Dayton, OH

1950‑1959:		Dayton, OH SMA
1959‑1981:		Dayton, OH SMSA
1981‑1983:		Dayton, OH SMSA in Dayton-Springfield, OH SCSA
1983‑2003:		Not defined
2003‑2006:		Dayton, OH Metro Area in Dayton-Springfield-Greenville, OH CSA

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Greene County, OH	58,892	94,642	125,057	129,769	136,731	147,886	151,823

Miami County, OH	61,309	72,901	84,342	90,381	93,182	98,868	101,414

Montgomery County, OH	398,441	527,080	606,148	571,697	573,809	559,062	545,603

Preble County, OH	27,081	32,498	34,719	38,223	40,113	42,337	42,400



Total	457,333	694,623	850,266	830,070	-	-	841,240
Percent Change	-	51.9%	22.4%	-2.4%	-100.0%	-	-



Total (as currently defined)	545,723	727,121	850,266	830,070	843,835	848,153	841,240
Percent Change	-	33.2%	16.9%	-2.4%	1.7%	0.5%	-0.8%

Timeline

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Greene County, OH

Miami County, OH

Montgomery County, OH

Preble County, OH

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990	2000	2005


Dayton, OH	243,872	*	262,332	*	243,601	*	203,371	*	182,044	166,179	158,873	*



Total	243,872		262,332		243,601		203,371		0	0	158,873
Metro	457,333		694,623		850,266		830,070		0	0	841,240
Percent	53.3%		37.8%		28.6%		24.5%				18.9%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Dayton, OH

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			368,966	80.7%
		UA Population		346,864	75.8%
	Rural Population			88,367	19.3%

	Inside Central Cities			243,872	53.3%
	Outside Central Cities			213,461	46.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			457,333	100.0%


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

	Dayton, OH		346,864	346,864	100.0%

	Total			346,864


	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			584,378	80.4%
		UA Population		501,664	69.0%
	Rural Population			142,743	19.6%

	Inside Central Cities			262,332	36.1%
	Outside Central Cities			464,789	63.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			727,121	100.0%


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

	Dayton, OH		501,664	501,664	100.0%

	Total			501,664


	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			704,593	82.9%
		UA Population		606,549	71.3%
	Rural Population			145,673	17.1%

	Inside Central Cities			243,601	28.6%
	Outside Central Cities			606,665	71.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			850,266	100.0%


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

	Dayton, OH		685,942	606,549	88.4%

	Total			606,549


	population figures are from the 1970 census, metro areas as defined Apr 1973




2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			731,828	86.3%
		UA Population		678,247	80.0%
	Rural Population			116,325	13.7%

	Inside Principal Cities			166,179	19.6%
	Outside Principal Cities			681,974	80.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			848,153	100.0%


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

	Dayton, OH		703,444	672,535	95.6%
	Middletown, OH		94,355	5,712	6.1%

	Total			678,247


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Dayton, OH SMA
-		Greene County, OH included as original SMA component
-		Montgomery County, OH included as original SMA component
-		Dayton, OH designated as original central city of new SMA


May 1959



-		Miami County, OH added


Oct 1963



-		Preble County, OH added


Jun 1981



-		Dayton, OH SMSA included in Dayton-Springfield, OH SCSA


Jun 1983



-		Dayton, OH SMSA in Dayton-Springfield, OH SCSA abolished
-		Greene County, OH transferred to Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA
-		Miami County, OH transferred to Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA
-		Montgomery County, OH transferred to Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA
-		Preble County, OH deleted, reverted to nonmetro status
-		Dayton, OH transferred to Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA, designated as central city of MSA


Jun 2003



-		Metro Area reestablished: Dayton, OH Metro Area in Dayton-Springfield-Greenville, OH CSA
-		Greene County, OH included as original component of reestablished Metro Area, transferred from Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA
-		Miami County, OH included as original component of reestablished Metro Area, transferred from Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA
-		Montgomery County, OH included as original component of reestablished Metro Area, transferred from Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA
-		Preble County, OH included as original component of reestablished Metro Area
-		Dayton, OH designated as original principal city of reestablished Metro Area, transferred from Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA

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