Fall River, MA-RI

1950‑1959:		Fall River, MA-RI SMA
1959‑1981:		Fall River, MA-RI SMSA
1981‑1983:		Fall River, MA-RI SMSA in Providence-Fall River, RI-MA SCSA
1983‑1992:		Fall River, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
1992‑2006:		Not defined

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Dighton town, MA	2,950	3,769	4,667	5,352	5,631	6,175	6,665

Fall River city, MA	111,963	99,942	96,898	92,574	92,703	91,938	91,802

Somerset town, MA	8,566	12,196	18,088	18,813	17,655	18,234	18,570

Swansea town, MA	6,121	9,916	12,640	15,461	15,411	15,901	16,250

Westport town, MA	4,989	6,641	9,791	13,763	13,852	14,183	15,071

Little Compton town, RI	1,556	1,702	2,385	3,085	3,339	3,593	3,587

Portsmouth town, RI	6,578	8,251	12,521	14,257	16,857	17,149	17,129

Tiverton town, RI	5,659	9,461	12,559	13,526	14,312	15,260	15,336



Total	137,298	138,156	149,976	176,831	157,272	-	-
Percent Change	-	0.6%	8.6%	17.9%	-11.1%	-100.0%	-

Timeline

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Component

Dighton town, MA

Fall River city, MA

Somerset town, MA

Swansea town, MA

Westport town, MA

Little Compton town, RI

Portsmouth town, RI

Tiverton town, RI

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000	2005


Fall River, MA	111,963	*	99,942	*	96,898	*	92,574	*	92,703	*	91,938	91,802



Total	111,963		99,942		96,898		92,574		92,703		0	0
Metro	137,298		138,156		149,976		176,831		157,272		0	0
Percent	81.5%		72.3%		64.6%		52.4%		58.9%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Fall River, MA

Urban/Rural Population

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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Fall River, MA-RI SMA
-		Fall River city (in Bristol County, MA) included as original SMA component
-		Somerset town (in Bristol County, MA) included as original SMA component
-		Swansea town (in Bristol County, MA) included as original SMA component
-		Westport town (in Bristol County, MA) included as original SMA component
-		Tiverton town (in Newport County, RI) included as original SMA component
-		Fall River, MA designated as original central city of new SMA


Apr 1973



-		Dighton town (in Bristol County, MA) added
-		Little Compton town (in Newport County, RI) added
-		Portsmouth town (in Newport County, RI) added


Jun 1981



-		Fall River, MA-RI SMSA included in Providence-Fall River, RI-MA SCSA


Jun 1983



-		Fall River, MA-RI SMSA in Providence-Fall River, RI-MA SCSA became Fall River, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		Dighton town (in Bristol County, MA) deleted, reverted to nonmetro status
-		Portsmouth town (in Newport County, RI) deleted, reverted to nonmetro status


Dec 1992



-		Fall River, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA abolished
-		Dighton town (in Bristol County, MA) added to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Fall River city (in Bristol County, MA) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Somerset town (in Bristol County, MA) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Swansea town (in Bristol County, MA) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Westport town (in Bristol County, MA) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Little Compton town (in Newport County, RI) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Tiverton town (in Newport County, RI) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Fall River, MA transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA, designated as central city of MSA


Jun 2003



-		Counties instead of cities and towns became the basic geographic unit of core based statistical areas in New England

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