Altoona, PA

1950‑1959:		Altoona, PA SMA
1959‑1983:		Altoona, PA SMSA
1983‑2003:		Altoona, PA MSA
2003‑2006:		Altoona, PA Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Blair County, PA	139,514	137,270	135,356	136,621	130,542	129,144	126,572



Total	139,514	137,270	135,356	136,621	130,542	129,144	126,572
Percent Change	-	-1.6%	-1.4%	0.9%	-4.4%	-1.1%	-2.0%



Total (as currently defined)	139,514	137,270	135,356	136,621	130,542	129,144	126,572
Percent Change	-	-1.6%	-1.4%	0.9%	-4.4%	-1.1%	-2.0%

Timeline

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Component

Blair County, PA

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Altoona, PA	77,177	*	69,407	*	62,900	*	57,078	*	51,881	*	49,523	*	47,176	*



Total	77,177		69,407		62,900		57,078		51,881		49,523		47,176
Metro	139,514		137,270		135,356		136,621		130,542		129,144		126,572
Percent	55.3%		50.6%		46.5%		41.8%		39.7%		38.3%		37.3%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Altoona, PA

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			100,158	71.8%
		UA Population		86,614	62.1%
	Rural Population			39,356	28.2%

	Inside Central Cities			77,177	55.3%
	Outside Central Cities			62,337	44.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			139,514	100.0%


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

	Altoona, PA		86,614	86,614	100.0%

	Total			86,614


	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			93,787	68.3%
		UA Population		83,058	60.5%
	Rural Population			43,483	31.7%

	Inside Central Cities			69,407	50.6%
	Outside Central Cities			67,863	49.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			137,270	100.0%


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

	Altoona, PA		83,058	83,058	100.0%

	Total			83,058


	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			91,678	67.7%
		UA Population		81,795	60.4%
	Rural Population			43,678	32.3%

	Inside Central Cities			62,900	46.5%
	Outside Central Cities			72,456	53.5%

	Total Metro Area Population			135,356	100.0%


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

	Altoona, PA		81,795	81,795	100.0%

	Total			81,795


	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			88,110	64.5%
		UA Population		78,802	57.7%
	Rural Population			48,511	35.5%

	Inside Central Cities			57,078	41.8%
	Outside Central Cities			79,543	58.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			136,621	100.0%


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

	Altoona, PA		78,802	78,802	100.0%

	Total			78,802


	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			84,909	65.0%
		UA Population		76,551	58.6%
	Rural Population			45,633	35.0%

	Inside Central Cities			51,881	39.7%
	Outside Central Cities			78,661	60.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			130,542	100.0%


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

	Altoona, PA		76,551	76,551	100.0%

	Total			76,551


	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			95,559	74.0%
		UA Population		82,520	63.9%
	Rural Population			33,585	26.0%

	Inside Principal Cities			49,523	38.3%
	Outside Principal Cities			79,621	61.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			129,144	100.0%


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

	Altoona, PA		82,520	82,520	100.0%

	Total			82,520


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Altoona, PA SMA
-		Blair County, PA included as original SMA component
-		Altoona, PA designated as original central city of new SMA

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