------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Population History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component Change Timeline ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 Component | | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Faulkner County, AR ************************ Grant County, AR **** Lonoke County, AR ************************ Perry County, AR **** Pulaski County, AR ********************************************************* Saline County, AR **************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Population History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 0 0 0 0 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% Principal/Central City Change Timeline ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 City | | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Little Rock, AR ********************************************************* North Little Rock, AR ********************************************************* Jacksonville, AR ******************** Conway, AR *********** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------