in the three states of Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia. With a population of 361,580, the Tri-State area is nestled along the banks of the Ohio River. The region offers a diverse range of outdoor activities.

Counties

County	2021 estimate	2020 Census	Change
Cabell County
Lawrence County
Putnam County
Boyd County
Wayne County
Greenup County
Carter County
Total

Communities

Largest cities (more than 5,000 inhabitants)

City	Population as of the 2020 Census	Note
Huntington, West Virginia	46,842	url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/metro/totals/2011/tables/CBSA-EST2011-01.csv	title=Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas	publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division	date=2012-08-04	access-date=2012-08-04	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427231227/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/metro/totals/2011/tables/CBSA-EST2011-01.csv	archive-date=April 27, 2012	url-status=dead }}
Ashland, Kentucky	21,625	Principal city of the MSA
Teays Valley, West Virginia	14,350	Census-designated place
Ironton, Ohio	10,571	Incorporated city
Flatwoods, Kentucky	7,325	Incorporated city
Hurricane, West Virginia	6,977	Incorporated city
Pea Ridge, West Virginia	6,602	Census-designated place

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

Barboursville, West Virginia
Buffalo, West Virginia
Burlington, Ohio (census-designated place)
Catlettsburg, Kentucky
Ceredo, West Virginia
Coal Grove, Ohio
Culloden, West Virginia (census-designated place)
Eleanor, West Virginia
Grayson, Kentucky
Greenup, Kentucky
Hamlin, West Virginia
Kenova, West Virginia
Lavalette, West Virginia
Lesage, West Virginia (census-designated place)
Louisa, Kentucky
Milton, West Virginia
Nitro, West Virginia (partial)
Olive Hill, Kentucky
Raceland, Kentucky
Rush, Kentucky (census-designated place)
Russell, Kentucky
South Point, Ohio
South Shore, Kentucky
Wayne, West Virginia
Westwood, Kentucky (census-designated place)
Worthington, Kentucky
Winfield, West Virginia

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
Wurtland, Kentucky

Unincorporated places

Alkol, West Virginia
Armilda, West Virginia
Atenville, West Virginia
Brabant, West Virginia
Branchland, West Virginia
Cannonsburg, Kentucky
Coalton, Kentucky
Confidence, West Virginia
Crum, West Virginia
Culloden, West Virginia
Dollie, West Virginia
Dunlow, West Virginia
East Lynn, West Virginia
Echo, West Virginia
Eden Park, West Virginia
Etna, Ohio
Ferrellsburg, West Virginia
Fourteen, West Virginia
Fraziers Bottom, West Virginia
Fry, West Virginia
Genoa, West Virginia
Gill, West Virginia
Green Shoal, West Virginia
Griffithsville, West Virginia
Hometown, West Virginia
Ironville, Kentucky
Kitts Hill, Ohio
Lanham, West Virginia
Leet, West Virginia
Liberty, West Virginia
Meads, Kentucky
Midway, West Virginia
Midkiff, West Virginia
Ona, West Virginia
Pedro, Ohio
Pleasant View, West Virginia
Pliny, West Virginia
Princess, Kentucky
Ranger, West Virginia
Rector, West Virginia
Raymond City, West Virginia
Red House, West Virginia
Rock Camp, Ohio
Rockdale, Kentucky
Salt Rock, West Virginia
Sod, West Virginia
Scott Depot, West Virginia
Scottown, Ohio
Spurlockville, West Virginia
Sumerco, West Virginia
Summit, Kentucky
Sweetland, West Virginia
Teays, West Virginia
Warren, West Virginia
Waterloo, Ohio
Wewanta, West Virginia
Willow Wood, Ohio
Wilsondale, West Virginia
Yawkey, West Virginia

Townships (Lawrence County, Ohio)

Aid
Decatur
Elizabeth
Fayette
Hamilton
Lawrence
Mason
Perry
Rome
Symmes
Union
Upper
Washington
Windsor

Demographics

As of 2018, there were 352,823 people and 136,769 households residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 93.9% White, 2.6% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $45,535. The per capita income for the MSA was $25,801. 18.2% of the population is beneath the poverty line, including 23% of children and 11% of seniors.

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

[[File:I-64.svg|20px]] Interstate 64
[[File:US 23.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 23
[[File:US 52.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 52
[[File:US 60.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 60
[[File:WV-2.svg|20px]] West Virginia Route 2
[[File:WV-10.svg|20px]] West Virginia Route 10
[[File:WV-152.svg|20px]] West Virginia Route 152
[[File:WV-527.svg|20px]] West Virginia Route 527
[[File:Elongated circle 3.svg|20px]] Kentucky Route 3
[[File:Elongated circle 10.svg|20px]] John Y. Brown Jr. AA Highway (KY 10)
[[File:Elongated circle 67.svg|20px]] Industrial Parkway (KY 67)
[[File:Elongated circle 180.svg|20px]] Kentucky Route 180
[[File:OH-7.svg|20px]] Ohio State Route 7
[[File:OH-93.svg|20px]] Ohio State Route 93
[[File:OH-527.svg|20px]] 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, 220 – 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

References

"Kelly Knob".
[https://www.uky.edu/KGS/water/library/gwatlas/Greenup/Topography.htm Groundwater Resources of Greenup County, Kentucky] Retrieved on 2010-08-19
"Total Gross Domestic Product for Charleston, WV (MSA)". [[Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis]].
"Total Gross Domestic Product for Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH (MSA)". [[Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis]].
[https://www.kyovaipc.org/overview.php Overview - Kyovaipc.org]
"Population statistics".
"KY-OH-WV Tri-State".
(2012-08-04). "Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas". [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Population Division.
(16 October 2015). "Huntington area labeled as nation's most unhealthy".

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