Greensboro-High Point, NC

1950‑1959:		Greensboro-High Point, NC SMA
1959‑1967:		Greensboro-High Point, NC SMSA
1967‑2003:		Not defined
2003‑2006:		Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area in Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC CSA

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Guilford County, NC	191,057	246,520	288,590	317,154	347,420	421,048	443,539

Randolph County, NC	50,804	61,497	76,358	91,728	106,546	130,454	138,176

Rockingham County, NC	64,816	69,629	72,402	83,426	86,064	91,928	92,504



Total	191,057	246,520	-	-	-	-	674,219
Percent Change	-	29.0%	-100.0%	-	-	-	-



Total (as currently defined)	306,677	377,646	437,350	492,308	540,030	643,430	674,219
Percent Change	-	23.1%	15.8%	12.6%	9.7%	19.1%	4.8%

Timeline

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Component

Guilford County, NC

Randolph County, NC

Rockingham County, NC

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Greensboro, NC	74,389	*	119,574	*	144,076	155,642	183,521	223,891	231,962	*

High Point, NC	39,973	*	62,063	*	63,204	63,380	69,496	85,839	93,601 95,086	*



Total	114,362		181,637		0	0	0	0	325,563
Metro	191,057		246,520		0	0	0	0	674,219
Percent	59.9%		73.7%						48.3%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Greensboro, NC

High Point, NC

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			126,182	66.0%
		UA Population		83,412	43.7%
	Rural Population			64,875	34.0%

	Inside Central Cities			114,362	59.9%
	Outside Central Cities			76,695	40.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			191,057	100.0%


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

	Greensboro, NC		83,412	83,412	100.0%

	Total			83,412


	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			187,552	76.1%
		UA Population		187,552	76.1%
	Rural Population			58,968	23.9%

	Inside Central Cities			181,637	73.7%
	Outside Central Cities			64,883	26.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			246,520	100.0%


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

	Greensboro, NC		123,334	123,334	100.0%
	High Point, NC		66,543	64,218	96.5%

	Total			187,552


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




2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			442,707	68.8%
		UA Population		373,374	58.0%
	Rural Population			200,723	31.2%

	Inside Principal Cities			308,561	48.0%
	Outside Principal Cities			334,869	52.0%

	Total Metro Area Population			643,430	100.0%


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

	Burlington, NC		94,248	2,213	2.3%
	Greensboro, NC		267,884	267,884	100.0%
	High Point, NC		132,844	103,277	77.7%

	Total			373,374


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Greensboro-High Point, NC SMA
-		Guilford County, NC included as original SMA component
-		Greensboro, NC designated as original central city of new SMA
-		High Point, NC designated as original central city of new SMA


Mar 1967



-		Greensboro-High Point, NC SMSA abolished
-		Guilford County, NC included as original component of Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC SMSA
-		Randolph County, NC included as original component of Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC SMSA
-		Greensboro, NC transferred to Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC SMSA, designated as original central city of new SMSA
-		High Point, NC transferred to Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC SMSA, designated as original central city of new SMSA


Jun 2003



-		Metro Area reestablished: Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area in Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC CSA
-		Guilford County, NC included as original component of reestablished Metro Area, transferred from Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA
-		Randolph County, NC included as original component of reestablished Metro Area, transferred from Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA
-		Rockingham County, NC included as original component of reestablished Metro Area
-		Greensboro, NC designated as original principal city of reestablished Metro Area, transferred from Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA
-		High Point, NC designated as original principal city of reestablished Metro Area, transferred from Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA

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