------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Galveston-Texas City, TX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950-1959: Galveston, TX SMA 1959-1960: Galveston, TX SMSA 1960-1975: Galveston-Texas City, TX SMSA 1975-1983: Galveston-Texas City, TX SMSA in Houston-Galveston, TX SCSA 1983-2003: Galveston-Texas City, TX PMSA in Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA 2003-2006: Not defined Population History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Galveston County, TX 113,066* 140,364* 169,812* 195,940* 217,399* 250,158* 277,330 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 113,066 140,364 169,812 195,940 217,399 250,158 - Percent Change - 24.1% 21.0% 15.4% 11.0% 15.1% -100.0% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component Change Timeline ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 Component | | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Galveston County, TX *****************************************************'''' ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Population History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- City 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Galveston, TX 66,568* 67,175* 61,809* 61,902* 59,070* 57,247* 0 Texas City, TX 16,620 32,065* 38,908* 41,403* 40,822* 41,521* 0 Total 66,568 99,240 100,717 103,305 99,892 98,768 0 Metro 113,066 140,364 169,812 195,940 217,399 250,158 0 Percent 58.9% 70.7% 59.3% 52.7% 45.9% 39.5% Principal/Central City Change Timeline ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 City | | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Galveston, TX ***************************************************** Texas City, TX ******************************************* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component Change History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apr 1950 New SMA: Galveston, TX SMA Galveston County, TX included as original SMA component Galveston, TX designated as original central city of new SMA Aug 1960 Title of Galveston, TX SMSA changed to Galveston-Texas City, TX SMSA Texas City, TX designated as central city of SMSA Oct 1975 Galveston-Texas City, TX SMSA included in Houston-Galveston, TX SCSA Jun 1983 Galveston-Texas City, TX SMSA in Houston-Galveston, TX SCSA became Galveston-Texas City, TX PMSA in Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA Jun 2003 Galveston-Texas City, TX PMSA in Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA abolished Galveston County, TX transferred to Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area in Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX CSA Galveston, TX transferred to Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area in Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX CSA, designated as principal city of Metro Area Texas City, TX no longer designated as principal/central city -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------