Gadsden, AL

1950‑1959:		Gadsden, AL SMA
1959‑1983:		Gadsden, AL SMSA
1983‑2003:		Gadsden, AL MSA
2003‑2006:		Gadsden, AL Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Etowah County, AL	93,892	96,980	94,144	103,057	99,840	103,459	102,920



Total	93,892	96,980	94,144	103,057	99,840	103,459	102,920
Percent Change	-	3.3%	-2.9%	9.5%	-3.1%	3.6%	-0.5%



Total (as currently defined)	93,892	96,980	94,144	103,057	99,840	103,459	102,920
Percent Change	-	3.3%	-2.9%	9.5%	-3.1%	3.6%	-0.5%

Timeline

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Component

Etowah County, AL

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Gadsden, AL	55,725	*	58,088	*	53,928	*	47,565	*	42,523	*	38,978	*	37,405	*



Total	55,725		58,088		53,928		47,565		42,523		38,978		37,405
Metro	93,892		96,980		94,144		103,057		99,840		103,459		102,920
Percent	59.4%		59.9%		57.3%		46.2%		42.6%		37.7%		36.3%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Gadsden, AL

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			63,262	67.4%
		UA Population		0	0.0%
	Rural Population			30,630	32.6%

	Inside Central Cities			55,725	59.4%
	Outside Central Cities			38,167	40.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			93,892	100.0%


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

	none


	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			68,970	71.1%
		UA Population		68,944	71.1%
	Rural Population			28,010	28.9%

	Inside Central Cities			58,088	59.9%
	Outside Central Cities			38,892	40.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			96,980	100.0%


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

	Gadsden, AL		68,944	68,944	100.0%

	Total			68,944


	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			67,868	72.1%
		UA Population		67,698	71.9%
	Rural Population			26,276	27.9%

	Inside Central Cities			53,928	57.3%
	Outside Central Cities			40,216	42.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			94,144	100.0%


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

	Gadsden, AL		67,706	67,698	100.0%

	Total			67,698


	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			75,089	72.9%
		UA Population		74,688	72.5%
	Rural Population			27,968	27.1%

	Inside Central Cities			47,565	46.2%
	Outside Central Cities			55,492	53.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			103,057	100.0%


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

	Gadsden, AL		74,730	74,688	99.9%

	Total			74,688


	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			72,071	72.2%
		UA Population		71,479	71.6%
	Rural Population			27,769	27.8%

	Inside Central Cities			42,523	42.6%
	Outside Central Cities			57,317	57.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			99,840	100.0%


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

	Gadsden, AL		71,630	71,479	99.8%

	Total			71,479


	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			62,283	60.2%
		UA Population		61,709	59.6%
	Rural Population			41,176	39.8%

	Inside Principal Cities			38,978	37.7%
	Outside Principal Cities			64,481	62.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			103,459	100.0%


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

	Gadsden, AL		61,709	61,709	100.0%

	Total			61,709


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Gadsden, AL SMA
-		Etowah County, AL included as original SMA component
-		Gadsden, AL designated as original central city of new SMA

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