Greenville, SC
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1950‑1959:Greenville, SC SMA
1959‑1973:Greenville, SC SMSA
1973‑2003:Not defined
2003‑2006:Greenville, SC Metro Area in Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC CSA


Components

Population
Component1950196019701980199020002005
Greenville County, SC168,152209,776240,546287,913320,167379,616407,154
Laurens County, SC46,97447,60949,71352,21458,09269,56770,247
Pickens County, SC40,05846,03058,95679,29293,894110,757113,221
Total168,152209,776299,502---590,622
Percent Change-24.8%42.8%-100.0%---
Total (as currently defined)255,184303,415349,215419,419472,153559,940590,622
Percent Change-18.9%15.1%20.1%12.6%18.6%5.5%

Timeline
195019601970198019902000
Component
Greenville County, SC
Laurens County, SC
Pickens County, SC
In this areaIn another area


Principal/Central Cities

Population
City1950196019701980199020002005
Greenville, SC58,161*66,188*61,208*58,24258,28256,00256,676*
Total58,16166,18861,20800056,676
Metro168,152209,776299,502000590,622
Percent34.6%31.6%20.4% 9.6%

Timeline
Principal or central city of this metro area
195019601970198019902000
City
Greenville, SC


Urban/Rural Population

1950Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population100,69959.9%
UA Population00.0%
Rural Population67,45340.1%
Inside Central Cities58,16134.6%
Outside Central Cities109,99165.4%
Total Metro Area Population168,152100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal 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


1960Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population144,57856.5%
UA Population126,88749.6%
Rural Population111,22843.5%
Inside Central Cities66,18825.9%
Outside Central Cities189,61874.1%
Total Metro Area Population255,806100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Greenville, SC126,887126,887100.0%
Total126,887

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


2000Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population403,53072.1%
UA Population357,05563.8%
Rural Population156,41027.9%
Inside Principal Cities56,00210.0%
Outside Principal Cities503,93890.0%
Total Metro Area Population559,940100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Greenville, SC302,194279,95492.6%
Mauldin-Simpsonville, SC77,83177,10199.1%
Total357,055

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



Component Change History
Apr 1950
-New SMA: Greenville, SC SMA
-Greenville County, SC included as original SMA component
-Greenville, SC designated as original central city of new SMA
Oct 1963
-Pickens County, SC added
Apr 1973
-Greenville, SC SMSA abolished
-Greenville County, SC included as original component of Greenville-Spartanburg, SC SMSA
-Pickens County, SC included as original component of Greenville-Spartanburg, SC SMSA
-Greenville, SC transferred to Greenville-Spartanburg, SC SMSA, designated as original central city of new SMSA
Jun 2003
-Metro Area reestablished: Greenville, SC Metro Area in Greenville-Anderson-Seneca, SC CSA
-Greenville County, SC included as original component of reestablished Metro Area, transferred from Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA
-Laurens County, SC included as original component of reestablished Metro Area
-Pickens County, SC included as original component of reestablished Metro Area, transferred from Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA
-Greenville, SC designated as original principal city of reestablished Metro Area, transferred from Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA

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