Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

1950‑1959:		Harrisburg, PA SMA
1959‑1983:		Harrisburg, PA SMSA
1983‑2003:		Not defined
2003‑2006:		Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area in Harrisburg-Carlisle-Lebanon, PA CSA

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Cumberland County, PA	94,457	124,816	158,177	178,541	195,257	213,674	223,017

Dauphin County, PA	197,784	220,255	223,834	232,317	237,813	251,798	252,949

Perry County, PA	24,782	26,582	28,615	35,718	41,172	43,602	44,724



Total	292,241	345,071	410,626	446,576	-	-	520,690
Percent Change	-	18.1%	19.0%	8.8%	-100.0%	-	-



Total (as currently defined)	317,023	371,653	410,626	446,576	474,242	509,074	520,690
Percent Change	-	17.2%	10.5%	8.8%	6.2%	7.3%	2.3%

Timeline

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Cumberland County, PA

Dauphin County, PA

Perry County, PA

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990	2000	2005


Harrisburg, PA	89,544	*	79,697	*	68,061	*	53,264	*	52,376	48,950	47,472	*

Carlisle, PA	16,812		16,623		18,079		18,314		18,419	17,970	18,108	*



Total	89,544		79,697		68,061		53,264		0	0	65,580
Metro	292,241		345,071		410,626		446,576		0	0	520,690
Percent	30.6%		23.1%		16.6%		11.9%				12.6%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Harrisburg, PA

Carlisle, PA

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			208,845	71.5%
		UA Population		164,782	56.4%
	Rural Population			83,396	28.5%

	Inside Central Cities			89,544	30.6%
	Outside Central Cities			202,697	69.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			292,241	100.0%


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

	Harrisburg, PA		169,646	164,782	97.1%

	Total			164,782


	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			245,681	66.1%
		UA Population		207,151	55.7%
	Rural Population			125,972	33.9%

	Inside Central Cities			79,697	21.4%
	Outside Central Cities			291,956	78.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			371,653	100.0%


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

	Harrisburg, PA		209,501	207,151	98.9%

	Total			207,151


	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			275,387	67.1%
		UA Population		234,791	57.2%
	Rural Population			135,239	32.9%

	Inside Central Cities			68,061	16.6%
	Outside Central Cities			342,565	83.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			410,626	100.0%


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

	Harrisburg, PA		240,751	234,791	97.5%

	Total			234,791


	population figures are from the 1970 census, metro areas as defined Apr 1973




2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			381,625	75.0%
		UA Population		320,780	63.0%
	Rural Population			127,449	25.0%

	Inside Principal Cities			66,920	13.1%
	Outside Principal Cities			442,154	86.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			509,074	100.0%


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

	Harrisburg, PA		362,782	320,780	88.4%

	Total			320,780


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Harrisburg, PA SMA
-		Cumberland County, PA included as original SMA component
-		Dauphin County, PA included as original SMA component
-		Harrisburg, PA designated as original central city of new SMA


Oct 1963



-		Perry County, PA added


Jun 1983



-		Harrisburg, PA SMSA abolished
-		Cumberland County, PA included as original component of Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA
-		Dauphin County, PA included as original component of Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA
-		Perry County, PA included as original component of Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA
-		Carlisle, PA designated as original central city of new Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA
-		Harrisburg, PA transferred to Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA, designated as original central city of new MSA


Jun 2003



-		Metro Area reestablished: Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area in Harrisburg-Carlisle-Lebanon, PA CSA
-		Cumberland County, PA included as original component of reestablished Metro Area, transferred from Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA
-		Dauphin County, PA included as original component of reestablished Metro Area, transferred from Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA
-		Perry County, PA included as original component of reestablished Metro Area, transferred from Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA
-		Carlisle, PA designated as original principal city of reestablished Metro Area, transferred from Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA
-		Harrisburg, PA designated as original principal city of reestablished Metro Area, transferred from Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA

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