Madison, WI

1950‑1959:		Madison, WI SMA
1959‑1983:		Madison, WI SMSA
1983‑2003:		Madison, WI MSA
2003‑2006:		Madison, WI Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Columbia County, WI	34,023	36,708	40,150	43,222	45,088	52,468	55,122

Dane County, WI	169,357	222,095	290,272	323,545	367,085	426,526	458,333

Iowa County, WI	19,610	19,631	19,306	19,802	20,150	22,780	23,535



Total	169,357	222,095	290,272	323,545	367,085	426,526	536,990
Percent Change	-	31.1%	30.7%	11.5%	13.5%	16.2%	25.9%



Total (as currently defined)	222,990	278,434	349,728	386,569	432,323	501,774	536,990
Percent Change	-	24.9%	25.6%	10.5%	11.8%	16.1%	7.0%

Timeline

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Component

Columbia County, WI

Dane County, WI

Iowa County, WI

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Madison, WI	96,056	*	126,706	*	173,258	*	170,616	*	191,262	*	208,054	*	221,551	*



Total	96,056		126,706		173,258		170,616		191,262		208,054		221,551
Metro	169,357		222,095		290,272		323,545		367,085		426,526		536,990
Percent	56.7%		57.1%		59.7%		52.7%		52.1%		48.8%		41.3%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Madison, WI

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			114,944	67.9%
		UA Population		110,111	65.0%
	Rural Population			54,413	32.1%

	Inside Central Cities			96,056	56.7%
	Outside Central Cities			73,301	43.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			169,357	100.0%


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

	Madison, WI		110,111	110,111	100.0%

	Total			110,111


	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			167,377	75.4%
		UA Population		157,814	71.1%
	Rural Population			54,718	24.6%

	Inside Central Cities			126,706	57.1%
	Outside Central Cities			95,389	42.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			222,095	100.0%


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

	Madison, WI		157,814	157,814	100.0%

	Total			157,814


	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			224,026	77.2%
		UA Population		205,457	70.8%
	Rural Population			66,246	22.8%

	Inside Central Cities			173,258	59.7%
	Outside Central Cities			117,014	40.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			290,272	100.0%


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

	Madison, WI		205,457	205,457	100.0%

	Total			205,457


	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			251,891	77.9%
		UA Population		213,675	66.0%
	Rural Population			71,654	22.1%

	Inside Central Cities			170,616	52.7%
	Outside Central Cities			152,929	47.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			323,545	100.0%


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

	Madison, WI		213,675	213,675	100.0%

	Total			213,675


	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			293,309	79.9%
		UA Population		244,336	66.6%
	Rural Population			73,776	20.1%

	Inside Central Cities			191,262	52.1%
	Outside Central Cities			175,823	47.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			367,085	100.0%


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

	Madison, WI		244,336	244,336	100.0%

	Total			244,336


	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			383,792	76.5%
		UA Population		329,533	65.7%
	Rural Population			117,982	23.5%

	Inside Principal Cities			208,054	41.5%
	Outside Principal Cities			293,720	58.5%

	Total Metro Area Population			501,774	100.0%


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

	Madison, WI		329,533	329,533	100.0%

	Total			329,533


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Madison, WI SMA
-		Dane County, WI included as original SMA component
-		Madison, WI designated as original central city of new SMA


Jun 2003



-		Columbia County, WI added
-		Iowa County, WI added

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