Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR

1950‑1959:		Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR SMA
1959‑1983:		Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR SMSA
1983‑2003:		Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA
2003‑2006:		Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR Metro Area in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR CSA

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Faulkner County, AR	25,289	24,303	31,572	46,192	60,006	86,014	97,739

Grant County, AR	9,024	8,294	9,711	13,008	13,948	16,464	17,308

Lonoke County, AR	27,278	24,551	26,249	34,518	39,268	52,828	60,630

Perry County, AR	5,978	4,927	5,634	7,266	7,969	10,209	10,453

Pulaski County, AR	196,685	242,980	287,189	340,613	349,660	361,474	365,274

Saline County, AR	23,816	28,956	36,107	53,161	64,183	83,529	91,226



Total	196,685	242,980	323,296	393,774	513,117	583,845	642,630
Percent Change	-	23.5%	33.1%	21.8%	30.3%	13.8%	10.1%



Total (as currently defined)	288,070	334,011	396,462	494,758	535,034	610,518	642,630
Percent Change	-	15.9%	18.7%	24.8%	8.1%	14.1%	5.3%

Timeline

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Component

Faulkner County, AR

Grant County, AR

Lonoke County, AR

Perry County, AR

Pulaski County, AR

Saline County, AR

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Little Rock, AR	102,213	*	107,813	*	132,483	*	158,461	*	175,795	*	183,133	*	184,564	*

North Little Rock, AR	44,097	*	58,032	*	60,040	*	64,288	*	61,741	*	60,433	*	58,803	*

Jacksonville, AR	2,474		14,488		19,832		27,589		29,101	*	29,916	*	30,367

Conway, AR	8,610		9,791		15,510		20,375		26,481		43,167	*	51,999



Total	146,310		165,845		192,523		222,749		266,637		316,649		243,367
Metro	196,685		242,980		323,296		393,774		513,117		583,845		642,630
Percent	74.4%		68.3%		59.6%		56.6%		52.0%		54.2%		37.9%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Little Rock, AR

North Little Rock, AR

Jacksonville, AR

Conway, AR

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			153,643	78.1%
		UA Population		153,643	78.1%
	Rural Population			43,042	21.9%

	Inside Central Cities			146,310	74.4%
	Outside Central Cities			50,375	25.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			196,685	100.0%


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

	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR		153,643	153,643	100.0%

	Total			153,643


	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			199,505	82.1%
		UA Population		185,017	76.1%
	Rural Population			43,475	17.9%

	Inside Central Cities			165,845	68.3%
	Outside Central Cities			77,135	31.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			242,980	100.0%


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

	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR		185,017	185,017	100.0%

	Total			185,017


	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			258,947	80.1%
		UA Population		222,616	68.9%
	Rural Population			64,349	19.9%

	Inside Central Cities			192,523	59.6%
	Outside Central Cities			130,773	40.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			323,296	100.0%


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

	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR		222,616	222,616	100.0%

	Total			222,616


	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			354,132	74.6%
		UA Population		295,133	62.2%
	Rural Population			120,352	25.4%

	Inside Central Cities			250,338	52.8%
	Outside Central Cities			224,146	47.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			474,484	100.0%


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

	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR		295,133	295,133	100.0%

	Total			295,133


	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			385,349	75.1%
		UA Population		305,353	59.5%
	Rural Population			127,768	24.9%

	Inside Central Cities			293,118	57.1%
	Outside Central Cities			219,999	42.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			513,117	100.0%


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

	Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR		305,353	305,353	100.0%

	Total			305,353


	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			429,427	70.3%
		UA Population		360,331	59.0%
	Rural Population			181,091	29.7%

	Inside Principal Cities			243,566	39.9%
	Outside Principal Cities			366,952	60.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			610,518	100.0%


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

	Little Rock, AR		360,331	360,331	100.0%

	Total			360,331


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR SMA
-		Pulaski County, AR included as original SMA component
-		Little Rock, AR designated as original central city of new SMA
-		North Little Rock, AR designated as original central city of new SMA


Mar 1967



-		Saline County, AR added


Jun 1983



-		Faulkner County, AR added
-		Lonoke County, AR added
-		Jacksonville, AR designated as central city of MSA


Dec 1992



-		Conway, AR designated as central city of MSA


Jun 2003



-		Grant County, AR added
-		Perry County, AR added
-		Conway, AR no longer designated as principal/central city
-		Jacksonville, AR no longer designated as principal/central city

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