Kenosha, WI

1950‑1959:		Kenosha, WI SMA
1959‑1983:		Kenosha, WI SMSA
1983‑1992:		Kenosha, WI PMSA in Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI CMSA
1992‑2003:		Kenosha, WI PMSA in Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA
2003‑2006:		Not defined

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Kenosha County, WI	75,238	100,615	117,917	123,137	128,181	149,577	160,382



Total	75,238	100,615	117,917	123,137	128,181	149,577	-
Percent Change	-	33.7%	17.2%	4.4%	4.1%	16.7%	-100.0%

Timeline

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Component

Kenosha County, WI

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Kenosha, WI	54,368	*	67,899	*	78,805	*	77,685	*	80,352	*	90,352	*	95,240



Total	54,368		67,899		78,805		77,685		80,352		90,352		0
Metro	75,238		100,615		117,917		123,137		128,181		149,577		0
Percent	72.3%		67.5%		66.8%		63.1%		62.7%		60.4%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Kenosha, WI

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			54,368	72.3%
		UA Population		0	0.0%
	Rural Population			20,870	27.7%

	Inside Central Cities			54,368	72.3%
	Outside Central Cities			20,870	27.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			75,238	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total 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




1960				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			72,852	72.4%
		UA Population		72,852	72.4%
	Rural Population			27,763	27.6%

	Inside Central Cities			67,899	67.5%
	Outside Central Cities			32,716	32.5%

	Total Metro Area Population			100,615	100.0%


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

	Kenosha, WI		72,852	72,852	100.0%

	Total			72,852


	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			84,262	71.5%
		UA Population		84,262	71.5%
	Rural Population			33,655	28.5%

	Inside Central Cities			78,805	66.8%
	Outside Central Cities			39,112	33.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			117,917	100.0%


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

	Kenosha, WI		84,262	84,262	100.0%

	Total			84,262


	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			89,216	72.5%
		UA Population		85,742	69.6%
	Rural Population			33,921	27.5%

	Inside Central Cities			77,685	63.1%
	Outside Central Cities			45,452	36.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			123,137	100.0%


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

	Kenosha, WI		85,742	85,742	100.0%

	Total			85,742


	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			100,996	78.8%
		UA Population		94,345	73.6%
	Rural Population			27,185	21.2%

	Inside Central Cities			80,352	62.7%
	Outside Central Cities			47,829	37.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			128,181	100.0%


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

	Kenosha, WI		94,292	94,292	100.0%
	Round Lake Beach-McHenry, IL-WI		112,693	53	0.0%

	Total			94,345


	population figures are from the 1990 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1993

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Kenosha, WI SMA
-		Kenosha County, WI included as original SMA component
-		Kenosha, WI designated as original central city of new SMA


Jun 1983



-		Kenosha, WI SMSA became Kenosha, WI PMSA in Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI CMSA


Jun 2003



-		Kenosha, WI PMSA in Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA abolished
-		Kenosha County, WI included as original component of reestablished Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metro Division in Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metro Area in Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA
-		Kenosha, WI no longer designated as principal/central city

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