Passage: The Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of three counties: Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester. As of the 2013 U.S. Census, the metropolitan statistical area had a total population of 712,239 people. North Charleston is the second-largest city in the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area and ranks as the third-largest city in the state; Mount Pleasant and Summerville are the next-largest cities. These cities combined with other incorporated and unincorporated areas along with the city of Charleston form the Charleston-North Charleston Urban Area with a population of 548,404 as of  2010. The metropolitan statistical area also includes a separate and much smaller urban area within Berkeley County, Moncks Corner . The traditional parish system persisted until the Reconstruction Era, when counties were imposed. Nevertheless, traditional parishes still exist in various capacities, mainly as public service districts. When the city of Charleston was formed, it was defined by the limits of the Parish of St. Philip and St. Michael, now also includes parts of St. James' Parish, St. George's Parish, St. Andrew's Parish, and St. John's Parish, although the last two are mostly still incorporated rural parishes.
Besides the county of Berkeley, what other counties does the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area consist of? How many cities in the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area are bigger than North Charleston? How many more inhabitants are there in the metropolitan statistical area than the Charleston-North Charleston Urban Area? How many more people are in the population of Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area than in the Charleston-North Charleston Urban Area? How many more people did the metropolitan statistical area have in 2013 than the Charleston-North Charleston Urban Area? How many more people live in the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville Metropolitan area compared to the city of Charleston from the Charleston-North Charleston Urban Area? How many more people were in the area in 2013 than in 2010? How many parishes are now part of Charleston? What is the fifth largest city in the state? What is the fourth largest city in the state? Which city in the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area is the largest? Which city is bigger, Mount Pleasant or North Charleston?