Metropolitan areas of the United States Metropolitan areas of the United States Arkansas has significant populations in seven metropolitan areas (MSAs) defined by the United States Census Bureau, some shared with a neighboring state. Among these seven, Arkansas has one of the fastest growing United States MSAs — the region centered on the northwestern cities of Fayetteville, Springdale and Rogers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arkansas Metropolitan Areas"
According to the 2000 census, the 28- county Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area has a population of 4,247,981 making it the eleventh largest metropolitan area in the United States. The 2004 Census estimate shows 4,708,297 people living in the 28- county area, moving it up two spots to the ninth largest metropolitan area in the United States. Atlanta proper is only the 41st-largest city in the country, largely due to Atlanta's tendency to sprawl, white flight, and the inability to increase the city limits as cities such as Houston, San Diego, and Phoenix have done. The combined land area of all 28 counties is 21,965 km2. ...more on Wikipedia about "Atlanta metropolitan area"
The Auburn Metropolitan Area, officially the Auburn-Opelika Metropolitan Statistical Area, is a metro area in east-central Alabama with a 2004 population of 120,743. It was the 19th fastest growing metro area in the United States between 1990 and 2000. The Auburn Metro area consists of Lee County, and includes the cities of Auburn (population 48,348), Opelika (population 23,483), and the northernmost portion of Phenix City (population 28,936). ...more on Wikipedia about "Auburn Metropolitan Area"
The Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area is the metropolitan area consisting of Washington, DC, Baltimore, Maryland, Northern Virginia, Central Maryland, and two counties in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. It is the fourth largest metropolitan area in the U.S. after New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area"
The Billings Metropolitan Area is an area in South Central Montana that includes the cities of Laurel, Lockwood, Shepherd & Huntley The Metro population: 144,472 ...more on Wikipedia about "Billings Metropolitan Area"
The Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman Metropolitan Area also known as Greater Birmingham, is made up of 8 counties in Central Alabama. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, officially designated as the Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman, AL CSA, it has a population of 1,129,721 inhabitants. The metropolitan area consists of the Birmingham-Hoover metropolitan statistical area and the Cullman micropolitan area. It is the 48th largest metropolitan area in the United States, and the largest metropolitan region in Alabama. ...more on Wikipedia about "Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman Metropolitan Area"
The BosWash or Bosnywash or Boshington megalopolis is the name for a group of metropolitan areas in the northeastern United States, extending from Boston, Massachusetts to Washington, D.C., including New York City and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The geographic trend was first identified in the 1961 book Megalopolis: The Urbanized Northeastern Seaboard of the United States by French geographer Jean Gottmann. The cities are also linked economically, and by transportion and communications. ...more on Wikipedia about "BosWash"
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The Capital District (or Capital-Saratoga Area) is a term that refers to four counties that surrounds the Capital of New York and includes the counties of Schenectady County, Albany County, Saratoga County and Rensselaer County. The area is sometimes refered to locally as "Tech Valley" for the technology companies who have moved to the region or are being wooed by governmental or educational institutions. The area is currently served by the Capital District Transit Authority (CDTA). The Capital District also comprises the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metro Area which is ranked the 135th largest in North America. ...more on Wikipedia about "Capital District"
The Charlotte metropolitan area, formally known as the Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury CSA, is composed of ten counties in North Carolina and three counties in South Carolina, though four other counties in North Carolina also considered part of the region. The population of the metropolitan area was at 1,913,884 in the 2000 US Census; 2005 estimates place the population at 2,067,810. Major roads include 3 interstates and their spurs: I-85, I-485, I-77, I-277 and I-40, and the area is also served by US 29, 74, 321 and 601 and NC 16, 49 and 73. ...more on Wikipedia about "Charlotte metropolitan area"
Chicagoland is a common name for the Chicago metropolitan area. Chicagoland includes the City of Chicago at its core and encompasses smaller cities and suburban communities located in nine surrounding counties in the states of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. Chicagoland is often used in place of "Chicago metropolitan area" by local residents, businesses, governments, and planning agencies. The term originated in the pages of the Chicago Tribune in the 1900s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chicagoland"
The ChiPitts megalopolis is the name for a group of metropolitan areas in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest of the United States, extending from Pittsburgh to Chicago and linked by economics, transport, and communications. The geographic trend was first identified in the 1961 book Megalopolis: The Urbanized Northeastern Seaboard of the United States by French geographer Jean Gottmann. ...more on Wikipedia about "ChiPitts"
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky metropolitan area is a metropolitan area that includes 12 counties in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. It has a population of over two million people. The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport serves this area, as well as several smaller airports. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky metropolitan area"
