Gary, IN

1959‑1983:		Gary-Hammond-East Chicago, IN SMSA in Chicago-Northestern Indiana, IL-IN SCSA
1983‑1992:		Gary-Hammond, IN PMSA in Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI CMSA
1992‑2003:		Gary, IN PMSA in Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA
2003‑2006:		Gary, IN Metro Division in Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metro Area in Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Jasper County, IN	17,031	18,842	20,429	26,138	24,960	30,043	31,761

Lake County, IN	368,152	513,269	546,253	522,965	475,594	484,564	491,706

Newton County, IN	11,006	11,502	11,606	14,844	13,551	14,566	14,423

Porter County, IN	40,076	60,279	87,114	119,816	128,932	146,798	157,408



Total	-	573,548	633,367	642,781	604,526	631,362	695,298
Percent Change	-	-	10.4%	1.5%	-6.0%	4.4%	10.1%



Total (as currently defined)	436,265	603,892	665,402	683,763	643,037	675,971	695,298
Percent Change	-	38.4%	10.2%	2.8%	-6.0%	5.1%	2.9%

Timeline

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1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

Component

Jasper County, IN

Lake County, IN

Newton County, IN

Porter County, IN

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950	1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


East Chicago, IN	54,263	57,669	*	46,982	*	39,786	*	33,892	*	32,414	*	30,946

Gary, IN	133,911	178,320	*	175,415	*	151,953	*	116,646	*	102,746	*	98,715	*

Hammond, IN	87,594	111,698	*	107,790	*	93,714	*	84,236	*	83,048		79,217



Total	0	347,687		330,187		285,453		234,774		135,160		98,715
Metro	0	573,548		633,367		642,781		604,526		631,362		695,298
Percent		60.6%		52.1%		44.4%		38.8%		21.4%		14.2%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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1960

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1980

1990

2000

City

East Chicago, IN

Gary, IN

Hammond, IN

Urban/Rural Population



1960				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			512,717	89.4%
		UA Population		478,946	83.5%
	Rural Population			60,831	10.6%

	Inside Central Cities			347,687	60.6%
	Outside Central Cities			225,861	39.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			573,548	100.0%


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

	Chicago, IL-Northwestern IN		5,959,213	478,946	8.0%

	Total			478,946


	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			571,801	90.3%
		UA Population		529,422	83.6%
	Rural Population			61,566	9.7%

	Inside Central Cities			330,187	52.1%
	Outside Central Cities			303,180	47.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			633,367	100.0%


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

	Chicago, IL-Northwestern IN		6,714,578	529,422	7.9%

	Total			529,422


	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			574,682	89.4%
		UA Population		531,184	82.6%
	Rural Population			68,099	10.6%

	Inside Central Cities			285,453	44.4%
	Outside Central Cities			357,328	55.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			642,781	100.0%


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

	Chicago, IL-Northwestern IN		6,779,799	531,184	7.8%

	Total			531,184


	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			540,443	89.4%
		UA Population		490,975	81.2%
	Rural Population			64,083	10.6%

	Inside Central Cities			150,538	24.9%
	Outside Central Cities			453,988	75.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			604,526	100.0%


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

	Chicago, IL-Northwestern IN		6,792,087	490,975	7.2%

	Total			490,975


	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			589,182	87.2%
		UA Population		554,076	82.0%
	Rural Population			86,789	12.8%

	Inside Principal Cities			102,746	15.2%
	Outside Principal Cities			573,225	84.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			675,971	100.0%


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

	Chicago, IL-IN		8,307,904	553,380	6.7%
	Michigan City, IN-MI		66,199	696	1.1%

	Total			554,076


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		Lake County, IN included as original component of Chicago, IL-IN SMA


Jun 1959



-		New SMSA: Gary-Hammond-East Chicago, IN SMSA in Chicago-Northestern Indiana, IL-IN SCSA
-		Lake County, IN included as original SMSA component, transferred from Chicago, IL-IN SMA
-		Porter County, IN included as original SMSA component
-		East Chicago, IN designated as original central city of new SMSA
-		Gary, IN designated as original central city of new SMSA
-		Hammond, IN designated as original central city of new SMSA


Jun 1983



-		Title of Gary-Hammond-East Chicago, IN SMSA in Chicago-Northestern Indiana, IL-IN SCSA changed to Gary-Hammond, IN PMSA in Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI CMSA


Dec 1992



-		Title of Gary-Hammond, IN PMSA in Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI CMSA changed to Gary, IN PMSA in Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA
-		Hammond, IN no longer designated as central city


Jun 2003



-		Gary, IN PMSA in Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA became Gary, IN Metro Division in Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metro Area in Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA
-		Jasper County, IN added
-		Newton County, IN added
-		East Chicago, IN no longer designated as principal/central city

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