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Originally Posted by TempleGuy1000
I'm almost certain Cecil County has moved from being apart of Philadelphia's CSA to the MSA as a part of Wilmington's metro division. I don't remember ever remember the MSA including MD. Is Philly the only 4 state metro? I didn't look that closely at all, but I didn't think I saw any other.
In 2020, the population of Cecil was 103,000: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_County,_Maryland |
Cecil County has always been a part of the Philadelphia MSA because it has always been connected with Wilmington (really Newark), which itself has always been part of the Philadelphia MSA.
I still think Wilmington should be its own MSA. Anyone here seeing day-to-day activity sees the separation between Wilmington and Philadelphia, unlike the tangible connection between Camden and Philadelphia.
I would say Salem County's connection with Wilmington is maybe just as strong as its connection with Philadelphia. Pennsville is what connects the county with Wilmington, but the northern half of the county is connected with Philadelphia.