------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950-1959: Atlanta, GA SMA 1959-1983: Atlanta, GA SMSA 1983-2003: Atlanta, GA MSA 2003-2006: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA CSA Population History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barrow County, GA 13,115 14,485 16,859 21,354 29,721* 46,144* 59,920* Bartow County, GA 27,370 28,267 32,663 40,760 55,911 76,019* 89,049* Butts County, GA 9,079 8,976 10,560 13,665* 15,326* 19,522 22,837* Carroll County, GA 34,112 36,451 45,404 56,346 71,422 87,268* 104,386* Cherokee County, GA 20,750 23,001 31,059 51,699* 90,204* 141,903* 184,360* Clayton County, GA 22,872 46,365* 98,043* 150,357* 182,052* 236,517* 266,614* Cobb County, GA 61,830* 114,174* 196,793* 297,718* 447,745* 607,751* 663,528* Coweta County, GA 27,786 28,893 32,310 39,268 53,853* 89,215* 109,769* Dawson County, GA 3,712 3,590 3,639 4,774 9,429 15,999 19,825* DeKalb County, GA 136,395* 256,782* 415,387* 483,024* 545,837* 665,865* 713,679* Douglas County, GA 12,173 16,741 28,659 54,573* 71,120* 92,174* 112,914* Fayette County, GA 7,978 8,199 11,364 29,043* 62,415* 91,263* 104,186* Forsyth County, GA 11,005 12,170 16,928 27,958* 44,083* 98,407* 140,804* Fulton County, GA 473,572* 556,326* 607,592* 589,904* 648,951* 816,006* 934,242* Gwinnett County, GA 32,320 43,541* 72,349* 166,903* 352,910* 588,448* 726,790* Haralson County, GA 14,663 14,543 15,927 18,422 21,966 25,690 28,335* Heard County, GA 6,975 5,333 5,354 6,520 8,628 11,012 11,336* Henry County, GA 15,857 17,619 23,724 36,309* 58,741* 119,341* 168,204* Jasper County, GA 7,473 6,135 5,760 7,553 8,453 11,426 13,144* Lamar County, GA 10,242 10,240 10,688 12,215 13,038 15,912 16,605* Meriwether County, GA 21,055 19,756 19,461 21,229 22,411 22,534 22,754* Newton County, GA 20,185 20,999 26,282 34,489* 41,808* 62,001* 86,529* Paulding County, GA 11,752 13,101 17,520 26,110* 41,611* 81,678* 112,566* Pickens County, GA 8,855 8,903 9,620 11,652 14,432 22,983* 28,440* Pike County, GA 8,459 7,138 7,316 8,937 10,224 13,688 16,073* Rockdale County, GA 8,464 10,572 18,152 36,747* 54,091* 70,111* 78,398* Spalding County, GA 31,045 35,404 39,514 47,899 54,457* 58,417* 61,262* Walton County, GA 20,230 20,481 23,404 31,211* 38,586* 60,687* 75,670* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 671,797 1,017,188 1,390,164 2,029,710 2,833,511 4,112,198 4,972,219 Percent Change - 51.4% 36.7% 46.0% 39.6% 45.1% 20.9% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total (as currently defined) 1,079,324 1,388,185 1,842,331 2,326,639 3,069,425 4,247,981 4,972,219 Percent Change - 28.6% 32.7% 26.3% 31.9% 38.4% 17.0% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component Change Timeline ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 Component | | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barrow County, GA ************************ Bartow County, GA *************** Butts County, GA ******************* **** Carroll County, GA *************** Cherokee County, GA ********************************** Clayton County, GA *************************************************** Cobb County, GA ********************************************************* Coweta County, GA ************************ Dawson County, GA **** DeKalb County, GA ********************************************************* Douglas County, GA ********************************** Fayette County, GA ********************************** Forsyth County, GA ********************************** Fulton County, GA ********************************************************* Gwinnett County, GA ************************************************* Haralson County, GA **** Heard County, GA **** Henry County, GA ********************************** Jasper County, GA **** Lamar County, GA **** Meriwether County, GA **** Newton County, GA ********************************** Paulding County, GA ********************************** Pickens County, GA *************** Pike County, GA **** Rockdale County, GA ********************************** Spalding County, GA ************************ Walton County, GA ********************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Population History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- City 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atlanta, GA 331,314* 487,455* 495,039* 425,022* 394,017* 416,474* 470,688* Marietta, GA 20,687 25,565 27,216 30,829 44,129* 58,748 61,261* Total 331,314 487,455 495,039 425,022 438,146 416,474 531,949 Metro 671,797 1,017,188 1,390,164 2,029,710 2,833,511 4,112,198 4,972,219 Percent 49.3% 47.9% 35.6% 20.9% 15.5% 10.1% 10.7% Principal/Central City Change Timeline ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 City | | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atlanta, GA ********************************************************* Marietta, GA ********* **** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component Change History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apr 1950 New SMA: Atlanta, GA SMA Cobb County, GA included as original SMA component DeKalb County, GA included as original SMA component Fulton County, GA included as original SMA component Atlanta, GA designated as original central city of new SMA May 1956 Clayton County, GA added Dec 1958 Gwinnett County, GA added Apr 1973 Butts County, GA added Cherokee County, GA added Douglas County, GA added Fayette County, GA added Forsyth County, GA added Henry County, GA added Newton County, GA added Paulding County, GA added Rockdale County, GA added Walton County, GA added Jun 1983 Barrow County, GA added Coweta County, GA added Spalding County, GA added Marietta, GA designated as central city of MSA Dec 1992 Bartow County, GA added Butts County, GA deleted, reverted to nonmetro status Carroll County, GA added Pickens County, GA added Marietta, GA no longer designated as central city Jun 2003 Title of Atlanta, GA MSA changed to Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA CSA Butts County, GA added Dawson County, GA added Haralson County, GA added Heard County, GA added Jasper County, GA added Lamar County, GA added Meriwether County, GA added Pike County, GA added Marietta, GA designated as principal city of Metro Area -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------