Cleveland, OH

1950‑1959:		Cleveland, OH SMA
1959‑1975:		Cleveland, OH SMSA
1975‑1983:		Cleveland, OH SMSA in Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH SCSA
1983‑1992:		Cleveland, OH PMSA in Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH CMSA
1992‑2003:		Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA in Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA
2003‑2006:		Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metro Area in Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH CSA

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Ashtabula County, OH	78,695	93,067	98,237	104,215	99,821	102,728	103,044

Cuyahoga County, OH	1,389,532	1,647,895	1,721,300	1,498,400	1,412,140	1,393,978	1,330,428

Geauga County, OH	26,646	47,573	62,977	74,474	81,129	90,895	95,060

Lake County, OH	75,979	148,700	197,200	212,801	215,499	227,511	232,416

Lorain County, OH	148,162	217,500	256,843	274,909	271,126	284,664	300,266

Medina County, OH	40,417	65,315	82,717	113,150	122,354	151,095	166,968



Total	1,465,511	1,796,595	2,064,194	1,898,825	1,831,122	2,250,871	2,125,138
Percent Change	-	22.6%	14.9%	-8.0%	-3.6%	22.9%	-5.6%



Total (as currently defined)	1,680,736	2,126,983	2,321,037	2,173,734	2,102,248	2,148,143	2,125,138
Percent Change	-	26.6%	9.1%	-6.3%	-3.3%	2.2%	-1.1%

Timeline

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Component

Ashtabula County, OH

Cuyahoga County, OH

Geauga County, OH

Lake County, OH

Lorain County, OH

Medina County, OH

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Cleveland, OH	914,808	*	876,050	*	750,903	*	573,822	*	505,616	*	478,403	*	452,208	*

Elyria, OH	30,307		43,782		53,427		57,538		56,746		55,953	*	56,061	*

Lorain, OH	51,202		68,932		78,185		75,416		71,245		68,652	*	67,820

Mentor, OH	2,393		4,354		36,912		42,065		47,358		50,278		51,485	*



Total	914,808		876,050		750,903		573,822		505,616		603,008		559,754
Metro	1,465,511		1,796,595		2,064,194		1,898,825		1,831,122		2,250,871		2,125,138
Percent	62.4%		48.8%		36.4%		30.2%		27.6%		26.8%		26.3%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Cleveland, OH

Elyria, OH

Lorain, OH

Mentor, OH

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			1,406,813	96.0%
		UA Population		1,376,039	93.9%
	Rural Population			58,698	4.0%

	Inside Central Cities			914,808	62.4%
	Outside Central Cities			550,703	37.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			1,465,511	100.0%


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

	Cleveland, OH		1,383,599	1,376,039	99.5%

	Total			1,376,039


	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			1,794,510	94.0%
		UA Population		1,760,761	92.2%
	Rural Population			114,973	6.0%

	Inside Central Cities			876,050	45.9%
	Outside Central Cities			1,033,433	54.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			1,909,483	100.0%


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

	Cleveland, OH		1,784,991	1,760,761	98.6%

	Total			1,760,761


	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			1,940,897	94.0%
		UA Population		1,919,064	93.0%
	Rural Population			123,297	6.0%

	Inside Central Cities			750,903	36.4%
	Outside Central Cities			1,313,291	63.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			2,064,194	100.0%


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

	Akron, OH		542,775	13,947	2.6%
	Cleveland, OH		1,959,880	1,905,117	97.2%

	Total			1,919,064


	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			1,757,682	92.6%
		UA Population		1,726,232	90.9%
	Rural Population			141,143	7.4%

	Inside Central Cities			573,822	30.2%
	Outside Central Cities			1,325,003	69.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			1,898,825	100.0%


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

	Akron, OH		515,720	15,391	3.0%
	Cleveland, OH		1,752,424	1,710,841	97.6%

	Total			1,726,232


	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			1,973,062	89.6%
		UA Population		1,866,688	84.8%
	Rural Population			229,007	10.4%

	Inside Central Cities			633,607	28.8%
	Outside Central Cities			1,568,462	71.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			2,202,069	100.0%


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

	Akron, OH		527,863	16,195	3.1%
	Cleveland, OH		1,677,492	1,633,141	97.4%
	Lorain-Elyria, OH		224,087	217,352	97.0%

	Total			1,866,688


	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			1,963,806	91.4%
		UA Population		1,905,344	88.7%
	Rural Population			184,337	8.6%

	Inside Principal Cities			584,634	27.2%
	Outside Principal Cities			1,563,509	72.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			2,148,143	100.0%


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

	Akron, OH		570,215	19,554	3.4%
	Cleveland, OH		1,786,647	1,698,804	95.1%
	Lorain-Elyria, OH		193,586	186,986	96.6%

	Total			1,905,344


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Cleveland, OH SMA
-		Cuyahoga County, OH included as original SMA component
-		Lake County, OH included as original SMA component
-		Lorain County, OH included as original component of Lorain-Elyria, OH SMA
-		Cleveland, OH designated as original central city of new SMA
-		Elyria, OH designated as original central city of new Lorain-Elyria, OH SMA
-		Lorain, OH designated as original central city of new Lorain-Elyria, OH SMA


Oct 1963



-		Geauga County, OH added
-		Medina County, OH added


Oct 1975



-		Cleveland, OH SMSA included in Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH SCSA


Jun 1983



-		Cleveland, OH SMSA in Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH SCSA became Cleveland, OH PMSA in Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH CMSA


Dec 1992



-		Title of Cleveland, OH PMSA in Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH CMSA changed to Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA in Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA
-		Ashtabula County, OH added
-		Lorain County, OH added, transferred from Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA in Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH CMSA
-		Elyria, OH designated as central city of PMSA, transferred from Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA in Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH CMSA
-		Lorain, OH designated as central city of PMSA, transferred from Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA in Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH CMSA


Jun 2003



-		Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA in Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA became Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metro Area in Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH CSA
-		Ashtabula County, OH included as original component of Ashtabula, OH Micro Area in Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH CSA
-		Mentor, OH designated as principal city of Metro Area
-		Lorain, OH no longer designated as principal/central city

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