The Clarksville-Hopkinsville metropolitan statistical area is a MSA that comprises of the cities of Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee and Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky. The population of the MSA increased from 189,279 in 1990 to 232,000 by the 2000 census. It is ranked the 175th largest MSA in the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Clarksville-Hopkinsville metropolitan statistical area"
If specified criteria are met, adjacent metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas, in various combinations, may become the components of a new set of areas called combined statistical areas (CSAs). Using Census Bureau data the OMB compiles lists of CSAs. The geographic components of combined New England city and town areas are individual metropolitan and micropolitan NECTAs, in various combinations. The areas that combine retain their own designations as metropolitan or micropolitan statistical areas (or NECTAs) within the larger combined statistical area (or combined NECTA). ...more on Wikipedia about "Combined Statistical Area"
The Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex encompasses the metropolitan divisions of Dallas–Plano–Irving and Fort Worth–Arlington, within the U.S. state of Texas. The Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex is officially known as the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington Metropolitan Area, a title designated by the U.S. Census as of 2003 and consists of twelve counties in North Texas. The Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex is mainly served by the area codes of 214, 972 and 469 for Dallas County, Collin County, Denton County; 817 and 682 for Tarrant County; and 940 when including Denton, Texas. 940 extends into Wichita Falls, Texas, although the city is not included in the metropolitan area. The western portion of area code 903 (which primarily serves east and northeast Texas) extends into the eastern counties of the Metroplex. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex"
The Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area is defined by the United States Census Bureau as a ten-county region centered on the city of Denver, Colorado and its eastern neighbor, Aurora. According to the 2000 Census, it has a population of 2,179,240. ...more on Wikipedia about "Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area"
Greater Boston is the area of Massachusetts closely surrounding Boston, Massachusetts. The conurbation has a total population of about 5.8 million. In addition to Boston, other cities include Cambridge, Quincy, Lynn, Newton, and Waltham. Greater Boston also includes Brookline and the largest town in Massachusetts by population, Framingham. Greater Boston overlaps the North and South Shores, as well as the MetroWest region. ...more on Wikipedia about "Greater Boston"
Greater Cleveland is a nickname for the metropolitan area surrounding Cleveland in Ohio. Northeast Ohio refers to a similar but substantially larger area as described below. This article covers the area generally considered to be Greater Cleveland, but includes information on Northeast Ohio for comparative purposes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Greater Cleveland"
The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area, a title designated by the U.S. Census as of 2003, is the seventh largest and most diverse metropolitan area in the United States and consists of ten counties within the state of Texas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Greater Houston"
The Greater Los Angeles Area is the agglomeration of urbanized area around the city of Los Angeles, California. It is sprawled over five counties in the southern part of California, namely: Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside and Ventura. It is referred to locally as " Southern California", " SoCal" or " The Southland". It is also referred to simply as L.A. especially by the residents of Los Angeles County and by outsiders. It is such a sprawling area that residents refer to broad general sub-regions. It is not always meaningful to refer to Los Angeles as a distinct city, and people outside of Southern California commonly refer to the entire region as L.A. even though there are five counties, more than 100 distinct municipalities, hundreds of neighborhoods and districts, and more people than any individual state except for Texas, New York, and Florida. As of 2005, the official estimate of the population of the Greater Los Angeles area is 17,545,623. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Greater Los Angeles Area has a total area of 87,972 km² (33,953 mi²), though more than half of this is the sparsely populated eastern areas of Riverside and San Bernardino counties. ...more on Wikipedia about "Greater Los Angeles Area"
The New Orleans Metropolitan Area, or Greater New Orleans, is the largest metropolitan area in Louisiana, centered around New Orleans. The 2000 U.S. Census official designation of the area as the New Orleans-Metairie, LA MSA with a population of 1,337,726 spread among nine parishes located in southeastern Louisiana. ...more on Wikipedia about "Greater New Orleans"
The Huntsville-Decatur Metropolitan Area is the most populated Sub-Region of North Alabama, and is the second fastest growing Metro Area in the State of Alabama, with 510,088 living within the MSA. The Metro Area is situated along the Tennessee River, and includes the cities: Athens, Decatur, Guntersville, Hartselle, Huntsville, Madison, Pulaski, and Scottsboro, as well as: Giles County, TN, Jackson County, Lawrence County (Lawrence County is considered part of a sub-msa - Decatur MSA), Limestone County, AL, Madison County, AL, Marshall County, AL, and Morgan County, AL. ...more on Wikipedia about "Huntsville-Decatur Metropolitan Area"
List of cities in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of cities in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area"
Memphis Metropolitan Statistical Area, TN-MS-AR (MSA) is the 42nd largest in the United States. According to 2000 U.S. Census, has a population of 1,205,204 among the three states of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Memphis Metropolitan Area"
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