Flint, MI

1950‑1959:		Flint, MI SMA
1959‑1983:		Flint, MI SMSA
1983‑1992:		Flint, MI MSA
1992‑2003:		Flint, MI PMSA in Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA
2003‑2006:		Flint, MI Metro Area in Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Genesee County, MI	270,963	374,313	444,341	450,449	430,459	436,141	442,732

Lapeer County, MI	35,794	41,926	52,317	70,038	74,768	87,904	93,220

Shiawassee County, MI	45,967	53,446	63,075	71,140	69,770	71,687	72,880



Total	270,963	374,313	496,658	521,589	430,459	436,141	442,732
Percent Change	-	38.1%	32.7%	5.0%	-17.5%	1.3%	1.5%



Total (as currently defined)	270,963	374,313	444,341	450,449	430,459	436,141	442,732
Percent Change	-	38.1%	18.7%	1.4%	-4.4%	1.3%	1.5%

Timeline

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Component

Genesee County, MI

Lapeer County, MI

Shiawassee County, MI

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Flint, MI	163,143	*	196,940	*	193,317	*	159,611	*	140,761	*	124,943	*	118,551	*



Total	163,143		196,940		193,317		159,611		140,761		124,943		118,551
Metro	270,963		374,313		496,658		521,589		430,459		436,141		442,732
Percent	60.2%		52.6%		38.9%		30.6%		32.7%		28.6%		26.8%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Flint, MI

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			201,857	74.5%
		UA Population		197,631	72.9%
	Rural Population			69,106	25.5%

	Inside Central Cities			163,143	60.2%
	Outside Central Cities			107,820	39.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			270,963	100.0%


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

	Flint, MI		197,631	197,631	100.0%

	Total			197,631


	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			297,610	71.5%
		UA Population		277,786	66.7%
	Rural Population			118,629	28.5%

	Inside Central Cities			196,940	47.3%
	Outside Central Cities			219,299	52.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			416,239	100.0%


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

	Flint, MI		277,786	277,786	100.0%

	Total			277,786


	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			367,357	72.4%
		UA Population		330,128	65.1%
	Rural Population			140,059	27.6%

	Inside Central Cities			193,317	38.1%
	Outside Central Cities			314,099	61.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			507,416	100.0%


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

	Flint, MI		330,128	330,128	100.0%

	Total			330,128


	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			345,852	76.8%
		UA Population		331,931	73.7%
	Rural Population			104,597	23.2%

	Inside Central Cities			159,611	35.4%
	Outside Central Cities			290,838	64.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			450,449	100.0%


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

	Flint, MI		331,931	331,931	100.0%

	Total			331,931


	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			338,558	78.7%
		UA Population		326,023	75.7%
	Rural Population			91,901	21.3%

	Inside Central Cities			140,761	32.7%
	Outside Central Cities			289,698	67.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			430,459	100.0%


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

	Flint, MI		326,023	326,023	100.0%

	Total			326,023


	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			365,213	83.7%
		UA Population		362,044	83.0%
	Rural Population			70,928	16.3%

	Inside Principal Cities			124,943	28.6%
	Outside Principal Cities			311,198	71.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			436,141	100.0%


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

	Flint, MI		365,096	362,044	99.2%

	Total			362,044


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Flint, MI SMA
-		Genesee County, MI included as original SMA component
-		Flint, MI designated as original central city of new SMA


Oct 1963



-		Lapeer County, MI added


Apr 1973



-		Lapeer County, MI transferred to Detroit, MI SMSA
-		Shiawassee County, MI added


Jun 1983



-		Shiawassee County, MI deleted, reverted to nonmetro status


Dec 1992



-		Flint, MI MSA became Flint, MI PMSA in Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA


Jun 2003



-		Flint, MI PMSA in Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA became Flint, MI Metro Area in Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA
-		Lapeer County, MI included as original component of Warren-Farmington Hills-Troy, MI Metro Division in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metro Area in Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA, transferred from Detroit, MI PMSA in Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA
-		Shiawassee County, MI included as original component of Owosso, MI Micro Area

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