Winchester, VA–WV MSA

Metropolitan area in the United States

Winchester, VA–WV MSA is a U.S. metropolitan statistical area (MSA) as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as of June, 2003. This should not be confused with the City of Winchester, Virginia, the most populous community within this MSA. The population of the MSA as the 2015 U.S. Census Bureau estimates is 133,836.^[1]

MSA components

Note: Since a state constitutional change in 1871, all cities in Virginia are independent cities and they are not legally located in any county. The OMB considers these independent cities to be county-equivalents for the purpose of defining MSAs in Virginia. Each MSA is listed by its counties, then cities, each in alphabetical order, and not by size.

Winchester, VA–WV MSA includes areas in Virginia and the State of West Virginia.^[2]

Counties

Hampshire County, West Virginia
Frederick County, Virginia

Independent cities

City of Winchester, Virginia

County	2021 Estimate	2020 Census	Change	Area	Density
Frederick County	93,717	91,419	+2.51%	414 sq mi (1,070 km²)	226/sq mi (87/km²)
Winchester	28,136	28,120	+0.06%	9.19 sq mi (23.8 km²)	3,062/sq mi (1,182/km²)
Hampshire County	23,302	23,093	+0.91%	640 sq mi (1,700 km²)	36/sq mi (14/km²)
Total	145,155	142,632	+1.77%	1,063.19 sq mi (2,753.6 km²)	137/sq mi (53/km²)

Communities

Places with more than 10,000 inhabitants

Winchester (Principal city)

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

Shawnee Land, Virginia (census-designated place)
Romney, West Virginia
Stephens City, Virginia
Middletown, Virginia

Places with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants

Springfield, West Virginia (census-designated place)
Capon Bridge, West Virginia
Green Spring, West Virginia (census-designated place)
Lake Holiday, Virginia (census-designated place)

Unincorporated places

References

^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015 - United States -- Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area; and for Puerto Rico". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
^ "Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Components" (TXT). Metropolitan statistical areas and metropolitan divisions defined by the Office of Management and Budget, November 2007. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2008-09-01.