Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA
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Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 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. As of 2007 its population is estimated to be 1,658,754.[1]
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.
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA or more commonly known as the Hampton Roads Metropolitan area includes areas in Virginia and the State of North Carolina.
The MSA consists of these locations in Virginia[2]:
- Gloucester County
- Isle of Wight County
- James City County
- Mathews County
- Surry County
- York County
- City of Chesapeake
- City of Hampton
- City of Newport News
- City of Norfolk
- City of Poquoson
- City of Portsmouth
- City of Suffolk
- City of Virginia Beach
- City of Williamsburg
The MSA also includes the following location in North Carolina:
[edit] References
- ^ "Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA Population and Components of Change". Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. 2008. http://recenter.tamu.edu/data/popm00/pcbsa47260.html. Retrieved on 2008-10-07.
- ^ "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. http://www.census.gov/population/www/metroareas/lists/2007/List4.txt. Retrieved on 2008-09-01.
[edit] See also
- List of U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) in Virginia
- Hampton Roads
- South Hampton Roads
- Virginia Peninsula
- Middle Peninsula
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