Burlington-South Burlington, VT

1981‑1983:		Burlington, VT SMSA
1983‑2003:		Burlington, VT MSA
2003‑2006:		Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Chittenden County, VT	62,570	74,425	99,131	115,534	131,761	146,571	149,550

Franklin County, VT	29,894	29,474	31,282	34,788	39,980	45,417	47,931

Grand Isle County, VT	3,406	2,927	3,574	4,613	5,318	6,901	7,741

Burlington city, VT	33,155	35,531	38,633	37,712	39,127	38,889	38,531

Charlotte town, VT	1,215	1,271	1,802	2,561	3,148	3,569	3,651

Colchester town, VT	3,897	4,718	8,776	12,629	14,731	16,986	17,165

Essex town, VT	3,931	7,090	10,951	14,392	16,498	18,626	19,146

Hinesburg town, VT	1,120	1,180	1,775	2,690	3,780	4,340	4,425

Jericho town, VT	1,135	1,425	2,343	3,575	4,302	5,015	5,068

Milton town, VT	1,874	2,022	4,495	6,829	8,404	9,479	10,169

Richmond town, VT	1,278	1,303	2,249	3,159	3,729	4,090	4,110

St. George town, VT	117	108	477	677	705	698	682

Shelburne town, VT	1,365	1,805	3,728	5,000	5,871	6,944	6,995

South Burlington city, VT	3,279	6,903	10,032	10,679	12,809	15,814	16,993

Williston town, VT	1,182	1,484	3,187	3,843	4,887	7,650	8,243

Winooski city, VT	6,734	7,420	7,309	6,318	6,649	6,561	6,353

Fairfax town, VT	1,129	1,244	1,366	1,805	2,486	3,765	4,011

Georgia town, VT	1,055	1,079	1,711	2,818	3,753	4,375	4,520

St. Albans city, VT	8,552	8,806	8,082	7,308	7,339	7,650	7,476

St. Albans town, VT	1,908	2,303	3,270	3,555	4,606	5,086	5,911

Swanton town, VT	3,740	3,946	4,622	5,141	5,636	6,203	6,454

Grand Isle town, VT	735	624	809	1,238	1,642	1,955	2,302

South Hero town, VT	567	614	868	1,188	1,404	1,696	1,888



Total	-	-	-	114,070	131,439	169,391	205,222
Percent Change	-	-	-	-	15.2%	28.9%	21.2%



Total (as currently defined)	95,870	106,826	133,987	154,935	177,059	198,889	205,222
Percent Change	-	11.4%	25.4%	15.6%	14.3%	12.3%	3.2%

Timeline

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Component

Chittenden County, VT

Franklin County, VT

Grand Isle County, VT

Burlington city, VT

Charlotte town, VT

Colchester town, VT

Essex town, VT

Hinesburg town, VT

Jericho town, VT

Milton town, VT

Richmond town, VT

St. George town, VT

Shelburne town, VT

South Burlington city, VT

Williston town, VT

Winooski city, VT

Fairfax town, VT

Georgia town, VT

St. Albans city, VT

St. Albans town, VT

Swanton town, VT

Grand Isle town, VT

South Hero town, VT

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950	1960	1970	1980		1990		2000		2005


Burlington, VT	33,155	35,531	38,633	37,712	*	39,127	*	38,889	*	38,531	*

South Burlington, VT	3,279	6,903	10,032	10,679		12,809		15,814		16,993	*



Total	0	0	0	37,712		39,127		38,889		55,524
Metro	0	0	0	114,070		131,439		169,391		205,222
Percent				33.1%		29.8%		23.0%		27.1%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Burlington, VT

South Burlington, VT

Urban/Rural Population

Urban/rural figures are not available for New England metro areas before 2000


2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			118,571	59.6%
		UA Population		105,365	53.0%
	Rural Population			80,318	40.4%

	Inside Principal Cities			54,703	27.5%
	Outside Principal Cities			144,186	72.5%

	Total Metro Area Population			198,889	100.0%


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

	Burlington, VT		105,365	105,365	100.0%

	Total			105,365


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

Component Change History




Jun 1981



-		New SMSA: Burlington, VT SMSA
-		Burlington city (in Chittenden County, VT) included as original SMSA component
-		Charlotte town (in Chittenden County, VT) included as original SMSA component
-		Colchester town (in Chittenden County, VT) included as original SMSA component
-		Essex town (in Chittenden County, VT) included as original SMSA component
-		Hinesburg town (in Chittenden County, VT) included as original SMSA component
-		Jericho town (in Chittenden County, VT) included as original SMSA component
-		Milton town (in Chittenden County, VT) included as original SMSA component
-		Richmond town (in Chittenden County, VT) included as original SMSA component
-		St. George town (in Chittenden County, VT) included as original SMSA component
-		Shelburne town (in Chittenden County, VT) included as original SMSA component
-		South Burlington city (in Chittenden County, VT) included as original SMSA component
-		Williston town (in Chittenden County, VT) included as original SMSA component
-		Winooski city (in Chittenden County, VT) included as original SMSA component
-		Georgia town (in Franklin County, VT) included as original SMSA component
-		South Hero town (in Grand Isle County, VT) included as original SMSA component
-		Burlington, VT designated as original central city of new SMSA


Jun 1983



-		Grand Isle town (in Grand Isle County, VT) added


Dec 1992



-		Fairfax town (in Franklin County, VT) added
-		St. Albans city (in Franklin County, VT) added
-		St. Albans town (in Franklin County, VT) added
-		Swanton town (in Franklin County, VT) added


Jun 2003



-		Counties instead of cities and towns became the basic geographic unit of core based statistical areas in New England
-		Title of Burlington, VT MSA changed to Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area
-		Chittenden County, VT included as original county component of Metro Area
-		Franklin County, VT included as original county component of Metro Area
-		Grand Isle County, VT included as original county component of Metro Area
-		South Burlington, VT designated as principal city of Metro Area

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