Los Angeles, CA

1950‑1955:		Los Angeles, CA SMA
1955‑1959:		Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA SMA
1959‑1963:		Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA SMSA
1963‑2003:		Not defined
2003‑2006:		Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metro Area in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA

Subareas

Timeline

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Subarea

Los Angeles, CA

Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA

In this area

Defined but not in this area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Los Angeles County, CA	4,151,687	6,038,771	7,032,075	7,477,503	8,863,164	9,519,338	9,941,197

Orange County, CA	216,224	703,925	1,420,386	1,932,709	2,410,556	2,846,289	2,992,642



Total	4,367,911	6,742,696	-	-	-	-	12,933,839
Percent Change	-	54.4%	-100.0%	-	-	-	-



Total (as currently defined)	4,367,911	6,742,696	8,452,461	9,410,212	11,273,720	12,365,627	12,933,839
Percent Change	-	54.4%	25.4%	11.3%	19.8%	9.7%	4.6%

Timeline

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Component

Los Angeles County, CA

Orange County, CA

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Los Angeles, CA	1,970,358	*	2,479,015	*	2,816,061	2,966,850	3,485,398	3,694,820	3,844,829	*

Long Beach, CA	250,767		344,168	*	358,633	361,334	429,433	461,522	474,014	*

Burbank, CA	78,577		90,155		88,871	84,625	93,643	100,316	104,108	*

Pasadena, CA	104,577		116,407		113,327	118,550	131,591	133,936	143,731	*

Pomona, CA	35,405		67,157		87,384	92,742	131,723	149,473	153,787	*

Lancaster, CA	(x)		(x)		(x)	48,027	97,291	118,718	134,032

Arcadia, CA	23,066		41,005		42,868	45,994	48,290	53,054	56,153	*

Carson, CA	(x)		38,059		71,150	81,221	83,995	89,730	93,955	*

Cerritos, CA	(x)		3,508		15,856	53,020	53,240	51,488	52,561	*

Compton, CA	47,991		71,812		78,611	81,286	90,454	93,493	95,659	*

Gardena, CA	14,405		35,943		41,021	45,165	49,847	57,746	59,891	*

Glendale, CA	95,702		119,442		132,752	139,060	180,038	194,973	200,065	*

Montebello, CA	21,735		32,097		42,807	52,929	59,564	62,150	63,290	*

Monterey Park, CA	20,395		37,821		49,166	54,338	60,738	60,051	62,065	*

Paramount, CA	(x)		27,249		34,734	36,407	47,669	55,266	56,540	*

Santa Monica, CA	71,595		83,249		88,289	88,314	86,905	84,084	87,800	*

Torrance, CA	22,241		100,991		134,584	129,881	133,107	137,946	142,384	*

Anaheim, CA	14,556		104,184		166,701	219,311	266,406	328,014	331,804	*

Irvine, CA	(x)		(x)		(x)	62,134	110,330	143,072	186,852	*

Santa Ana, CA	45,533		100,350		156,601	203,713	293,742	337,977	340,368	*

Costa Mesa, CA	(x)		37,550		72,660	82,562	96,357	108,724	109,830	*

Fountain Valley, CA	(x)		2,068		31,826	55,080	53,691	54,978	55,942	*

Fullerton, CA	13,958		56,180		85,826	102,034	114,144	126,003	132,787	*

Newport Beach, CA	12,120		26,564		49,422	62,556	66,643	70,032	79,834	*

Orange, CA	10,027		26,444		77,374	91,788	110,658	128,821	134,950	*

Tustin, CA	1,143		2,006		21,178	32,317	50,689	67,504	69,096	*



Total	1,970,358		2,823,183		0	0	0	0	7,132,295
Metro	4,367,911		6,742,696		0	0	0	0	12,933,839
Percent	45.1%		41.9%						55.1%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Los Angeles, CA

Long Beach, CA

Burbank, CA

Pasadena, CA

Pomona, CA

Lancaster, CA

Arcadia, CA

Carson, CA

Cerritos, CA

Compton, CA

Gardena, CA

Glendale, CA

Montebello, CA

Monterey Park, CA

Paramount, CA

Santa Monica, CA

Torrance, CA

Anaheim, CA

Irvine, CA

Santa Ana, CA

Costa Mesa, CA

Fountain Valley, CA

Fullerton, CA

Newport Beach, CA

Orange, CA

Tustin, CA

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			4,193,466	96.0%
		UA Population		3,996,946	91.5%
	Rural Population			174,445	4.0%

	Inside Central Cities			1,970,358	45.1%
	Outside Central Cities			2,397,553	54.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			4,367,911	100.0%


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

	Los Angeles, CA		3,996,946	3,996,946	100.0%

	Total			3,996,946


	population figures are from the 1950 census, metro areas as defined Mar 1952




2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			12,292,060	99.4%
		UA Population		12,259,031	99.1%
	Rural Population			73,567	0.6%

