 From 1980 to 2000, census figures show that the Weirton–Steubenville population decreased faster than that of any other urban area in the United States.Steubenville is a principal city of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV–OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, part of the Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV Combined Statistical Area.As of the census of 2010, there were 18,659 people, 7,548 households, and 4,220 families residing in the city.