Dallas, TX

1950‑1959:		Dallas, TX SMA
1959‑1973:		Dallas, TX SMSA
1973‑1983:		Not defined
1983‑2003:		Dallas, TX PMSA in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA
2003‑2006:		Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metro Division in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CSA

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Collin County, TX	41,692	41,247	66,920	144,576	264,036	491,675	660,926

Dallas County, TX	614,799	951,527	1,327,321	1,556,390	1,852,810	2,218,899	2,308,527

Delta County, TX	8,964	5,860	4,927	4,839	4,857	5,327	5,449

Denton County, TX	41,365	47,432	75,633	143,126	273,525	432,976	554,994

Ellis County, TX	45,645	43,395	46,638	59,743	85,167	111,360	133,527

Henderson County, TX	23,405	21,786	26,466	42,606	58,543	73,277	79,689

Hunt County, TX	42,731	39,399	47,948	55,248	64,343	76,596	82,289

Kaufman County, TX	31,170	29,931	32,392	39,015	52,220	71,313	88,901

Rockwall County, TX	6,156	5,878	7,046	14,528	25,604	43,080	62,844



Total	614,799	1,083,601	1,555,950	-	2,553,362	3,519,176	3,897,457
Percent Change	-	76.3%	43.6%	-100.0%	-	37.8%	10.7%



Total (as currently defined)	832,522	1,164,669	1,608,825	2,017,465	2,622,562	3,451,226	3,897,457
Percent Change	-	39.9%	38.1%	25.4%	30.0%	31.6%	12.9%

Timeline

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Component

Collin County, TX

Dallas County, TX

Delta County, TX

Denton County, TX

Ellis County, TX

Henderson County, TX

Hunt County, TX

Kaufman County, TX

Rockwall County, TX

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980	1990		2000		2005


Dallas, TX	434,462	*	679,684	*	844,401	*	904,078	1,006,877	*	1,188,580	*	1,213,825	*

Denton, TX	21,372		26,844		39,874		48,063	66,270	*	80,537	*	104,153	*

Irving, TX	2,621		45,985		97,260		109,943	155,037	*	191,615	*	193,649	*

Carrollton, TX	1,610		4,242		13,855		40,595	82,169		109,576		118,870	*

McKinney, TX	10,560		13,763		15,193		16,256	21,283		54,369		96,581	*

Plano, TX	2,126		3,695		17,872		72,331	128,713		222,030		250,096	*

Richardson, TX	1,289		16,810		48,582		72,496	74,840		91,802		99,187	*



Total	434,462		679,684		844,401		0	1,228,184		1,460,732		2,076,361
Metro	614,799		1,083,601		1,555,950		0	2,553,362		3,519,176		3,897,457
Percent	70.7%		62.7%		54.3%			48.1%		41.5%		53.3%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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1960

1970

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1990

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City

Dallas, TX

Denton, TX

Irving, TX

Carrollton, TX

McKinney, TX

Plano, TX

Richardson, TX

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			552,127	89.8%
		UA Population		538,924	87.7%
	Rural Population			62,672	10.2%

	Inside Central Cities			434,462	70.7%
	Outside Central Cities			180,337	29.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			614,799	100.0%


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

	Dallas, TX		538,924	538,924	100.0%

	Total			538,924


	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			998,024	92.1%
		UA Population		931,365	86.0%
	Rural Population			85,577	7.9%

	Inside Central Cities			679,684	62.7%
	Outside Central Cities			403,917	37.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			1,083,601	100.0%


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

	Dallas, TX		932,349	931,365	99.9%

	Total			931,365


	population figures are from the 1960 census, metro areas as defined Oct 1963




1980				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			1,828,264	93.4%
		UA Population		1,638,697	83.7%
	Rural Population			129,114	6.6%

	Inside Central Cities			1,062,084	54.3%
	Outside Central Cities			895,294	45.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			1,957,378	100.0%


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

	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX		2,451,390	1,638,697	66.8%

	Total			1,638,697


	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			2,422,143	90.5%
		UA Population		2,225,489	83.2%
	Rural Population			254,105	9.5%

	Inside Central Cities			1,228,184	45.9%
	Outside Central Cities			1,448,064	54.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			2,676,248	100.0%


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

	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX		3,198,259	2,079,611	65.0%
	Denton, TX		66,445	66,445	100.0%
	Lewisville, TX		79,433	79,433	100.0%

	Total			2,225,489


	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			3,181,656	92.2%
		UA Population		3,053,730	88.5%
	Rural Population			269,570	7.8%

	Inside Principal Cities			1,938,509	56.2%
	Outside Principal Cities			1,512,717	43.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			3,451,226	100.0%


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

	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX		4,145,659	2,699,708	65.1%
	Denton-Lewisville, TX		299,823	299,497	99.9%
	McKinney, TX		54,525	54,525	100.0%

	Total			3,053,730


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Dallas, TX SMA
-		Dallas County, TX included as original SMA component
-		Dallas, TX designated as original central city of new SMA


May 1959



-		Collin County, TX added
-		Denton County, TX added
-		Ellis County, TX added


Mar 1967



-		Kaufman County, TX added


Apr 1967



-		Rockwall County, TX added


Apr 1973



-		Dallas, TX transferred to Dallas-Fort Worth, TX SMSA, designated as original central city of new SMSA
-		Dallas, TX SMSA abolished
-		Collin County, TX included as original component of Dallas-Fort Worth, TX SMSA
-		Dallas County, TX included as original component of Dallas-Fort Worth, TX SMSA
-		Denton County, TX included as original component of Dallas-Fort Worth, TX SMSA
-		Ellis County, TX included as original component of Dallas-Fort Worth, TX SMSA
-		Kaufman County, TX included as original component of Dallas-Fort Worth, TX SMSA
-		Rockwall County, TX included as original component of Dallas-Fort Worth, TX SMSA


Jun 1983



-		PMSA reestablished: Dallas, TX PMSA in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA
-		Collin County, TX included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Dallas-Fort Worth, TX SMSA
-		Dallas County, TX included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Dallas-Fort Worth, TX SMSA
-		Denton County, TX included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Dallas-Fort Worth, TX SMSA
-		Ellis County, TX included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Dallas-Fort Worth, TX SMSA
-		Kaufman County, TX included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Dallas-Fort Worth, TX SMSA
-		Rockwall County, TX included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Dallas-Fort Worth, TX SMSA
-		Dallas, TX designated as original central city of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Dallas-Fort Worth, TX SMSA
-		Denton, TX designated as original central city of reestablished PMSA
-		Irving, TX designated as original central city of reestablished PMSA


Dec 1992



-		Henderson County, TX added
-		Hunt County, TX added


Jun 2003



-		Title of Dallas, TX PMSA in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA changed to Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metro Division in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CSA
-		Delta County, TX added
-		Henderson County, TX included as original component of Athens, TX Micro Area in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CSA
-		Carrollton, TX designated as principal city of Metro Division
-		McKinney, TX designated as principal city of Metro Division
-		Plano, TX designated as principal city of Metro Division
-		Richardson, TX designated as principal city of Metro Division

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