Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC

1950‑1959:		Charlotte, NC SMA
1959‑1973:		Charlotte, NC SMSA
1973‑1983:		Charlotte-Gastonia, NC SMSA
1983‑2003:		Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA
2003‑2006:		Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Anson County, NC	26,781	24,962	23,488	25,649	23,474	25,275	25,689

Cabarrus County, NC	63,783	68,137	74,629	85,895	98,935	131,063	149,585

Gaston County, NC	110,836	127,074	148,415	162,568	175,093	190,365	196,237

Lincoln County, NC	27,459	28,814	32,682	42,372	50,319	63,780	69,748

Mecklenburg County, NC	197,052	272,111	354,656	404,270	511,433	695,454	796,369

Rowan County, NC	75,410	82,817	90,035	99,186	110,605	130,340	134,782

Union County, NC	42,034	44,670	54,714	70,380	84,211	123,677	163,483

York County, SC	71,596	78,760	85,216	106,720	131,497	164,614	190,111



Total	197,052	272,111	409,370	637,218	1,162,093	1,499,293	1,521,474
Percent Change	-	38.1%	50.4%	55.7%	82.4%	29.0%	1.5%



Total (as currently defined)	512,082	615,714	741,118	855,482	1,024,643	1,330,448	1,521,474
Percent Change	-	20.2%	20.4%	15.4%	19.8%	29.8%	14.4%

Timeline

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1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

Component

Anson County, NC

Cabarrus County, NC

Gaston County, NC

Lincoln County, NC

Mecklenburg County, NC

Rowan County, NC

Union County, NC

York County, SC

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Charlotte, NC	134,042	*	201,564	*	241,178	*	314,447	*	395,934	*	540,828	*	610,949	*

Gastonia, NC	23,069		37,276		47,142		47,333	*	54,732	*	66,277	*	68,964	*

Rock Hill, SC	24,502		29,404		33,846		35,344		41,643	*	49,765	*	59,554	*

Kannapolis, NC	20,819		32,953		34,003		34,564		29,696	*	36,910	*	30,088 39,040

Concord, NC	16,486		17,799		18,464		16,942		27,347		55,977	*	61,092	*



Total	134,042		201,564		241,178		361,780		522,005		749,757		800,559
Metro	197,052		272,111		409,370		637,218		1,162,093		1,499,293		1,521,474
Percent	68.0%		74.1%		58.9%		56.8%		44.9%		50.0%		52.6%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

City

Charlotte, NC

Gastonia, NC

Rock Hill, SC

Kannapolis, NC

Concord, NC

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			140,930	71.5%
		UA Population		140,930	71.5%
	Rural Population			56,122	28.5%

	Inside Central Cities			134,042	68.0%
	Outside Central Cities			63,010	32.0%

	Total Metro Area Population			197,052	100.0%


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

	Charlotte, NC		140,930	140,930	100.0%

	Total			140,930


	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			222,946	70.4%
		UA Population		209,551	66.2%
	Rural Population			93,835	29.6%

	Inside Central Cities			201,564	63.6%
	Outside Central Cities			115,217	36.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			316,781	100.0%


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

	Charlotte, NC		209,551	209,551	100.0%

	Total			209,551


	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			383,954	68.8%
		UA Population		374,255	67.1%
	Rural Population			173,831	31.2%

	Inside Central Cities			288,320	51.7%
	Outside Central Cities			269,465	48.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			557,785	100.0%


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

	Charlotte, NC		279,530	279,530	100.0%
	Gastonia, NC		94,725	94,725	100.0%

	Total			374,255


	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			647,306	66.6%
		UA Population		580,439	59.8%
	Rural Population			324,085	33.4%

	Inside Central Cities			397,124	40.9%
	Outside Central Cities			574,267	59.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			971,391	100.0%


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

	Charlotte, NC		350,715	350,715	100.0%
	Concord, NC		71,994	71,994	100.0%
	Gastonia, NC		106,884	106,884	100.0%
	Rock Hill, SC		50,846	50,846	100.0%

	Total			580,439


	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			798,670	68.7%
		UA Population		706,168	60.8%
	Rural Population			363,423	31.3%

	Inside Central Cities			549,352	47.3%
	Outside Central Cities			612,741	52.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			1,162,093	100.0%


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

	Charlotte, NC		455,597	455,597	100.0%
	Gastonia, NC		113,637	113,637	100.0%
	Kannapolis, NC		78,177	78,177	100.0%
	Rock Hill, SC		58,757	58,757	100.0%

	Total			706,168


	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			1,085,244	81.6%
		UA Population		1,056,761	79.4%
	Rural Population			245,204	18.4%

	Inside Principal Cities			663,082	49.8%
	Outside Principal Cities			667,366	50.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			1,330,448	100.0%


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

	Charlotte, NC-SC		758,927	758,927	100.0%
	Concord, NC		115,057	86,420	75.1%
	Gastonia, NC		141,407	141,407	100.0%
	Rock Hill, SC		70,007	70,007	100.0%

	Total			1,056,761


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Charlotte, NC SMA
-		Mecklenburg County, NC included as original SMA component
-		Charlotte, NC designated as original central city of new SMA


Oct 1963



-		Union County, NC added


Nov 1971



-		Gaston County, NC included as original component of Gastonia, NC SMSA
-		Gastonia, NC designated as original central city of new Gastonia, NC SMSA


Apr 1973



-		Title of Charlotte, NC SMSA changed to Charlotte-Gastonia, NC SMSA
-		Gaston County, NC added, transferred from Gastonia, NC SMSA
-		Gastonia, NC designated as central city of SMSA, transferred from Gastonia, NC SMSA


Jun 1981



-		Cabarrus County, NC included as original component of Salisbury-Concord, NC SMSA
-		Rowan County, NC included as original component of Salisbury-Concord, NC SMSA
-		York County, SC included as original component of Rock Hill, SC SMSA
-		Rock Hill, SC designated as original central city of new Rock Hill, SC SMSA
-		Concord, NC designated as original central city of new Salisbury-Concord, NC SMSA


Jun 1983



-		Title of Charlotte-Gastonia, NC SMSA changed to Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA
-		Cabarrus County, NC added, transferred from Salisbury-Concord, NC SMSA
-		Lincoln County, NC added
-		Rowan County, NC added, transferred from Salisbury-Concord, NC SMSA
-		York County, SC added, transferred from Rock Hill, SC SMSA
-		Rock Hill, SC designated as central city of MSA, transferred from Rock Hill, SC SMSA
-		Concord, NC no longer designated as central city of Salisbury-Concord, NC SMSA


Jun 1985



-		Kannapolis, NC designated as central city of MSA


Dec 1992



-		Concord, NC designated as central city of MSA


Jun 2003



-		Title of Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA changed to Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC Metro Area
-		Anson County, NC added
-		Lincoln County, NC included as original component of Lincolnton, NC Micro Area
-		Rowan County, NC included as original component of reestablished Salisbury, NC Micro Area
-		Kannapolis, NC no longer designated as principal/central city
-		Rock Hill, SC no longer designated as principal/central city


Dec 2003



-		Rock Hill, SC designated as principal city of Metro Area

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