HUNTINGTON-ASHLAND, WV-KY-OH, METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA

The 'Huntington-Ashland metropolitan area' is an United States metropolitan area that includes 5 counties in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649. The MSA is nestled along the banks of the Ohio River within the Appalachian Plateau region. The area is often locally referred to as the 'Tri-State' region. Sometimes it is also referred to as the 'KYOVA' area, an acronym that refers to the three states that make up the region.

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Principal Cities (population > 5,000)

Counties

Major Highways

Principal Cities (population > 5,000)

In order of census population:

City	Population
Huntington, West Virginia	49,198 (as of 2005)
Ashland, Kentucky	21,981 (as of 2000)
Ironton, Ohio	11,417 (as of 2005)
Flatwoods, Kentucky	7,605 (as of 2000)

Counties

In alphabetical order:

County	State	Population	Seat
Boyd	Kentucky	49,752	Catlettsburg
Cabell	West Virginia	96,784	Huntington
Greenup	Kentucky	36,891	Greenup
Lawrence	Ohio	62,319	Ironton
Wayne	West Virginia	42,903	Wayne

Major Highways

★ Interstate 64

★ U.S. Route 60

★ U.S. Route 23

★ U.S. Route 52

★ West Virginia Route 2

★ West Virginia Route 10

★ West Virginia Route 152

★ West Virginia Route 527

★ Kentucky Route 3

★ John Y. Brown Jr. AA Highway (KY 10)

★ Industrial Parkway (KY 67)

★ Kentucky Route 180

★ Ohio State Route 7

★ Ohio State Route 93

★ Ohio Route 527