Hagerstown Metropolitan Area
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The Hagerstown Metropolitan Area, officially designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), constitutes the Primary Cities of Hagerstown, Maryland, Martinsburg, West Virginia, and surrounding areas in three counties: Washington County, Maryland, Berkeley County, West Virginia, and Morgan County, West Virginia. The metro area lies mainly within the rich, fertile Cumberland and Shenandoah Valleys, and is approximately a 60-90 minute drive of Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD, and Harrisburg, PA; Hagerstown is approximately 75 miles driving distance from all three cities. The population of the metropolitan area as of 2007 is 261,198[1].
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[edit] Communities
Washington County (2007 population estimate 145,113)[2]
City:
- Hagerstown (Primary City) (2006 population estimate 39,008)[3]
Towns:
Census Designated Places (CDPs):
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Berkeley County (2007 population estimate 99,734) [4]
City:
- Martinsburg (Primary City) (2006 population estimate 16,392)[5]
Town:
Unincorporated communities:
Morgan County (2007 population estimate 16,351)[6]
Towns:
Unincorporated communities:
[edit] Urban areas
The metropolitan area contains parts of or all of the following Urbanized Areas and Urban Clusters (that are likewise designated by the OMB) within its boundaries:
- Hagerstown, MD--WV--PA Urbanized Area (2000 Census population 120,326)[7] (part)
- Waynesboro, PA-MD Urban Cluster (2000 population 22,140)[8] (part)
- Inwood, WV Urban Cluster (2000 population 7,784)[9] (all)
- Boonsboro, MD Urban Cluster (2000 population 3,412)[10][11] (all)
[edit] Demographics
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) covers an area of 1,019 square miles (2,637 square kilometres).
The metropolitan area's population in 2000 was 222,771. The 2007 estimate is 261,198, making Greater Hagerstown the 170th largest metropolitan area in the United States. The growth rate from 2000-2007 is +17.2%, meaning that the metro area is the 46th fastest growing MSA (out of 363 total MSAs) in the entire country and the most rapidly growing in Maryland and West Virginia from 2000 to 2007[12]. Metropolitan Hagerstown also registered a higher net numerical population gain from 2006 to 2007 than Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA during the same time period[13]. Much of the growth is due to the influx of people from Washington, DC and, to a lesser extent, Baltimore, MD.
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Major highways
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[edit] Public transit
- Hagerstown Regional Airport
- MARC Train and Amtrak (Martinsburg)
- Greyhound and Atlantic Charter Buses
- County Commuter (Washington County)
- Miller Cabs and Turner Vans (Hagerstown)
[edit] Education and healthcare
[edit] Colleges and universities
- University System of Maryland at Hagerstown
- Hagerstown Community College
- Kaplan College, Hagerstown
- Mount Saint Mary's University, Hagerstown Campus
- Blue Ridge Community and Technical College, Martinsburg
- Mountain State University, Martinsburg Campus
[edit] Hospitals
- Brook Lane Psychiatric Center - Hagerstown
- Washington County Hospital - Hagerstown
- Western Maryland Hospital Center - Hagerstown
- City Hospital - Martinsburg
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Martinsburg
- Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic - Hagerstown
- War Memorial Hospital - Berkeley Springs
[edit] See also
- Maryland census statistical areas
- West Virginia census statistical areas
- Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
- Table of United States Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs)
- Table of United States primary census statistical areas (PCSAs)
[edit] References
- ^ [1], U.S. Census Bureau, 2007. Retrieved 2008.
- ^ [2] , U.S. Census Bureau, 2007. Retrieved 2008.
- ^ Hagerstown city, Maryland - Population Finder - American Fact Finder, U.S. Census Bureau, 2006. Retrieved 2007.
- ^ [3], U.S. Census Bureau, 2007. Retrieved 2008.
- ^ [4], U.S. Census Bureau, 2006. Retrieved 2007.
- ^ [5], U.S. Census Bureau, 2007. Retrieved 2008.
- ^ [6], Census Bureau 2000. Retrieved 2008.
- ^ [7], Census Bureau 2000. Retrieved 2008.
- ^ [8], Census Bureau 2000. Retrieved 2008.
- ^ [9], Census Bureau 2000. Retrieved 2008.
- ^ [10], Demographia 2000. Retrieved 2008.
- ^ [11], Census Bureau 2007. Retrieved 2008.
- ^ [12], Census Bureau 2000. Retrieved 2008.
[edit] External links
- Hagerstown-Washington County Convention & Visitor's Bureau
- Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of Commerce
- Martinsburg-Berkeley County Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Chamber of Commerce of Martinsburg and Berkeley County
- MorganCountyUSA
- Berkeley Springs-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce
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