Columbus, OH

1950‑1959:		Columbus, OH SMA
1959‑1983:		Columbus, OH SMSA
1983‑2003:		Columbus, OH MSA
2003‑2006:		Columbus, OH Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Delaware County, OH	30,278	36,107	42,908	53,840	66,929	109,989	150,496

Fairfield County, OH	52,130	63,912	73,301	93,678	103,461	122,759	138,403

Franklin County, OH	503,410	682,962	833,249	869,132	961,437	1,068,978	1,089,365

Licking County, OH	70,645	90,242	107,799	120,981	128,300	145,491	154,683

Madison County, OH	22,300	26,454	28,318	33,004	37,068	40,213	41,220

Morrow County, OH	17,168	19,405	21,348	26,480	27,749	31,628	34,309

Pickaway County, OH	29,352	35,855	40,071	43,662	48,255	52,727	52,837

Union County, OH	20,687	22,853	23,786	29,536	31,969	40,909	45,600



Total	503,410	682,962	916,228	1,093,316	1,377,419	1,540,157	1,706,913
Percent Change	-	35.7%	34.2%	19.3%	26.0%	11.8%	10.8%



Total (as currently defined)	745,970	977,790	1,170,780	1,270,313	1,405,168	1,612,694	1,706,913
Percent Change	-	31.1%	19.7%	8.5%	10.6%	14.8%	5.8%

Timeline

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Component

Delaware County, OH

Fairfield County, OH

Franklin County, OH

Licking County, OH

Madison County, OH

Morrow County, OH

Pickaway County, OH

Union County, OH

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Columbus, OH	375,901	*	471,316	*	539,677	*	564,871	*	632,910	*	711,470	*	730,657	*

Lancaster, OH	24,180		29,916		32,911		34,953		34,507	*	35,335	*	36,063

Newark, OH	34,275		41,790		41,836		41,200		44,389	*	46,279	*	47,301



Total	375,901		471,316		539,677		564,871		711,806		793,084		730,657
Metro	503,410		682,962		916,228		1,093,316		1,377,419		1,540,157		1,706,913
Percent	74.7%		69.0%		58.9%		51.7%		51.7%		51.5%		42.8%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Columbus, OH

Lancaster, OH

Newark, OH

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			441,819	87.8%
		UA Population		437,707	86.9%
	Rural Population			61,591	12.2%

	Inside Central Cities			375,901	74.7%
	Outside Central Cities			127,509	25.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			503,410	100.0%


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

	Columbus, OH		437,707	437,707	100.0%

	Total			437,707


	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			653,728	86.6%
		UA Population		616,743	81.7%
	Rural Population			101,196	13.4%

	Inside Central Cities			471,316	62.4%
	Outside Central Cities			283,608	37.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			754,924	100.0%


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

	Columbus, OH		616,743	616,743	100.0%

	Total			616,743


	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			867,751	85.3%
		UA Population		789,865	77.6%
	Rural Population			150,096	14.7%

	Inside Central Cities			539,677	53.0%
	Outside Central Cities			478,170	47.0%

	Total Metro Area Population			1,017,847	100.0%


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

	Columbus, OH		790,019	789,865	100.0%

	Total			789,865


	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			987,625	79.4%
		UA Population		884,487	71.1%
	Rural Population			256,208	20.6%

	Inside Central Cities			641,024	51.5%
	Outside Central Cities			602,809	48.5%

	Total Metro Area Population			1,243,833	100.0%


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

	Columbus, OH		833,648	833,648	100.0%
	Newark, OH		50,839	50,839	100.0%

	Total			884,487


	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			1,105,487	82.2%
		UA Population		999,296	74.3%
	Rural Population			239,963	17.8%

	Inside Central Cities			711,806	52.9%
	Outside Central Cities			633,644	47.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			1,345,450	100.0%


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

	Columbus, OH		945,237	945,233	100.0%
	Newark, OH		54,063	54,063	100.0%

	Total			999,296


	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			1,357,442	84.2%
		UA Population		1,203,194	74.6%
	Rural Population			255,252	15.8%

	Inside Principal Cities			711,470	44.1%
	Outside Principal Cities			901,224	55.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			1,612,694	100.0%


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

	Columbus, OH		1,133,193	1,133,193	100.0%
	Newark, OH		70,001	70,001	100.0%

	Total			1,203,194


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



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


Oct 1963



-		Delaware County, OH added
-		Pickaway County, OH added


Apr 1973



-		Fairfield County, OH added
-		Madison County, OH added


Jun 1981



-		Licking County, OH included as original component of Newark, OH SMSA
-		Newark, OH designated as original central city of new Newark, OH SMSA


Jun 1983



-		Licking County, OH added, transferred from Newark, OH SMSA
-		Union County, OH added
-		Lancaster, OH designated as central city of MSA
-		Newark, OH designated as central city of MSA, transferred from Newark, OH SMSA


Dec 1992



-		Union County, OH deleted, reverted to nonmetro status


Jun 2003



-		Morrow County, OH added
-		Union County, OH added
-		Lancaster, OH no longer designated as principal/central city
-		Newark, OH no longer designated as principal/central city

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