Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
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1950‑1959:Fort Worth, TX SMA
1959‑1973:Fort Worth, TX SMSA
1973‑1983:Not defined
1983‑2003:Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PMSA in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA
2003‑2006:Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Division in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CSA


Components

Population
Component1950196019701980199020002005
Hood County, TX5,2875,4436,36817,71428,98141,10047,772
Johnson County, TX31,39034,72045,76967,64997,165126,811146,509
Parker County, TX21,52822,88033,88844,60964,78588,495102,665
Tarrant County, TX361,253538,495716,317860,8801,170,1031,446,2191,619,666
Wise County, TX16,14117,01219,68726,57534,67948,79356,746
Total361,253573,215762,086-1,332,0531,702,6251,925,586
Percent Change-58.7%32.9%-100.0%-27.8%13.1%
Total (as currently defined)430,312613,107815,661999,7131,366,7321,710,3181,925,586
Percent Change-42.5%33.0%22.6%36.7%25.1%12.6%

Timeline
195019601970198019902000
Component
Hood County, TX
Johnson County, TX
Parker County, TX
Tarrant County, TX
Wise County, TX
In this areaIn another area


Principal/Central Cities

Population
City1950196019701980199020002005
Fort Worth, TX278,778*356,268*393,476*385,164447,619*534,650
534,694		*623,074
624,067		*
Arlington, TX7,69244,77590,643160,113261,721*332,969*362,805*
Total278,778356,268393,4760709,340867,619985,879
Metro361,253573,215762,08601,332,0531,702,6251,925,586
Percent77.2%62.2%51.6% 53.3%51.0%51.2%

Timeline
Principal or central city of this metro area
195019601970198019902000
City
Fort Worth, TX
Arlington, TX


Urban/Rural Population

1950Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population323,27089.5%
UA Population315,57887.4%
Rural Population37,98310.5%
Inside Central Cities278,77877.2%
Outside Central Cities82,47522.8%
Total Metro Area Population361,253100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Fort Worth, TX315,578315,578100.0%
Total315,578

population figures are from the 1950 census, metro areas as defined Mar 1952


1960Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population524,73291.5%
UA Population503,66687.9%
Rural Population48,4838.5%
Inside Central Cities356,26862.2%
Outside Central Cities216,94737.8%
Total Metro Area Population573,215100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Dallas, TX932,3499840.1%
Fort Worth, TX502,682502,682100.0%
Total503,666

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


1980Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population882,43090.7%
UA Population812,69383.5%
Rural Population90,7089.3%
Inside Central Cities545,27756.0%
Outside Central Cities427,86144.0%
Total Metro Area Population973,138100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX2,451,390812,69333.2%
Total812,693

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


1990Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population1,224,79090.0%
UA Population1,118,64882.2%
Rural Population136,24410.0%
Inside Central Cities709,34052.1%
Outside Central Cities651,69447.9%
Total Metro Area Population1,361,034100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX3,198,2591,118,64835.0%
Total1,118,648

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


2000Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population1,529,21489.4%
UA Population1,446,27784.6%
Rural Population181,10410.6%
Inside Principal Cities867,61950.7%
Outside Principal Cities842,69949.3%
Total Metro Area Population1,710,318100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX4,145,6591,445,95134.9%
Denton-Lewisville, TX299,8233260.1%
Total1,446,277

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



Component Change History
Apr 1950
-New SMA: Fort Worth, TX SMA
-Tarrant County, TX included as original SMA component
-Fort Worth, TX designated as original central city of new SMA
Dec 1958
-Johnson County, TX added
Apr 1973
-Fort Worth, TX transferred to Dallas-Fort Worth, TX SMSA, designated as original central city of new SMSA
-Fort Worth, TX SMSA abolished
-Hood County, TX included as original component of Dallas-Fort Worth, TX SMSA
-Johnson County, TX included as original component of Dallas-Fort Worth, TX SMSA
-Parker County, TX included as original component of Dallas-Fort Worth, TX SMSA
-Tarrant County, TX included as original component of Dallas-Fort Worth, TX SMSA
-Wise County, TX included as original component of Dallas-Fort Worth, TX SMSA
Jun 1983
-PMSA reestablished: Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PMSA in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA
-Hood County, TX deleted from Dallas-Fort Worth, TX SMSA, reverted to nonmetro status
-Johnson County, TX included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Dallas-Fort Worth, TX SMSA
-Parker County, TX included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Dallas-Fort Worth, TX SMSA
-Tarrant County, TX included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Dallas-Fort Worth, TX SMSA
-Wise County, TX deleted from Dallas-Fort Worth, TX SMSA, reverted to nonmetro status
-Arlington, TX designated as original central city of reestablished PMSA
-Fort Worth, TX designated as original central city of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Dallas-Fort Worth, TX SMSA
Dec 1992
-Hood County, TX added
Jun 2003
-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PMSA in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA became Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Division in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CSA
-Hood County, TX included as original component of Granbury, TX Micro Area in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CSA
-Wise County, TX added

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