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Metropolitan Areas in Ohio (definition of metropolitan) with links to the local Cooperative Extension office:
Notes:
MSA = Metropolitan Statistical Area
(#) = Rural-Urban Continuum Code
Greater than 1 million population (2)
MSA: Cleveland – Elyra
Principal Cities: Cleveland-Elyra
MSA Counties: Cuyahoga County, Geauga County, Lake County, Lorain County, Medina County
MSA: Columbus
Principal Cities: Columbus
MSA Counties: Delaware County, Fairfield County, Franklin County, Hocking County, Licking County, Madison County, Morrow County, Perry County, Pickaway County, Union County
250,000 to 1 million population (4)
MSA: Akron – Canton
Principal Cities: Akron, Canton
MSA Counties: Portage County, Summit County
MSA: Dayton – Kettering
Principal Cities: Dayton, Kettering
MSA Counties: Green County, Miami County, Montgomery County
MSA: Toledo
Principal Cities: Toledo
MSA Counties: Fulton County, Lucas County Ottawa County, Wood County
MSA: Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
Principal Cities: Youngstown, Warren, Boardman
MSA Counties: Mahoning County, Trumbull County
Fewer than 250,000 population (4)
MSA: Lima
Principal Cities: Lima
MSA Counties: Allen County
MSA: Mansfield
Principal Cities: Mansfield
MSA Counties: Richland County
MSA: Springfield
Principal Cities:
MSA Counties: Clark County
MSA: Weirton-Steubenville
Principal Cities: Weirton, Steubenville
MSA Counties: Jefferson County
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