Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT

1983‑1992:		Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
1992‑2003:		Hartford, CT MSA
2003‑2006:		Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area in Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic, CT CSA

Subareas

Timeline

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Defined but not in this area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Hartford County, CT	539,661	689,555	816,737	807,766	851,783	857,183	875,422

Middlesex County, CT	67,332	88,865	114,816	129,017	143,196	155,071	162,824

Tolland County, CT	44,709	68,737	103,440	114,823	128,699	136,364	147,454

Avon town, CT	3,171	5,273	8,352	11,201	13,937	15,832	17,209

Berlin town, CT	7,470	11,250	14,149	15,121	16,787	18,215	19,590

Bloomfield town, CT	5,746	13,613	18,301	18,608	19,483	19,587	20,581

Bristol town, CT	35,961	45,499	55,487	57,370	60,640	60,062	61,353

Burlington town, CT	1,846	2,790	4,070	5,660	7,026	8,190	9,097

Canton town, CT	3,613	4,783	6,868	7,635	8,268	8,840	9,932

East Granby town, CT	1,327	2,434	3,532	4,102	4,302	4,745	5,058

East Hartford town, CT	29,933	43,977	57,583	52,563	50,452	49,575	49,173

East Windsor town, CT	4,859	7,500	8,513	8,925	10,081	9,818	10,447

Enfield town, CT	15,464	31,464	46,189	42,695	45,532	45,212	45,441

Farmington town, CT	7,026	10,813	14,390	16,407	20,608	23,641	24,941

Glastonbury town, CT	8,818	14,497	20,651	24,327	27,901	31,876	33,089

Granby town, CT	2,693	4,968	6,150	7,956	9,369	10,347	11,088

Hartford city and town, CT	177,397	162,178	158,017	136,392	139,739	121,578	124,397

