Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ

1950‑1952:		Allentown-Bethlehem, PA-NJ SMA
1952‑1959:		Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ SMA
1959‑1983:		Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ SMSA
1983‑1989:		Allentown-Bethlehem, PA-NJ MSA
1989‑1992:		Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA
1992‑2003:		Allentown-Bethlehem, PA MSA
2003‑2006:		Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Warren County, NJ	54,374	63,220	73,879	84,429	91,607	102,437	110,317

Carbon County, PA	57,558	52,889	50,573	53,285	56,846	58,802	61,876

Lehigh County, PA	198,207	227,536	255,304	272,349	291,130	312,090	330,168

Northampton County, PA	185,243	201,412	214,368	225,418	247,105	267,066	287,334



Total	437,824	492,168	543,551	635,481	686,688	637,958	789,695
Percent Change	-	12.4%	10.4%	16.9%	8.1%	-7.1%	23.8%



Total (as currently defined)	495,382	545,057	594,124	635,481	686,688	740,395	789,695
Percent Change	-	10.0%	9.0%	7.0%	8.1%	7.8%	6.7%

Timeline

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1990

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Component

Warren County, NJ

Carbon County, PA

Lehigh County, PA

Northampton County, PA

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Allentown, PA	106,756	*	108,347	*	109,527	*	103,758	*	105,090	*	106,632	*	106,992	*

Bethlehem, PA	66,340	*	75,408	*	72,686	*	70,419	*	71,428	*	71,329	*	72,895	*

Easton, PA	35,632		31,955	*	30,256	*	26,027	*	26,276	*	26,263		26,267



Total	173,096		215,710		212,469		200,204		202,794		177,961		179,887
Metro	437,824		492,168		543,551		635,481		686,688		637,958		789,695
Percent	39.5%		43.8%		39.1%		31.5%		29.5%		27.9%		22.8%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

1950

1960

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1990

2000

City

Allentown, PA

Bethlehem, PA

Easton, PA

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			317,469	72.5%
		UA Population		225,962	51.6%
	Rural Population			120,355	27.5%

	Inside Central Cities			173,096	39.5%
	Outside Central Cities			264,728	60.5%

	Total Metro Area Population			437,824	100.0%


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

	Allentown-Bethlehem, PA		225,962	225,962	100.0%

	Total			225,962


	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			351,154	71.3%
		UA Population		256,016	52.0%
	Rural Population			141,014	28.7%

	Inside Central Cities			215,710	43.8%
	Outside Central Cities			276,458	56.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			492,168	100.0%


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

	Allentown-Bethlehem, PA		256,016	256,016	100.0%

	Total			256,016


	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			433,210	72.9%
		UA Population		363,517	61.2%
	Rural Population			160,914	27.1%

	Inside Central Cities			212,469	35.8%
	Outside Central Cities			381,655	64.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			594,124	100.0%


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

	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ		363,517	363,517	100.0%

	Total			363,517


	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			451,038	71.0%
		UA Population		381,734	60.1%
	Rural Population			184,443	29.0%

	Inside Central Cities			200,204	31.5%
	Outside Central Cities			435,277	68.5%

	Total Metro Area Population			635,481	100.0%


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

	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ		381,734	381,734	100.0%

	Total			381,734


	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			439,938	73.9%
		UA Population		385,619	64.8%
	Rural Population			155,143	26.1%

	Inside Central Cities			176,518	29.7%
	Outside Central Cities			418,563	70.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			595,081	100.0%


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

	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ		410,436	385,619	94.0%

	Total			385,619


	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			596,530	80.6%
		UA Population		569,890	77.0%
	Rural Population			143,865	19.4%

	Inside Principal Cities			177,961	24.0%
	Outside Principal Cities			562,434	76.0%

	Total Metro Area Population			740,395	100.0%


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

	Allentown-Bethlehem, PA-NJ		576,408	553,057	95.9%
	Hazleton, PA		51,746	2,019	3.9%
	New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT		17,799,861	14,814	0.1%

	Total			569,890


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Allentown-Bethlehem, PA-NJ SMA
-		Warren County, NJ included as original SMA component
-		Lehigh County, PA included as original SMA component
-		Northampton County, PA included as original SMA component
-		Allentown, PA designated as original central city of new SMA
-		Bethlehem, PA designated as original central city of new SMA


Mar 1952



-		Title of Allentown-Bethlehem, PA-NJ SMA changed to Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ SMA
-		Easton, PA designated as central city of SMA


Apr 1973



-		Carbon County, PA added


Jun 1983



-		Title of Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ SMSA changed to Allentown-Bethlehem, PA-NJ MSA


Nov 1989



-		Title of Allentown-Bethlehem, PA-NJ MSA changed to Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA


Dec 1992



-		Title of Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA changed to Allentown-Bethlehem, PA MSA
-		Warren County, NJ transferred to New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Easton, PA no longer designated as central city


Jun 1993



-		Warren County, NJ included as original component of reestablished Newark, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA, transferred from New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA


Jun 2003



-		Title of Allentown-Bethlehem, PA MSA changed to Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area
-		Warren County, NJ added, transferred from Newark, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA

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