Essex County, MA
2003‑2006:Essex County, MA Metro Division in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metro Area in Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA


Components

Population
Component1950196019701980199020002005
Essex County, MA522,384568,831637,887633,632670,080723,419734,261
Total------734,261
Percent Change-------
Total (as currently defined)522,384568,831637,887633,632670,080723,419734,261
Percent Change-8.9%12.1%-0.7%5.8%8.0%1.5%

Timeline
195019601970198019902000
Component
Essex County, MA
In this areaIn another area


Principal/Central Cities

No central or principal cities have ever been designated for this area


Urban/Rural Population

2000Population
in Metro Area
Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population688,89895.2%
UA Population688,89895.2%
Rural Population34,5214.8%
Inside Principal Cities0.0%
Outside Principal Cities723,419100.0%
Total Metro Area Population723,419100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population
UA Population
in Metro Area
Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Boston, MA-NH-RI4,032,484688,89817.1%
Total688,898

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



Component Change History
Jun 2003
-New Metro Division: Essex County, MA Metro Division in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metro Area in Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA
-Essex County, MA included as original Metro Division component