Manchester town, CT	34,116	42,102	47,994	49,761	51,618	54,740	55,572

Marlborough town, CT	901	1,961	2,991	4,746	5,535	5,709	6,267

New Britain city and town, CT	73,726	82,201	83,441	73,840	75,491	71,538	71,254

Newington town, CT	9,110	17,664	26,037	28,841	29,208	29,306	29,676

Plainville town, CT	9,994	13,149	16,733	16,401	17,392	17,328	17,382

Rocky Hill town, CT	5,108	7,404	11,103	14,559	16,554	17,966	18,760

Simsbury town, CT	4,822	10,138	17,475	21,161	22,023	23,234	23,656

Southington town, CT	13,061	22,797	30,946	36,879	38,518	39,728	42,077

South Windsor town, CT	4,066	9,460	15,553	17,198	22,090	24,412	25,985

Suffield town, CT	4,895	6,779	8,634	9,294	11,427	13,552	14,704

West Hartford town, CT	44,402	62,382	68,031	61,301	60,110	63,589	61,173

Wethersfield town, CT	12,533	20,561	26,662	26,013	25,651	26,271	26,220

Windsor town, CT	11,833	19,467	22,502	25,204	27,817	28,237	28,778

Windsor Locks town, CT	5,221	11,411	15,080	12,190	12,358	12,043	12,411

Barkhamsted town, CT	946	1,370	2,066	2,935	3,369	3,494	3,711

Harwinton town, CT	1,858	3,344	4,318	4,889	5,228	5,283	5,571

New Hartford town, CT	2,395	3,033	3,970	4,884	5,769	6,088	6,746

Plymouth town, CT	6,771	8,981	10,321	10,732	11,822	11,634	12,183

Winchester town, CT	10,535	10,496	11,106	10,841	11,524	10,664	10,857

Cromwell town, CT	4,286	6,780	7,400	10,265	12,286	12,871	13,594

Durham town, CT	1,804	3,096	4,489	5,143	5,732	6,627	7,266

East Haddam town, CT	2,554	3,637	4,474	5,621	6,676	8,333	8,808

East Hampton town, CT	4,000	5,403	7,078	8,572	10,428	13,352	12,194

Haddam town, CT	2,636	3,466	4,934	6,383	6,769	7,157	7,635

Middlefield town, CT	1,983	3,255	4,132	3,796	3,925	4,203	4,281

Middletown city, CT	29,711	33,250	36,924	39,040	42,762	43,167	47,438

Portland town, CT	5,186	7,496	8,812	8,383	8,418	8,732	9,543

Colchester town, CT	3,007	4,648	6,603	7,761	10,980	14,551	15,389

Lebanon town, CT	1,654	2,434	3,804	4,762	6,041	6,907	7,334

Andover town, CT	1,034	1,771	2,099	2,144	2,540	3,036	3,209

Bolton town, CT	1,279	2,933	3,691	3,951	4,575	5,017	5,170

Columbia town, CT	1,327	2,163	3,129	3,386	4,510	4,971	5,336

Coventry town, CT	4,043	6,356	8,140	8,895	10,063	11,504	12,190

Ellington town, CT	3,099	5,580	7,707	9,711	11,197	12,921	14,217

Hebron town, CT	1,320	1,819	3,815	5,453	7,079	8,610	9,198

Mansfield town, CT	10,008	14,638	19,994	20,634	21,103	20,720	24,558

Somers town, CT	2,631	3,702	6,893	8,473	9,108	10,417	10,877

Stafford town, CT	6,471	7,476	8,680	9,268	11,091	11,307	11,857

Tolland town, CT	1,659	2,950	7,857	9,694	11,001	13,146	14,571

Vernon town, CT	10,115	16,961	27,237	27,974	29,841	28,063	29,491

Willington town, CT	1,462	2,005	3,755	4,694	5,979	5,959	6,216

Ashford town, CT	845	1,315	2,156	3,221	3,765	4,098	4,416

Chaplin town, CT	712	1,230	1,621	1,793	2,048	2,250	2,472

Windham town, CT	15,884	16,973	19,626	21,062	22,039	22,857	23,503



Total	-	-	-	-	1,085,837	1,183,110	1,185,700
Percent Change	-	-	-	-	-	9.0%	0.2%



Total (as currently defined)	651,702	847,157	1,034,993	1,051,606	1,123,678	1,148,618	1,185,700
Percent Change	-	30.0%	22.2%	1.6%	6.9%	2.2%	3.2%

Timeline

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Component

Hartford County, CT

Middlesex County, CT

Tolland County, CT

Avon town, CT

Berlin town, CT

Bloomfield town, CT

Bristol town, CT

Burlington town, CT

Canton town, CT

East Granby town, CT

East Hartford town, CT

East Windsor town, CT

Enfield town, CT

Farmington town, CT

Glastonbury town, CT

Granby town, CT

Hartford city and town, CT

Manchester town, CT

Marlborough town, CT

New Britain city and town, CT

Newington town, CT

Plainville town, CT

Rocky Hill town, CT

Simsbury town, CT

Southington town, CT

South Windsor town, CT

Suffield town, CT

West Hartford town, CT

Wethersfield town, CT

Windsor town, CT

Windsor Locks town, CT

Barkhamsted town, CT

Harwinton town, CT

New Hartford town, CT

Plymouth town, CT

Winchester town, CT

Cromwell town, CT

Durham town, CT

East Haddam town, CT

East Hampton town, CT

Haddam town, CT

Middlefield town, CT

Middletown city, CT

Portland town, CT

Colchester town, CT

Lebanon town, CT

Andover town, CT

Bolton town, CT

Columbia town, CT

Coventry town, CT

Ellington town, CT

Hebron town, CT

Mansfield town, CT

Somers town, CT

Stafford town, CT

Tolland town, CT

Vernon town, CT

Willington town, CT

Ashford town, CT

Chaplin town, CT

Windham town, CT

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990		2000		2005


Hartford, CT	177,397	162,178	158,017	136,392	139,739	*	121,578	*	124,397	*

Middletown, CT	29,711	33,250	36,924	39,040	42,762	*	43,167	*	47,438	*

East Hartford, CT	29,933	43,977	57,583	52,563	50,452		49,575		49,173	*

West Hartford, CT	44,402	62,382	68,031	61,301	60,110		63,589		61,173	*

Bristol, CT	35,961	45,499	55,487	57,370	60,640	*	60,062		61,353

New Britain, CT	73,726	82,201	83,441	73,840	75,491	*	71,538		71,254



Total	0	0	0	0	318,632		164,745		282,181
Metro	0	0	0	0	1,085,837		1,183,110		1,185,700
Percent					29.3%		13.9%		23.8%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Hartford, CT

Middletown, CT

East Hartford, CT

West Hartford, CT

Bristol, CT

New Britain, CT

Urban/Rural Population

Urban/rural figures are not available for New England metro areas before 2000


2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			1,006,234	87.6%
		UA Population		968,397	84.3%
	Rural Population			142,384	12.4%

	Inside Principal Cities			277,909	24.2%
	Outside Principal Cities			870,709	75.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			1,148,618	100.0%


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

	Hartford, CT		851,535	835,822	98.2%
	New Haven, CT		531,314	36,516	6.9%
	Springfield, MA-CT		573,610	96,059	16.7%

