Asheville, NC

1950‑1959:		Asheville, NC SMA
1959‑1983:		Asheville, NC SMSA
1983‑2003:		Asheville, NC MSA
2003‑2006:		Asheville, NC Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Buncombe County, NC	124,403	130,074	145,056	160,934	174,821	206,330	218,380

Haywood County, NC	37,631	39,711	41,710	46,495	46,942	54,033	56,084

Henderson County, NC	30,921	36,163	42,804	58,580	69,285	89,173	97,175

Madison County, NC	20,522	17,217	16,003	16,827	16,953	19,635	20,211



Total	124,403	130,074	145,056	177,761	174,821	225,965	391,850
Percent Change	-	4.6%	11.5%	22.5%	-1.7%	29.3%	73.4%



Total (as currently defined)	213,477	223,165	245,573	282,836	308,001	369,171	391,850
Percent Change	-	4.5%	10.0%	15.2%	8.9%	19.9%	6.1%

Timeline

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Buncombe County, NC

Haywood County, NC

Henderson County, NC

Madison County, NC

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Asheville, NC	53,000	*	60,192	*	57,681	*	53,583	*	61,607	*	68,889	*	72,231	*



Total	53,000		60,192		57,681		53,583		61,607		68,889		72,231
Metro	124,403		130,074		145,056		177,761		174,821		225,965		391,850
Percent	42.6%		46.3%		39.8%		30.1%		35.2%		30.5%		18.4%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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Asheville, NC

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			58,437	47.0%
		UA Population		58,437	47.0%
	Rural Population			65,966	53.0%

	Inside Central Cities			53,000	42.6%
	Outside Central Cities			71,403	57.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			124,403	100.0%


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

	Asheville, NC		58,437	58,437	100.0%

	Total			58,437


	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			68,592	52.7%
		UA Population		68,592	52.7%
	Rural Population			61,482	47.3%

	Inside Central Cities			60,192	46.3%
	Outside Central Cities			69,882	53.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			130,074	100.0%


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

	Asheville, NC		68,592	68,592	100.0%

	Total			68,592


	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			75,655	47.0%
		UA Population		72,451	45.0%
	Rural Population			85,404	53.0%

	Inside Central Cities			57,681	35.8%
	Outside Central Cities			103,378	64.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			161,059	100.0%


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

	Asheville, NC		72,451	72,451	100.0%

	Total			72,451


	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			101,281	62.9%
		UA Population		101,281	62.9%
	Rural Population			59,653	37.1%

	Inside Central Cities			53,583	33.3%
	Outside Central Cities			107,351	66.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			160,934	100.0%


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

	Asheville, NC		102,400	101,281	98.9%

	Total			101,281


	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			107,642	56.1%
		UA Population		107,642	56.1%
	Rural Population			84,132	43.9%

	Inside Central Cities			61,607	32.1%
	Outside Central Cities			130,167	67.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			191,774	100.0%


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

	Asheville, NC		110,429	107,642	97.5%

	Total			107,642


	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			221,570	60.0%
		UA Population		221,570	60.0%
	Rural Population			147,601	40.0%

	Inside Principal Cities			68,889	18.7%
	Outside Principal Cities			300,282	81.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			369,171	100.0%


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

	Asheville, NC		221,570	221,570	100.0%

	Total			221,570


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Asheville, NC SMA
-		Buncombe County, NC included as original SMA component
-		Asheville, NC designated as original central city of new SMA


Apr 1973



-		Madison County, NC added


Jun 1983



-		Madison County, NC deleted, reverted to nonmetro status


Dec 1992



-		Madison County, NC added


Jun 2003



-		Haywood County, NC added
-		Henderson County, NC added

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