Charleston, WV

1950‑1959:		Charleston, WV SMA
1959‑1983:		Charleston, WV SMSA
1983‑2003:		Charleston, WV MSA
2003‑2006:		Charleston, WV Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Boone County, WV	33,173	28,764	25,118	30,447	25,870	25,535	25,613

Clay County, WV	14,961	11,942	9,330	11,265	9,983	10,330	10,318

Fayette County, WV	82,443	61,731	49,332	57,863	47,952	47,579	46,558

Kanawha County, WV	239,629	252,925	229,515	231,414	207,619	200,073	193,413

Lincoln County, WV	22,466	20,267	18,912	23,675	21,382	22,108	22,446

Putnam County, WV	21,021	23,561	27,625	38,181	42,835	51,589	54,389



Total	322,072	252,925	229,515	269,595	250,454	251,662	306,179
Percent Change	-	-21.5%	-9.3%	17.5%	-7.1%	0.5%	21.7%



Total (as currently defined)	331,250	337,459	310,500	334,982	307,689	309,635	306,179
Percent Change	-	1.9%	-8.0%	7.9%	-8.1%	0.6%	-1.1%

Timeline

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Boone County, WV

Clay County, WV

Fayette County, WV

Kanawha County, WV

Lincoln County, WV

Putnam County, WV

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Charleston, WV	73,501	*	85,796	*	71,505	*	63,968	*	57,287	*	53,421	*	51,176	*



Total	73,501		85,796		71,505		63,968		57,287		53,421		51,176
Metro	322,072		252,925		229,515		269,595		250,454		251,662		306,179
Percent	22.8%		33.9%		31.2%		23.7%		22.9%		21.2%		16.7%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Charleston, WV

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			145,194	45.1%
		UA Population		129,523	40.2%
	Rural Population			176,878	54.9%

	Inside Central Cities			73,501	22.8%
	Outside Central Cities			248,571	77.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			322,072	100.0%


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

	Charleston, WV		130,914	129,523	98.9%

	Total			129,523


	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			168,853	66.8%
		UA Population		168,026	66.4%
	Rural Population			84,072	33.2%

	Inside Central Cities			85,796	33.9%
	Outside Central Cities			167,129	66.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			252,925	100.0%


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

	Charleston, WV		169,500	168,026	99.1%

	Total			168,026


	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			161,892	63.0%
		UA Population		157,662	61.3%
	Rural Population			95,248	37.0%

	Inside Central Cities			71,505	27.8%
	Outside Central Cities			185,635	72.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			257,140	100.0%


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

	Charleston, WV		157,662	157,662	100.0%

	Total			157,662


	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			161,297	59.8%
		UA Population		153,618	57.0%
	Rural Population			108,298	40.2%

	Inside Central Cities			63,968	23.7%
	Outside Central Cities			205,627	76.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			269,595	100.0%


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

	Charleston, WV		153,618	153,618	100.0%

	Total			153,618


	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			169,066	67.5%
		UA Population		162,081	64.7%
	Rural Population			81,388	32.5%

	Inside Central Cities			57,287	22.9%
	Outside Central Cities			193,167	77.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			250,454	100.0%


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

	Charleston, WV		164,418	162,081	98.6%

	Total			162,081


	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			184,508	59.6%
		UA Population		178,484	57.6%
	Rural Population			125,127	40.4%

	Inside Principal Cities			53,421	17.3%
	Outside Principal Cities			256,214	82.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			309,635	100.0%


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

	Charleston, WV		182,991	178,484	97.5%

	Total			178,484


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Charleston, WV SMA
-		Fayette County, WV included as original SMA component
-		Kanawha County, WV included as original SMA component
-		Charleston, WV designated as original central city of new SMA


Jun 1959



-		Fayette County, WV deleted, reverted to nonmetro status


Apr 1973



-		Putnam County, WV added


Jun 2003



-		Boone County, WV added
-		Clay County, WV added
-		Fayette County, WV included as original component of Oak Hill, WV Micro Area
-		Lincoln County, WV added

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