Abilene, TX

1960‑1983:		Abilene, TX SMSA
1983‑2003:		Abilene, TX MSA
2003‑2006:		Abilene, TX Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Callahan County, TX	9,087	7,929	8,205	10,992	11,859	12,905	13,437

Jones County, TX	22,147	19,299	16,106	17,268	16,490	20,785	19,756

Taylor County, TX	63,370	101,078	97,853	110,932	119,655	126,555	124,962



Total	-	120,377	113,959	139,192	119,655	126,555	158,155
Percent Change	-	-	-5.3%	22.1%	-14.0%	5.8%	25.0%



Total (as currently defined)	94,604	128,306	122,164	139,192	148,004	160,245	158,155
Percent Change	-	35.6%	-4.8%	13.9%	6.3%	8.3%	-1.3%

Timeline

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Callahan County, TX

Jones County, TX

Taylor County, TX

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950	1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Abilene, TX	45,570	90,368	*	89,653	*	98,315	*	105,857 106,654	*	110,442 115,930	*	114,757	*



Total	0	90,368		89,653		98,315		105,857		110,442		114,757
Metro	0	120,377		113,959		139,192		119,655		126,555		158,155
Percent		75.1%		78.7%		70.6%		88.5%		87.3%		72.6%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Abilene, TX

Urban/Rural Population



1960				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			103,502	86.0%
		UA Population		91,566	76.1%
	Rural Population			16,875	14.0%

	Inside Central Cities			90,368	75.1%
	Outside Central Cities			30,009	24.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			120,377	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Abilene, TX		91,566	91,566	100.0%

	Total			91,566


	population figures are from the 1960 census, metro areas as defined Oct 1963




1970				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			100,936	82.6%
		UA Population		90,571	74.1%
	Rural Population			21,228	17.4%

	Inside Central Cities			89,653	73.4%
	Outside Central Cities			32,511	26.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			122,164	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Abilene, TX		90,571	90,571	100.0%

	Total			90,571


	population figures are from the 1970 census, metro areas as defined Apr 1973




1980				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			99,260	89.5%
		UA Population		99,260	89.5%
	Rural Population			11,672	10.5%

	Inside Central Cities			97,812	88.2%
	Outside Central Cities			13,120	11.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			110,932	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Abilene, TX		99,763	99,260	99.5%

	Total			99,260


	population figures are from the 1980 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1983




1990				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			107,039	89.5%
		UA Population		107,039	89.5%
	Rural Population			12,616	10.5%

	Inside Central Cities			105,857	88.5%
	Outside Central Cities			13,798	11.5%

	Total Metro Area Population			119,655	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Abilene, TX		107,836	107,039	99.3%

	Total			107,039


	population figures are from the 1990 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1993




2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			121,301	75.7%
		UA Population		107,041	66.8%
	Rural Population			38,944	24.3%

	Inside Principal Cities			115,930	72.3%
	Outside Principal Cities			44,315	27.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			160,245	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Abilene, TX		107,041	107,041	100.0%

	Total			107,041


	population figures are from the 2000 census, metro areas as defined Jun 2003

Component Change History




Aug 1960



-		New SMSA: Abilene, TX SMSA
-		Jones County, TX included as original SMSA component
-		Taylor County, TX included as original SMSA component
-		Abilene, TX designated as original central city of new SMSA


Apr 1973



-		Callahan County, TX added


Jun 1983



-		Callahan County, TX deleted, reverted to nonmetro status
-		Jones County, TX deleted, reverted to nonmetro status


Jun 2003



-		Callahan County, TX added
-		Jones County, TX added

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