Canton-Massillon, OH

1950‑1959:		Canton, OH SMA
1959‑1983:		Canton, OH SMSA
1983‑1992:		Canton, OH MSA
1992‑2003:		Canton-Massillon, OH MSA
2003‑2006:		Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Carroll County, OH	19,039	20,857	21,579	25,598	26,521	28,836	29,252

Stark County, OH	283,194	340,345	372,210	378,823	367,585	378,098	380,275



Total	283,194	340,345	372,210	404,421	394,106	406,934	409,527
Percent Change	-	20.2%	9.4%	8.7%	-2.6%	3.3%	0.6%



Total (as currently defined)	302,233	361,202	393,789	404,421	394,106	406,934	409,527
Percent Change	-	19.5%	9.0%	2.7%	-2.6%	3.3%	0.6%

Timeline

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Component

Carroll County, OH

Stark County, OH

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Canton, OH	116,912	*	113,631	*	110,053	*	94,730	*	84,161	*	80,806	*	79,478	*

Massillon, OH	29,594		31,236		32,539		30,557		31,007	*	31,325	*	32,150	*

Alliance, OH	26,161		28,362		26,547		24,315		23,304 23,376	*	23,195 23,253		22,742 22,801



Total	116,912		113,631		110,053		94,730		138,472		112,131		111,628
Metro	283,194		340,345		372,210		404,421		394,106		406,934		409,527
Percent	41.3%		33.4%		29.6%		23.4%		35.1%		27.6%		27.3%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

City

Canton, OH

Massillon, OH

Alliance, OH

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			201,772	71.2%
		UA Population		173,917	61.4%
	Rural Population			81,422	28.8%

	Inside Central Cities			116,912	41.3%
	Outside Central Cities			166,282	58.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			283,194	100.0%


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

	Canton, OH		173,917	173,917	100.0%

	Total			173,917


	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			244,012	71.7%
		UA Population		213,574	62.8%
	Rural Population			96,333	28.3%

	Inside Central Cities			113,631	33.4%
	Outside Central Cities			226,714	66.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			340,345	100.0%


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

	Canton, OH		213,574	213,574	100.0%

	Total			213,574


	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			278,002	70.6%
		UA Population		244,279	62.0%
	Rural Population			115,787	29.4%

	Inside Central Cities			110,053	27.9%
	Outside Central Cities			283,736	72.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			393,789	100.0%


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

	Canton, OH		244,279	244,279	100.0%

	Total			244,279


	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			285,000	70.5%
		UA Population		249,597	61.7%
	Rural Population			119,421	29.5%

	Inside Central Cities			125,287	31.0%
	Outside Central Cities			279,134	69.0%

	Total Metro Area Population			404,421	100.0%


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

	Akron, OH		515,720	4,709	0.9%
	Canton, OH		244,888	244,888	100.0%

	Total			249,597


	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			291,790	74.0%
		UA Population		256,975	65.2%
	Rural Population			102,316	26.0%

	Inside Central Cities			115,168	29.2%
	Outside Central Cities			278,938	70.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			394,106	100.0%


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

	Akron, OH		527,863	12,399	2.3%
	Canton, OH		244,576	244,576	100.0%

	Total			256,975


	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			335,108	82.3%
		UA Population		293,194	72.0%
	Rural Population			71,826	17.7%

	Inside Principal Cities			112,131	27.6%
	Outside Principal Cities			294,803	72.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			406,934	100.0%


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

	Akron, OH		570,215	26,599	4.7%
	Canton, OH		266,595	266,595	100.0%

	Total			293,194


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Canton, OH SMA
-		Stark County, OH included as original SMA component
-		Canton, OH designated as original central city of new SMA


Apr 1973



-		Carroll County, OH added


Jun 1983



-		Massillon, OH designated as central city of MSA


Jun 1989



-		Alliance, OH designated as central city of MSA


Dec 1992



-		Title of Canton, OH MSA changed to Canton-Massillon, OH MSA
-		Alliance, OH no longer designated as central city

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