	Inside Principal Cities			6,845,173	55.4%
	Outside Principal Cities			5,520,454	44.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			12,365,627	100.0%


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

	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA		11,789,487	11,252,829	95.4%
	Lancaster-Palmdale, CA		263,532	263,532	100.0%
	Santa Clarita, CA		170,481	170,481	100.0%
	Thousand Oaks, CA		210,990	39,174	18.6%
	Mission Viejo, CA		533,015	533,015	100.0%

	Total			12,259,031


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Los Angeles, CA SMA
-		Los Angeles County, CA included as original SMA component
-		Orange County, CA included as original SMA component
-		Los Angeles, CA designated as original central city of new SMA


Jul 1955



-		Title of Los Angeles, CA SMA changed to Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA SMA
-		Long Beach, CA designated as central city of SMA


Oct 1963



-		Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA SMSA abolished (The Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA SMSA was divided into two SMSAs.)
-		New SMSA: Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA SMSA (The Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA SMSA was redrawn as a single-county area from what had been a two-county area with Los Angeles and Orange Counties.)
-		Los Angeles County, CA included as original component of Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA SMSA
-		Long Beach, CA transferred to Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA SMSA, designated as original central city of new SMSA
-		Los Angeles, CA transferred to Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA SMSA, designated as original central city of new SMSA
-		New SMSA: Anaheim-Santa Ana-Garden Grove, CA SMSA (The Anaheim-Santa Ana-Garden Grove, CA SMSA, consisting solely of Orange County, was created from the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA SMSA)
-		Orange County, CA included as original component of Anaheim-Santa Ana-Garden Grove, CA SMSA


Oct 1975



-		Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA SMSA included in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA SCSA
-		Anaheim-Santa Ana-Garden Grove, CA SMSA included in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA SCSA


Jun 1983



-		Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA SMSA in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA SCSA became Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA in Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA CMSA
-		Burbank, CA designated as central city of Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA in Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA CMSA
-		Pasadena, CA designated as central city of Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA in Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA CMSA
-		Pomona, CA designated as central city of Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA in Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA CMSA
-		Title of Anaheim-Santa Ana-Garden Grove, CA SMSA in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA SCSA changed to Anaheim-Santa Ana, CA PMSA in Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA CMSA


Dec 1992



-		Lancaster, CA designated as central city of Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA in Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA
-		Title of Anaheim-Santa Ana, CA PMSA in Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA CMSA changed to Orange County, CA PMSA in Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA
-		Anaheim, CA designated as central city of Orange County, CA PMSA in Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA
-		Irvine, CA designated as central city of Orange County, CA PMSA in Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA
-		Santa Ana, CA designated as central city of Orange County, CA PMSA in Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA
-		Burbank, CA no longer designated as central city of Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA in Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA CMSA
-		Pomona, CA no longer designated as central city of Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA in Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA CMSA


Jun 2003



-		Metro Area reestablished: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metro Area in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA (An area defined as consisting only of Los Angeles County and Orange County had not existed since 1963 but was redefined in 2003.)
-		Title of Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA in Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA changed to Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metro Division in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metro Area in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
-		Arcadia, CA designated as principal city of Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metro Division in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metro Area in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
-		Burbank, CA designated as principal city of Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metro Division in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metro Area in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
-		Carson, CA designated as principal city of Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metro Division in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metro Area in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
-		Cerritos, CA designated as principal city of Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metro Division in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metro Area in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
-		Compton, CA designated as principal city of Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metro Division in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metro Area in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
-		Gardena, CA designated as principal city of Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metro Division in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metro Area in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
-		Glendale, CA designated as principal city of Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metro Division in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metro Area in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
-		Montebello, CA designated as principal city of Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metro Division in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metro Area in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
-		Monterey Park, CA designated as principal city of Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metro Division in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metro Area in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
-		Paramount, CA designated as principal city of Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metro Division in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metro Area in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
-		Pomona, CA designated as principal city of Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metro Division in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metro Area in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
-		Santa Monica, CA designated as principal city of Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metro Division in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metro Area in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
-		Torrance, CA designated as principal city of Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metro Division in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metro Area in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
-		Title of Orange County, CA PMSA in Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA changed to Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metro Division in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metro Area in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
-		Costa Mesa, CA designated as principal city of Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metro Division in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metro Area in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
-		Fountain Valley, CA designated as principal city of Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metro Division in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metro Area in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
-		Fullerton, CA designated as principal city of Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metro Division in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metro Area in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
-		Newport Beach, CA designated as principal city of Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metro Division in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metro Area in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
-		Orange, CA designated as principal city of Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metro Division in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metro Area in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
-		Tustin, CA designated as principal city of Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metro Division in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metro Area in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
-		Lancaster, CA no longer designated as principal/central city of Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA in Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA

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