Akron, OH

1950‑1959:		Akron, OH SMA
1959‑1975:		Akron, OH SMSA
1975‑1983:		Akron, OH SMSA in Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH SCSA
1983‑1992:		Akron, OH PMSA in Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH CMSA
1992‑2003:		Akron, OH PMSA in Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA
2003‑2006:		Akron, OH Metro Area in Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH CSA

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Portage County, OH	63,954	91,798	125,868	135,856	142,585	152,061	155,150

Summit County, OH	410,032	513,569	553,371	524,472	514,990	542,899	546,285



Total	410,032	513,569	679,239	660,328	657,575	694,960	701,435
Percent Change	-	25.3%	32.3%	-2.8%	-0.4%	5.7%	0.9%



Total (as currently defined)	473,986	605,367	679,239	660,328	657,575	694,960	701,435
Percent Change	-	27.7%	12.2%	-2.8%	-0.4%	5.7%	0.9%

Timeline

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Component

Portage County, OH

Summit County, OH

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Akron, OH	274,605	*	290,351	*	275,425	*	237,177	*	223,019	*	217,074	*	210,795	*

Barberton, OH	27,820		33,805		33,052		29,751		27,623	*	27,899		27,192

Kent, OH	12,418		17,836		28,183		26,164		28,835	*	27,906	*	28,135



Total	274,605		290,351		275,425		237,177		279,477		244,980		210,795
Metro	410,032		513,569		679,239		660,328		657,575		694,960		701,435
Percent	67.0%		56.5%		40.5%		35.9%		42.5%		35.3%		30.1%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

City

Akron, OH

Barberton, OH

Kent, OH

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			352,196	85.9%
		UA Population		352,196	85.9%
	Rural Population			57,836	14.1%

	Inside Central Cities			274,605	67.0%
	Outside Central Cities			135,427	33.0%

	Total Metro Area Population			410,032	100.0%


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

	Akron, OH		366,765	352,196	96.0%

	Total			352,196


	population figures are from the 1950 census, metro areas as defined Mar 1952




1960				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			485,822	80.3%
		UA Population		467,078	77.2%
	Rural Population			119,545	19.7%

	Inside Central Cities			290,351	48.0%
	Outside Central Cities			315,016	52.0%

	Total Metro Area Population			605,367	100.0%


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

	Akron, OH		458,253	458,253	100.0%
	Cleveland, OH		1,784,991	8,825	0.5%

	Total			467,078


	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			567,872	83.6%
		UA Population		560,579	82.5%
	Rural Population			111,367	16.4%

	Inside Central Cities			275,425	40.5%
	Outside Central Cities			403,814	59.5%

	Total Metro Area Population			679,239	100.0%


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

	Akron, OH		542,775	526,163	96.9%
	Cleveland, OH		1,959,880	34,416	1.8%

	Total			560,579


	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			549,425	83.2%
		UA Population		533,488	80.8%
	Rural Population			110,903	16.8%

	Inside Central Cities			293,092	44.4%
	Outside Central Cities			367,236	55.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			660,328	100.0%


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

	Akron, OH		515,720	492,975	95.6%
	Cleveland, OH		1,752,424	40,513	2.3%

	Total			533,488


	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			565,125	85.9%
		UA Population		540,815	82.2%
	Rural Population			92,450	14.1%

	Inside Central Cities			251,854	38.3%
	Outside Central Cities			405,721	61.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			657,575	100.0%


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

	Akron, OH		527,863	496,464	94.1%
	Cleveland, OH		1,677,492	44,351	2.6%

	Total			540,815


	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			609,225	87.7%
		UA Population		606,111	87.2%
	Rural Population			85,735	12.3%

	Inside Principal Cities			217,074	31.2%
	Outside Principal Cities			477,886	68.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			694,960	100.0%


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

	Akron, OH		570,215	518,141	90.9%
	Cleveland, OH		1,786,647	87,843	4.9%
	Youngstown, OH-PA		417,437	127	0.0%

	Total			606,111


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Akron, OH SMA
-		Summit County, OH included as original SMA component
-		Akron, OH designated as original central city of new SMA


Oct 1963



-		Portage County, OH added


Oct 1975



-		Akron, OH SMSA included in Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH SCSA


Jun 1983



-		Akron, OH SMSA in Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH SCSA became Akron, OH PMSA in Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH CMSA
-		Barberton, OH designated as central city of PMSA
-		Kent, OH designated as central city of PMSA


Dec 1992



-		Barberton, OH no longer designated as central city


Jun 2003



-		Akron, OH PMSA in Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA became Akron, OH Metro Area in Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH CSA
-		Kent, OH no longer designated as principal/central city

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