Charleston-North Charleston, SC

1950‑1959:		Charleston, SC SMA
1959‑1975:		Charleston, SC SMSA
1975‑1983:		Charleston-North Charleston, SC SMSA
1983‑1992:		Charleston, SC MSA
1992‑2003:		Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA
2003‑2006:		Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Berkeley County, SC	30,251	38,196	56,199	94,727	128,776	142,651	149,526

Charleston County, SC	164,856	216,382	247,650	276,974	295,039	309,969	329,482

Dorchester County, SC	22,601	24,383	32,276	58,761	83,060	96,413	112,784



Total	164,856	216,382	303,849	430,462	506,875	549,033	591,792
Percent Change	-	31.3%	40.4%	41.7%	17.8%	8.3%	7.8%



Total (as currently defined)	217,708	278,961	336,125	430,462	506,875	549,033	591,792
Percent Change	-	28.1%	20.5%	28.1%	17.8%	8.3%	7.8%

Timeline

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Berkeley County, SC

Charleston County, SC

Dorchester County, SC

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Charleston, SC	70,174	*	65,925	*	66,945	*	69,510	*	80,414	*	96,650	*	106,712	*

North Charleston, SC	(x)		(x)		(x)		62,534	*	70,218		79,641	*	86,313	*



Total	70,174		65,925		66,945		132,044		80,414		179,688		193,025
Metro	164,856		216,382		303,849		430,462		506,875		549,033		591,792
Percent	42.6%		30.5%		22.0%		30.7%		15.9%		32.7%		32.6%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Charleston, SC

North Charleston, SC

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			120,289	73.0%
		UA Population		120,289	73.0%
	Rural Population			44,567	27.0%

	Inside Central Cities			70,174	42.6%
	Outside Central Cities			94,682	57.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			164,856	100.0%


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

	Charleston, SC		120,289	120,289	100.0%

	Total			120,289


	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			165,229	64.9%
		UA Population		160,113	62.9%
	Rural Population			89,349	35.1%

	Inside Central Cities			65,925	25.9%
	Outside Central Cities			188,653	74.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			254,578	100.0%


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

	Charleston, SC		160,113	160,113	100.0%

	Total			160,113


	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			232,238	69.1%
		UA Population		228,399	68.0%
	Rural Population			103,887	30.9%

	Inside Central Cities			66,945	19.9%
	Outside Central Cities			269,180	80.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			336,125	100.0%


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

	Charleston, SC		228,399	228,399	100.0%

	Total			228,399


	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			332,271	77.2%
		UA Population		328,572	76.3%
	Rural Population			98,191	22.8%

	Inside Central Cities			69,510	16.1%
	Outside Central Cities			360,952	83.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			430,462	100.0%


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

	Charleston, SC		328,572	328,572	100.0%

	Total			328,572


	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			399,563	78.8%
		UA Population		393,956	77.7%
	Rural Population			107,312	21.2%

	Inside Central Cities			151,739	29.9%
	Outside Central Cities			355,136	70.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			506,875	100.0%


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

	Charleston, SC		393,956	393,956	100.0%

	Total			393,956


	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			432,533	78.8%
		UA Population		423,410	77.1%
	Rural Population			116,500	21.2%

	Inside Principal Cities			179,688	32.7%
	Outside Principal Cities			369,345	67.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			549,033	100.0%


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

	Charleston-North Charleston, SC		423,410	423,410	100.0%

	Total			423,410


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



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


Oct 1963



-		Berkeley County, SC added


Apr 1973



-		Dorchester County, SC added


Apr 1975



-		Title of Charleston, SC SMSA changed to Charleston-North Charleston, SC SMSA
-		North Charleston, SC designated as central city of SMSA


Jun 1983



-		Title of Charleston-North Charleston, SC SMSA changed to Charleston, SC MSA
-		North Charleston, SC no longer designated as central city


Dec 1992



-		Title of Charleston, SC MSA changed to Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA
-		North Charleston, SC designated as central city of MSA

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