Lafayette, LA

1963‑1983:		Lafayette, LA SMSA
1983‑2003:		Lafayette, LA MSA
2003‑2006:		Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Acadia Parish, LA	47,050	49,931	52,109	56,427	55,882	58,861	59,247

Lafayette Parish, LA	57,743	84,656	109,716	150,017	164,762	190,503	196,627

St. Landry Parish, LA	78,476	81,493	80,364	84,128	80,331	87,700	89,640

St. Martin Parish, LA	26,353	29,063	32,453	40,214	43,978	48,583	50,228



Total	-	-	109,716	150,017	208,740	385,647	246,855
Percent Change	-	-	-	36.7%	39.1%	84.7%	-36.0%



Total (as currently defined)	84,096	113,719	142,169	190,231	208,740	239,086	246,855
Percent Change	-	35.2%	25.0%	33.8%	9.7%	14.5%	3.2%

Timeline

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Acadia Parish, LA

Lafayette Parish, LA

St. Landry Parish, LA

St. Martin Parish, LA

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950	1960	1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Lafayette, LA	33,541	40,400	68,908	*	81,961	*	94,440	*	110,257	*	112,030	*



Total	0	0	68,908		81,961		94,440		110,257		112,030
Metro	0	0	109,716		150,017		208,740		385,647		246,855
Percent			62.8%		54.6%		45.2%		28.6%		45.4%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Lafayette, LA

Urban/Rural Population



1960				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			47,082	55.6%
		UA Population		0	0.0%
	Rural Population			37,574	44.4%

	Inside Central Cities			40,400	47.7%
	Outside Central Cities			44,256	52.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			84,656	100.0%


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

	none


	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			78,544	71.6%
		UA Population		78,544	71.6%
	Rural Population			31,172	28.4%

	Inside Central Cities			68,908	62.8%
	Outside Central Cities			40,808	37.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			109,716	100.0%


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

	Lafayette, LA		78,544	78,544	100.0%

	Total			78,544


	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			127,886	67.2%
		UA Population		113,999	59.9%
	Rural Population			62,345	32.8%

	Inside Central Cities			81,961	43.1%
	Outside Central Cities			108,270	56.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			190,231	100.0%


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

	Lafayette, LA		113,999	113,999	100.0%

	Total			113,999


	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			199,719	57.9%
		UA Population		129,592	37.6%
	Rural Population			145,234	42.1%

	Inside Central Cities			94,440	27.4%
	Outside Central Cities			250,513	72.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			344,953	100.0%


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

	Lafayette, LA		129,592	129,592	100.0%

	Total			129,592


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




2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			183,726	76.8%
		UA Population		175,757	73.5%
	Rural Population			55,360	23.2%

	Inside Principal Cities			110,257	46.1%
	Outside Principal Cities			128,829	53.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			239,086	100.0%


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

	Lafayette, LA		178,079	175,757	98.7%

	Total			175,757


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

Component Change History




Oct 1963



-		New SMSA: Lafayette, LA SMSA
-		Lafayette Parish, LA included as original SMSA component
-		Lafayette, LA designated as original central city of new SMSA


Jun 1983



-		St. Martin Parish, LA added


Dec 1992



-		Acadia Parish, LA added
-		St. Landry Parish, LA added


Jun 2003



-		Acadia Parish, LA included as original component of Crowley, LA Micro Area
-		St. Landry Parish, LA included as original component of Opelousas-Eunice, LA Micro Area

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