Erie, PA

1950‑1959:		Erie, PA SMA
1959‑1983:		Erie, PA SMSA
1983‑2003:		Erie, PA MSA
2003‑2006:		Erie, PA Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Erie County, PA	219,388	250,682	263,654	279,780	275,572	280,843	280,184



Total	219,388	250,682	263,654	279,780	275,572	280,843	280,184
Percent Change	-	14.3%	5.2%	6.1%	-1.5%	1.9%	-0.2%



Total (as currently defined)	219,388	250,682	263,654	279,780	275,572	280,843	280,184
Percent Change	-	14.3%	5.2%	6.1%	-1.5%	1.9%	-0.2%

Timeline

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Component

Erie County, PA

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Erie, PA	130,803	*	138,440	*	129,231	*	119,123	*	108,718	*	103,717	*	102,612	*



Total	130,803		138,440		129,231		119,123		108,718		103,717		102,612
Metro	219,388		250,682		263,654		279,780		275,572		280,843		280,184
Percent	59.6%		55.2%		49.0%		42.6%		39.5%		36.9%		36.6%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Erie, PA

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			167,779	76.5%
		UA Population		151,710	69.2%
	Rural Population			51,609	23.5%

	Inside Central Cities			130,803	59.6%
	Outside Central Cities			88,585	40.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			219,388	100.0%


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

	Erie, PA		151,710	151,710	100.0%

	Total			151,710


	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			193,213	77.1%
		UA Population		177,433	70.8%
	Rural Population			57,469	22.9%

	Inside Central Cities			138,440	55.2%
	Outside Central Cities			112,242	44.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			250,682	100.0%


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

	Erie, PA		177,433	177,433	100.0%

	Total			177,433


	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			197,659	75.0%
		UA Population		175,263	66.5%
	Rural Population			65,995	25.0%

	Inside Central Cities			129,231	49.0%
	Outside Central Cities			134,423	51.0%

	Total Metro Area Population			263,654	100.0%


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

	Erie, PA		175,263	175,263	100.0%

	Total			175,263


	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			202,617	72.4%
		UA Population		178,338	63.7%
	Rural Population			77,163	27.6%

	Inside Central Cities			119,123	42.6%
	Outside Central Cities			160,657	57.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			279,780	100.0%


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

	Erie, PA		178,338	178,338	100.0%

	Total			178,338


	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			206,172	74.8%
		UA Population		177,668	64.5%
	Rural Population			69,400	25.2%

	Inside Central Cities			108,718	39.5%
	Outside Central Cities			166,854	60.5%

	Total Metro Area Population			275,572	100.0%


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

	Erie, PA		177,668	177,668	100.0%

	Total			177,668


	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			226,173	80.5%
		UA Population		194,804	69.4%
	Rural Population			54,670	19.5%

	Inside Principal Cities			103,717	36.9%
	Outside Principal Cities			177,126	63.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			280,843	100.0%


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

	Erie, PA		194,804	194,804	100.0%

	Total			194,804


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Erie, PA SMA
-		Erie County, PA included as original SMA component
-		Erie, PA designated as original central city of new SMA

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