Danbury, CT
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1971‑1983:Danbury, CT SMSA
1983‑1992:Danbury, CT PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
1992‑2003:Danbury, CT PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
2003‑2006:Not defined


Components

Population
Component1950196019701980199020002005
Bethel town, CT5,1048,20010,94516,00417,54118,06718,760
Brookfield town, CT1,6883,4059,68812,87214,11315,66416,354
Danbury city and town, CT30,33739,38250,78160,47065,58574,84878,736
New Fairfield town, CT1,2363,3556,99111,26012,91113,95314,261
Newtown town, CT7,44811,37316,94219,10720,77925,03126,996
Redding town, CT2,0373,3595,5907,2727,9278,2708,646
Ridgefield town, CT4,3568,16518,18820,12020,91923,64324,210
Sherman town, CT5498251,4592,2812,8093,8274,129
Bridgewater town, CT6398981,2771,5631,6541,8241,898
New Milford town, CT5,7998,31814,60119,42023,62927,12128,667
Roxbury town, CT7409121,2381,4681,8252,1362,327
Washington town, CT2,2272,6033,1213,6573,9053,5963,693
Southbury town, CT3,8285,1867,85214,15615,81818,56719,677
Total--78,405146,405187,867217,980-
Percent Change---86.7%28.3%16.0%-100.0%

Timeline
195019601970198019902000
Component
Bethel town, CT
Brookfield town, CT
Danbury city and town, CT
New Fairfield town, CT
Newtown town, CT
Redding town, CT
Ridgefield town, CT
Sherman town, CT
Bridgewater town, CT
New Milford town, CT
Roxbury town, CT
Washington town, CT
Southbury town, CT
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Principal/Central Cities

Population
City1950196019701980199020002005
Danbury, CT22,06722,92850,781*60,470*65,585*74,848*78,736
Total0050,78160,47065,58574,8480
Metro0078,405146,405187,867217,9800
Percent 64.8%41.3%34.9%34.3%

Timeline
Principal or central city of this metro area
195019601970198019902000
City
Danbury, CT


Urban/Rural Population
Urban/rural figures are not available for New England metro areas before 2000


Component Change History
Feb 1971
-New SMSA: Danbury, CT SMSA
-Bethel town (in Fairfield County, CT) included as original SMSA component
-Brookfield town (in Fairfield County, CT) included as original SMSA component
-Danbury city and town (in Fairfield County, CT) included as original SMSA component
-New Fairfield town (in Fairfield County, CT) included as original SMSA component
-Danbury, CT designated as original central city of new SMSA
Apr 1973
-Newtown town (in Fairfield County, CT) added
-Redding town (in Fairfield County, CT) added
-New Milford town (in Litchfield County, CT) added
-Southbury town (in New Haven County, CT) added to Waterbury, CT SMSA
Jun 1983
-Danbury, CT SMSA became Danbury, CT PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-Ridgefield town (in Fairfield County, CT) added
-Sherman town (in Fairfield County, CT) added
-Bridgewater town (in Litchfield County, CT) added
Dec 1992
-Washington town (in Litchfield County, CT) added
-Southbury town (in New Haven County, CT) added, transferred from Waterbury, CT MSA
Jun 1993
-Roxbury town (in Litchfield County, CT) added
-Southbury town (in New Haven County, CT) transferred to Waterbury, CT PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
Jun 2003
-Counties instead of cities and towns became the basic geographic unit of core based statistical areas in New England
-Danbury, CT transferred to Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA, designated as principal city of Metro Area
-Danbury, CT PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA abolished

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