Longview metropolitan area, Texas
metropolitan statistical area in Texas, United States
The Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in Northeast Texas that covers four counties—Gregg, Harrison, Rusk, and Upshur. The MSA had a population of 286,184 at the 2020 census, increasing to an estimated 297,315 by 2025. Prior to 2023, the Longview MSA and Marshall micropolitan area (µSA) were components of the Longview–Marshall combined statistical area; in 2023, the Marshall µSA was disestablished and its sole county, Harrison County, was made part of the Longview metropolitan area.
History
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) first defined the Longview metropolitan area in 1981, with the creation of the Longview–Marshall, TX Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) comprising Gregg and Harrison counties. Upshur County was added to the renamed Longview–Marshall, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in 1993. In 2003, Harrison County was split into the separate Marshall, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area (µSA), with Rusk County being added to the remaining Longview, TX MSA. The Longview MSA and Marshall µSA were both components of the Longview–Marshall, TX Combined Statistical Area (CSA). This configuration was used until 2023, when Harrison County was added back to the Longview MSA, dissolving the Marshall µSA and the Longview–Marshall CSA and giving the Longview MSA its current four-county form.
Counties
Gregg
Harrison
Rusk
Upshur
Communities
The following are cities, towns, and villages categorized based on the United States Census Bureau 2025 population estimates. No population estimates are released for census-designated places (CDPs), which are marked with an asterisk (*). These places are categorized based on their 2020 Census population.
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