Fort Wayne, IN

1950‑1959:		Fort Wayne, IN SMA
1959‑1983:		Fort Wayne, IN SMSA
1983‑2003:		Fort Wayne, IN MSA
2003‑2006:		Fort Wayne, IN Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Adams County, IN	22,393	24,643	26,871	29,619	31,095	33,625	33,748

Allen County, IN	183,722	232,196	280,455	294,335	300,836	331,849	343,946

DeKalb County, IN	26,023	28,271	30,837	33,606	35,324	40,285	41,638

Huntington County, IN	31,400	33,814	34,970	35,596	35,427	38,075	38,084

Wells County, IN	19,564	21,220	23,821	25,401	25,948	27,600	28,050

Whitley County, IN	18,828	20,954	23,395	26,215	27,651	30,707	32,186



Total	183,722	232,196	280,455	382,961	363,811	502,141	404,182
Percent Change	-	26.4%	20.8%	36.5%	-5.0%	38.0%	-19.5%



Total (as currently defined)	222,114	274,370	327,671	345,951	354,435	390,156	404,182
Percent Change	-	23.5%	19.4%	5.6%	2.5%	10.1%	3.6%

Timeline

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Adams County, IN

Allen County, IN

DeKalb County, IN

Huntington County, IN

Wells County, IN

Whitley County, IN

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Fort Wayne, IN	133,607	*	161,776	*	177,671	*	172,196	*	173,072	*	205,727	*	223,341	*



Total	133,607		161,776		177,671		172,196		173,072		205,727		223,341
Metro	183,722		232,196		280,455		382,961		363,811		502,141		404,182
Percent	72.7%		69.7%		63.4%		45.0%		47.6%		41.0%		55.3%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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Fort Wayne, IN

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			140,314	76.4%
		UA Population		140,314	76.4%
	Rural Population			43,408	23.6%

	Inside Central Cities			133,607	72.7%
	Outside Central Cities			50,115	27.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			183,722	100.0%


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

	Fort Wayne, IN		140,314	140,314	100.0%

	Total			140,314


	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			179,571	77.3%
		UA Population		179,571	77.3%
	Rural Population			52,625	22.7%

	Inside Central Cities			161,776	69.7%
	Outside Central Cities			70,420	30.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			232,196	100.0%


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

	Fort Wayne, IN		179,571	179,571	100.0%

	Total			179,571


	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			256,966	71.0%
		UA Population		225,184	62.2%
	Rural Population			105,018	29.0%

	Inside Central Cities			177,671	49.1%
	Outside Central Cities			184,313	50.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			361,984	100.0%


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

	Fort Wayne, IN		225,184	225,184	100.0%

	Total			225,184


	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			257,075	72.6%
		UA Population		236,479	66.8%
	Rural Population			97,081	27.4%

	Inside Central Cities			172,196	48.6%
	Outside Central Cities			181,960	51.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			354,156	100.0%


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

	Fort Wayne, IN		236,479	236,479	100.0%

	Total			236,479


	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			312,370	68.5%
		UA Population		248,424	54.4%
	Rural Population			143,911	31.5%

	Inside Central Cities			173,072	37.9%
	Outside Central Cities			283,209	62.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			456,281	100.0%


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

	Fort Wayne, IN		248,424	248,424	100.0%

	Total			248,424


	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			308,358	79.0%
		UA Population		287,649	73.7%
	Rural Population			81,798	21.0%

	Inside Principal Cities			205,727	52.7%
	Outside Principal Cities			184,429	47.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			390,156	100.0%


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

	Fort Wayne, IN		287,759	287,649	100.0%

	Total			287,649


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Fort Wayne, IN SMA
-		Allen County, IN included as original SMA component
-		Fort Wayne, IN designated as original central city of new SMA


Apr 1973



-		Adams County, IN added
-		DeKalb County, IN added
-		Wells County, IN added


Jun 1983



-		Adams County, IN deleted, reverted to nonmetro status
-		Wells County, IN deleted, reverted to nonmetro status
-		Whitley County, IN added


Dec 1992



-		Adams County, IN added
-		Huntington County, IN added
-		Wells County, IN added


Jun 2003



-		Adams County, IN included as original component of Decatur, IN Micro Area
-		DeKalb County, IN included as original component of Auburn, IN Micro Area
-		Huntington County, IN included as original component of Huntington, IN Micro Area

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