Fort Smith, AR-OK
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1953‑1959:Fort Smith, AR SMA
1959‑1963:Fort Smith, AR SMSA
1963‑1983:Fort Smith, AR-OK SMSA
1983‑2003:Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA
2003‑2006:Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area


Components

Population
Component1950196019701980199020002005
Crawford County, AR22,72721,31825,67736,89242,49353,24757,457
Franklin County, AR12,35810,21311,30114,70514,89717,77118,169
Sebastian County, AR64,20266,68579,23795,17299,590115,071118,600
Le Flore County, OK35,27629,10632,13740,69843,27048,10949,412
Sequoyah County, OK19,77318,00123,37030,74933,82838,97240,766
Total-66,685160,421203,511175,911207,290284,404
Percent Change--140.6%26.9%-13.6%17.8%37.2%
Total (as currently defined)154,336145,323171,722218,216234,078273,170284,404
Percent Change--5.8%18.2%27.1%7.3%16.7%4.1%

Timeline
195019601970198019902000
Component
Crawford County, AR
Franklin County, AR
Sebastian County, AR
Le Flore County, OK
Sequoyah County, OK
In this areaIn another area


Principal/Central Cities

Population
City1950196019701980199020002005
Fort Smith, AR47,94252,991*62,802*71,626*72,798*80,268*82,481*
Total052,99162,80271,62672,79880,26882,481
Metro066,685160,421203,511175,911207,290284,404
Percent 79.5%39.1%35.2%41.4%38.7%29.0%

Timeline
Principal or central city of this metro area
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City
Fort Smith, AR


Urban/Rural Population

1960Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population69,41951.4%
UA Population61,64045.6%
Rural Population65,69148.6%
Inside Central Cities52,99139.2%
Outside Central Cities82,11960.8%
Total Metro Area Population135,110100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Fort Smith, AR-OK61,64061,640100.0%
Total61,640

population figures are from the 1960 census, metro areas as defined Oct 1963


1970Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population88,47155.1%
UA Population75,51747.1%
Rural Population71,95044.9%
Inside Central Cities62,80239.1%
Outside Central Cities97,61960.9%
Total Metro Area Population160,421100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Fort Smith, AR-OK75,51775,517100.0%
Total75,517

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


1980Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population102,85963.2%
UA Population87,84654.0%
Rural Population59,95436.8%
Inside Central Cities71,62644.0%
Outside Central Cities91,18756.0%
Total Metro Area Population162,813100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Fort Smith, AR-OK90,02187,84697.6%
Total87,846

population figures are from the 1980 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1983


1990Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population109,04762.0%
UA Population92,09352.4%
Rural Population66,86438.0%
Inside Central Cities72,79841.4%
Outside Central Cities103,11358.6%
Total Metro Area Population175,911100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Fort Smith, AR-OK94,48692,09397.5%
Total92,093

population figures are from the 1990 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1993


2000Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population145,14253.1%
UA Population106,47039.0%
Rural Population128,02846.9%
Inside Principal Cities80,26829.4%
Outside Principal Cities192,90270.6%
Total Metro Area Population273,170100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Fort Smith, AR-OK106,470106,470100.0%
Total106,470

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



Component Change History
Jan 1953
-New SMA: Fort Smith, AR SMA
-Sebastian County, AR included as original SMA component
-Fort Smith, AR designated as original central city of new SMA
Oct 1963
-Title of Fort Smith, AR SMSA changed to Fort Smith, AR-OK SMSA
-Crawford County, AR added
-Le Flore County, OK added
-Sequoyah County, OK added
Jun 1983
-Le Flore County, OK deleted, reverted to nonmetro status
Jun 2003
-Franklin County, AR added
-Le Flore County, OK added

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