Boise City-Nampa, ID

1963‑1983:		Boise City, ID SMSA
1983‑2003:		Boise City, ID MSA
2003‑2006:		Boise City-Nampa, ID Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Ada County, ID	70,649	93,460	112,230	173,036	205,775	300,904	345,418

Boise County, ID	1,776	1,646	1,763	2,999	3,509	6,670	7,440

Canyon County, ID	53,597	57,662	61,288	83,756	90,076	131,441	164,981

Gem County, ID	8,730	9,127	9,387	11,972	11,844	15,181	16,265

Owyhee County, ID	6,307	6,375	6,422	8,272	8,392	10,644	11,037



Total	-	-	112,230	173,036	205,775	432,345	545,141
Percent Change	-	-	-	54.2%	18.9%	110.1%	26.1%



Total (as currently defined)	141,059	168,270	191,090	280,035	319,596	464,840	545,141
Percent Change	-	19.3%	13.6%	46.5%	14.1%	45.4%	17.3%

Timeline

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Component

Ada County, ID

Boise County, ID

Canyon County, ID

Gem County, ID

Owyhee County, ID

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950	1960	1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Boise City, ID	34,393	34,481	74,990	*	102,451	*	125,738	*	185,787	*	193,161	*

Nampa, ID	16,185	18,013	20,768		25,112		28,365		51,867	*	71,713	*



Total	0	0	74,990		102,451		125,738		237,654		264,874
Metro	0	0	112,230		173,036		205,775		432,345		545,141
Percent			66.8%		59.2%		61.1%		55.0%		48.6%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Boise City, ID

Nampa, ID

Urban/Rural Population



1960				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			65,640	70.2%
		UA Population		0	0.0%
	Rural Population			27,820	29.8%

	Inside Central Cities			34,481	36.9%
	Outside Central Cities			58,979	63.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			93,460	100.0%


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

	none


	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			87,803	78.2%
		UA Population		85,187	75.9%
	Rural Population			24,427	21.8%

	Inside Central Cities			74,990	66.8%
	Outside Central Cities			37,240	33.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			112,230	100.0%


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

	Boise City, ID		85,187	85,187	100.0%

	Total			85,187


	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			144,126	83.3%
		UA Population		134,848	77.9%
	Rural Population			28,910	16.7%

	Inside Central Cities			102,451	59.2%
	Outside Central Cities			70,585	40.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			173,036	100.0%


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

	Boise City, ID		134,848	134,848	100.0%

	Total			134,848


	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			227,629	76.9%
		UA Population		167,941	56.8%
	Rural Population			68,222	23.1%

	Inside Central Cities			154,103	52.1%
	Outside Central Cities			141,748	47.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			295,851	100.0%


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

	Boise City, ID		167,941	167,941	100.0%

	Total			167,941


	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			387,963	83.5%
		UA Population		368,534	79.3%
	Rural Population			76,877	16.5%

	Inside Principal Cities			237,654	51.1%
	Outside Principal Cities			227,186	48.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			464,840	100.0%


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

	Boise City, ID		272,625	272,625	100.0%
	Nampa, ID		95,909	95,909	100.0%

	Total			368,534


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

Component Change History




Oct 1963



-		New SMSA: Boise City, ID SMSA
-		Ada County, ID included as original SMSA component
-		Boise City, ID designated as original central city of new SMSA


Dec 1992



-		Canyon County, ID added
-		Nampa, ID designated as central city of MSA


Jun 2003



-		Title of Boise City, ID MSA changed to Boise City-Nampa, ID Metro Area
-		Boise County, ID added
-		Gem County, ID added
-		Owyhee County, ID added

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