	Total			968,397


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		Enfield town (in Hartford County, CT) included as original component of Springfield-Holyoke, MA-CT SMA
-		New SMA: Hartford, CT SMA
-		Avon town (in Hartford County, CT) included as original component of Hartford, CT SMA
-		Bloomfield town (in Hartford County, CT) included as original component of Hartford, CT SMA
-		East Hartford town (in Hartford County, CT) included as original component of Hartford, CT SMA
-		Farmington town (in Hartford County, CT) included as original component of Hartford, CT SMA
-		Glastonbury town (in Hartford County, CT) included as original component of Hartford, CT SMA
-		Hartford city and town (in Hartford County, CT) included as original component of Hartford, CT SMA
-		Manchester town (in Hartford County, CT) included as original component of Hartford, CT SMA
-		Newington town (in Hartford County, CT) included as original component of Hartford, CT SMA
-		Rocky Hill town (in Hartford County, CT) included as original component of Hartford, CT SMA
-		Simsbury town (in Hartford County, CT) included as original component of Hartford, CT SMA
-		South Windsor town (in Hartford County, CT) included as original component of Hartford, CT SMA
-		West Hartford town (in Hartford County, CT) included as original component of Hartford, CT SMA
-		Wethersfield town (in Hartford County, CT) included as original component of Hartford, CT SMA
-		Windsor town (in Hartford County, CT) included as original component of Hartford, CT SMA
-		Hartford, CT designated as original central city of new Hartford, CT SMA
-		New SMA: New Britain-Bristol, MA SMA
-		Berlin town (in Hartford County, CT) included as original component of New Britain-Bristol, MA SMA
-		Bristol town (in Hartford County, CT) included as original component of New Britain-Bristol, MA SMA
-		New Britain city and town (in Hartford County, CT) included as original component of New Britain-Bristol, MA SMA
-		Plainville town (in Hartford County, CT) included as original component of New Britain-Bristol, MA SMA
-		Southington town (in Hartford County, CT) included as original component of New Britain-Bristol, MA SMA
-		Plymouth town (in Litchfield County, CT) included as original component of New Britain-Bristol, MA SMA
-		Bristol, CT designated as original central city of new New Britain-Bristol, MA SMA
-		New Britain, CT designated as original central city of new New Britain-Bristol, MA SMA


Jun 1959



-		Canton town (in Hartford County, CT) added to Hartford, CT SMSA
-		East Windsor town (in Hartford County, CT) added to Hartford, CT SMSA
-		Enfield town (in Hartford County, CT) added to Hartford, CT SMSA, transferred from Springfield-Holyoke, MA-CT SMA
-		Suffield town (in Hartford County, CT) added to Hartford, CT SMSA
-		Windsor Locks town (in Hartford County, CT) added to Hartford, CT SMSA
-		Cromwell town (in Middlesex County, CT) added to Hartford, CT SMSA
-		Vernon town (in Tolland County, CT) added to Hartford, CT SMSA
-		Title of New Britain-Bristol, MA SMA changed to New Britain, MA SMSA
-		Bristol town (in Hartford County, CT) deleted from New Britain-Bristol, MA SMA, reverted to nonmetro status
-		Plymouth town (in Litchfield County, CT) deleted from New Britain-Bristol, MA SMA, reverted to nonmetro status
-		Bristol, CT no longer designated as central city of New Britain-Bristol, MA SMA


Oct 1963



-		Somers town (in Tolland County, CT) added to Springfield-Chicopee-Holyoke, MA-CT SMSA
-		East Granby town (in Hartford County, CT) added to Hartford, CT SMSA
-		Granby town (in Hartford County, CT) added to Hartford, CT SMSA
-		Andover town (in Tolland County, CT) added to Hartford, CT SMSA
-		Bolton town (in Tolland County, CT) added to Hartford, CT SMSA
-		Coventry town (in Tolland County, CT) added to Hartford, CT SMSA
-		Ellington town (in Tolland County, CT) added to Hartford, CT SMSA


Feb 1971



-		New SMSA: Bristol, CT SMSA
-		Bristol town (in Hartford County, CT) included as original component of Bristol, CT SMSA
-		Plymouth town (in Litchfield County, CT) included as original component of Bristol, CT SMSA
-		Bristol, CT designated as original central city of new Bristol, CT SMSA


Apr 1973



-		Burlington town (in Hartford County, CT) added to Bristol, CT SMSA
-		Marlborough town (in Hartford County, CT) added to Hartford, CT SMSA
-		New Hartford town (in Litchfield County, CT) added to Hartford, CT SMSA
-		East Hampton town (in Middlesex County, CT) added to Hartford, CT SMSA
-		Portland town (in Middlesex County, CT) added to Hartford, CT SMSA
-		Colchester town (in New London County, CT) added to Hartford, CT SMSA
-		Columbia town (in Tolland County, CT) added to Hartford, CT SMSA
-		Hebron town (in Tolland County, CT) added to Hartford, CT SMSA
-		Stafford town (in Tolland County, CT) added to Hartford, CT SMSA
-		Tolland town (in Tolland County, CT) added to Hartford, CT SMSA
-		Willington town (in Tolland County, CT) added to Hartford, CT SMSA


