Fresno, CA

1950‑1959:		Fresno, CA SMA
1959‑1983:		Fresno, CA SMSA
1983‑1992:		Fresno, CA MSA
1992‑2003:		Not defined
2003‑2006:		Fresno, CA Metro Area in Fresno-Madera, CA CSA

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Fresno County, CA	276,515	365,945	413,053	514,621	667,490	799,407	878,089



Total	276,515	365,945	413,053	514,621	667,490	-	878,089
Percent Change	-	32.3%	12.9%	24.6%	29.7%	-100.0%	-



Total (as currently defined)	276,515	365,945	413,053	514,621	667,490	799,407	878,089
Percent Change	-	32.3%	12.9%	24.6%	29.7%	19.8%	9.8%

Timeline

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Component

Fresno County, CA

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000	2005


Fresno, CA	91,669	*	133,929	*	165,972	*	218,202	*	354,202	*	427,652	461,116	*



Total	91,669		133,929		165,972		218,202		354,202		0	461,116
Metro	276,515		365,945		413,053		514,621		667,490		0	878,089
Percent	33.2%		36.6%		40.2%		42.4%		53.1%			52.5%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Fresno, CA

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			155,396	56.2%
		UA Population		130,592	47.2%
	Rural Population			121,119	43.8%

	Inside Central Cities			91,669	33.2%
	Outside Central Cities			184,846	66.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			276,515	100.0%


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

	Fresno, CA		130,592	130,592	100.0%

	Total			130,592


	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			246,243	67.3%
		UA Population		213,444	58.3%
	Rural Population			119,702	32.7%

	Inside Central Cities			133,929	36.6%
	Outside Central Cities			232,016	63.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			365,945	100.0%


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

	Fresno, CA		213,444	213,444	100.0%

	Total			213,444


	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			309,871	75.0%
		UA Population		262,908	63.6%
	Rural Population			103,182	25.0%

	Inside Central Cities			165,972	40.2%
	Outside Central Cities			247,081	59.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			413,053	100.0%


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

	Fresno, CA		262,908	262,908	100.0%

	Total			262,908


	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			403,101	78.3%
		UA Population		331,551	64.4%
	Rural Population			111,520	21.7%

	Inside Central Cities			218,202	42.4%
	Outside Central Cities			296,419	57.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			514,621	100.0%


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

	Fresno, CA		331,551	331,551	100.0%

	Total			331,551


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




2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			698,827	87.4%
		UA Population		554,843	69.4%
	Rural Population			100,580	12.6%

	Inside Principal Cities			427,652	53.5%
	Outside Principal Cities			371,755	46.5%

	Total Metro Area Population			799,407	100.0%


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

	Fresno, CA		554,923	554,843	100.0%

	Total			554,843


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Fresno, CA SMA
-		Fresno County, CA included as original SMA component
-		Fresno, CA designated as original central city of new SMA


Dec 1992



-		Fresno, CA MSA abolished
-		Fresno County, CA included as original component of Fresno, CA MSA
-		Fresno, CA transferred to Fresno, CA MSA, designated as original central city of new MSA


Jun 2003



-		Metro Area reestablished: Fresno, CA Metro Area in Fresno-Madera, CA CSA
-		Fresno County, CA included as original component of reestablished Metro Area, transferred from Fresno, CA MSA
-		Fresno, CA designated as original principal city of reestablished Metro Area, transferred from Fresno, CA MSA

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