Lancaster, PA

1950‑1959:		Lancaster, PA SMA
1959‑1983:		Lancaster, PA SMSA
1983‑2003:		Lancaster, PA MSA
2003‑2006:		Lancaster, PA Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Lancaster County, PA	234,717	278,359	319,693	362,346	422,822	470,658	489,936



Total	234,717	278,359	319,693	362,346	422,822	470,658	489,936
Percent Change	-	18.6%	14.8%	13.3%	16.7%	11.3%	4.1%



Total (as currently defined)	234,717	278,359	319,693	362,346	422,822	470,658	489,936
Percent Change	-	18.6%	14.8%	13.3%	16.7%	11.3%	4.1%

Timeline

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Component

Lancaster County, PA

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Lancaster, PA	63,774	*	61,055	*	57,690	*	54,725	*	55,551	*	56,348	*	54,757	*



Total	63,774		61,055		57,690		54,725		55,551		56,348		54,757
Metro	234,717		278,359		319,693		362,346		422,822		470,658		489,936
Percent	27.2%		21.9%		18.0%		15.1%		13.1%		12.0%		11.2%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Lancaster, PA

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			115,805	49.3%
		UA Population		76,280	32.5%
	Rural Population			118,912	50.7%

	Inside Central Cities			63,774	27.2%
	Outside Central Cities			170,943	72.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			234,717	100.0%


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

	Lancaster, PA		76,280	76,280	100.0%

	Total			76,280


	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			137,892	49.5%
		UA Population		93,855	33.7%
	Rural Population			140,467	50.5%

	Inside Central Cities			61,055	21.9%
	Outside Central Cities			217,304	78.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			278,359	100.0%


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

	Lancaster, PA		93,855	93,855	100.0%

	Total			93,855


	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			173,573	54.3%
		UA Population		117,097	36.6%
	Rural Population			146,120	45.7%

	Inside Central Cities			57,690	18.0%
	Outside Central Cities			262,003	82.0%

	Total Metro Area Population			319,693	100.0%


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

	Lancaster, PA		117,097	117,097	100.0%

	Total			117,097


	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			197,766	54.6%
		UA Population		157,385	43.4%
	Rural Population			164,580	45.4%

	Inside Central Cities			54,725	15.1%
	Outside Central Cities			307,621	84.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			362,346	100.0%


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

	Lancaster, PA		157,385	157,385	100.0%

	Total			157,385


	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			243,167	57.5%
		UA Population		190,464	45.0%
	Rural Population			179,655	42.5%

	Inside Central Cities			55,551	13.1%
	Outside Central Cities			367,271	86.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			422,822	100.0%


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

	Lancaster, PA		193,583	190,464	98.4%

	Total			190,464


	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			354,467	75.3%
		UA Population		323,033	68.6%
	Rural Population			116,191	24.7%

	Inside Principal Cities			56,348	12.0%
	Outside Principal Cities			414,310	88.0%

	Total Metro Area Population			470,658	100.0%


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

	Lancaster, PA		323,554	320,067	98.9%
	Reading, PA		240,264	2,966	1.2%

	Total			323,033


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



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

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