Jun 1983



-		New CMSA: Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Bristol, CT SMSA became Bristol, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Hartford, CT SMSA became Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Barkhamsted town (in Litchfield County, CT) added to Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		East Haddam town (in Middlesex County, CT) added to Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Somers town (in Tolland County, CT) added to Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA, transferred from Springfield-Chicopee-Holyoke, MA-CT SMSA
-		New PMSA: Middletown, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Cromwell town (in Middlesex County, CT) included as original component of Middletown, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA, transferred from Hartford, CT SMSA
-		Durham town (in Middlesex County, CT) included as original component of Middletown, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		East Hampton town (in Middlesex County, CT) included as original component of Middletown, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA, transferred from Hartford, CT SMSA
-		Haddam town (in Middlesex County, CT) included as original component of Middletown, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Middlefield town (in Middlesex County, CT) included as original component of Middletown, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Middletown city (in Middlesex County, CT) included as original component of Middletown, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Portland town (in Middlesex County, CT) included as original component of Middletown, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA, transferred from Hartford, CT SMSA
-		Middletown, CT designated as original central city of new Middletown, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		New Britain, MA SMSA became New Britain, MA PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA


Dec 1992



-		Title of Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA changed to Hartford, CT MSA
-		Harwinton town (in Litchfield County, CT) added
-		Winchester town (in Litchfield County, CT) added
-		Lebanon town (in New London County, CT) added
-		Mansfield town (in Tolland County, CT) added
-		Ashford town (in Windham County, CT) added
-		Chaplin town (in Windham County, CT) added
-		Windham town (in Windham County, CT) added
-		Bristol, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA abolished
-		Bristol town (in Hartford County, CT) added, transferred from Bristol, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Burlington town (in Hartford County, CT) added, transferred from Bristol, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Plymouth town (in Litchfield County, CT) added, transferred from Bristol, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA abolished
-		Avon town (in Hartford County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Bloomfield town (in Hartford County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Canton town (in Hartford County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		East Granby town (in Hartford County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		East Hartford town (in Hartford County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		East Windsor town (in Hartford County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Enfield town (in Hartford County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Farmington town (in Hartford County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Glastonbury town (in Hartford County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Granby town (in Hartford County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Hartford city and town (in Hartford County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Manchester town (in Hartford County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Marlborough town (in Hartford County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Newington town (in Hartford County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Rocky Hill town (in Hartford County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Simsbury town (in Hartford County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		South Windsor town (in Hartford County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Suffield town (in Hartford County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		West Hartford town (in Hartford County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Wethersfield town (in Hartford County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Windsor town (in Hartford County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Windsor Locks town (in Hartford County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Barkhamsted town (in Litchfield County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		New Hartford town (in Litchfield County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		East Haddam town (in Middlesex County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Colchester town (in New London County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Andover town (in Tolland County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Bolton town (in Tolland County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Columbia town (in Tolland County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Coventry town (in Tolland County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Ellington town (in Tolland County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Hebron town (in Tolland County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Somers town (in Tolland County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Stafford town (in Tolland County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Tolland town (in Tolland County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Vernon town (in Tolland County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Willington town (in Tolland County, CT) added, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Hartford, CT designated as central city of MSA, transferred from Hartford, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Middletown, CT designated as central city of MSA, transferred from Middletown, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Middletown, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA abolished
-		Cromwell town (in Middlesex County, CT) added, transferred from Middletown, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Durham town (in Middlesex County, CT) added, transferred from Middletown, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		East Hampton town (in Middlesex County, CT) added, transferred from Middletown, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Haddam town (in Middlesex County, CT) added, transferred from Middletown, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Middlefield town (in Middlesex County, CT) added, transferred from Middletown, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Middletown city (in Middlesex County, CT) added, transferred from Middletown, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Portland town (in Middlesex County, CT) added, transferred from Middletown, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		New Britain, MA PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA abolished
-		Berlin town (in Hartford County, CT) added, transferred from New Britain, MA PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		New Britain city and town (in Hartford County, CT) added, transferred from New Britain, MA PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Plainville town (in Hartford County, CT) added, transferred from New Britain, MA PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Southington town (in Hartford County, CT) added, transferred from New Britain, MA PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		Bristol, CT no longer designated as central city of Bristol, CT PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA
-		New Britain, CT no longer designated as central city of New Britain, MA PMSA in Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT CMSA


Jun 2003



-		Counties instead of cities and towns became the basic geographic unit of core based statistical areas in New England
-		Title of Hartford, CT MSA changed to Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area in Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic, CT CSA
-		Hartford County, CT included as original county component of Metro Area
-		Middlesex County, CT included as original county component of Metro Area
-		Tolland County, CT included as original county component of Metro Area
-		East Hartford, CT designated as principal city of Metro Area
-		West Hartford, CT designated as principal city of Metro Area

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