McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr, TX

1966‑1983:		McAllen-Pharr-Edinburg, TX SMSA
1983‑2003:		McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA
2003‑2006:		McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr, TX Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Hidalgo County, TX	160,446	180,904	181,535	283,229	383,545	569,463	678,652



Total	-	-	181,535	283,229	383,545	569,463	678,652
Percent Change	-	-	-	56.0%	35.4%	48.5%	19.2%



Total (as currently defined)	160,446	180,904	181,535	283,229	383,545	569,463	678,652
Percent Change	-	12.8%	0.3%	56.0%	35.4%	48.5%	19.2%

Timeline

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Component

Hidalgo County, TX

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950	1960	1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Edinburg, TX	12,383	18,706	17,163	*	24,075	*	29,885	*	48,465	*	62,735	*

McAllen, TX	20,067	32,728	37,636	*	66,281	*	84,021	*	106,414	*	123,622	*

Pharr, TX	8,690	14,106	15,829	*	21,381	*	32,921	*	46,660		58,986	*

Mission, TX	10,765	14,081	13,043		22,589		28,653	*	45,408	*	60,146	*



Total	0	0	70,628		111,737		175,480		200,287		305,489
Metro	0	0	181,535		283,229		383,545		569,463		678,652
Percent			38.9%		39.5%		45.8%		35.2%		45.0%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Edinburg, TX

McAllen, TX

Pharr, TX

Mission, TX

Urban/Rural Population



1970				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			134,521	74.1%
		UA Population		91,141	50.2%
	Rural Population			47,014	25.9%

	Inside Central Cities			70,628	38.9%
	Outside Central Cities			110,907	61.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			181,535	100.0%


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

	McAllen-Pharr-Edinburg, TX		91,141	91,141	100.0%

	Total			91,141


	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			212,481	75.0%
		UA Population		157,423	55.6%
	Rural Population			70,748	25.0%

	Inside Central Cities			112,945	39.9%
	Outside Central Cities			170,284	60.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			283,229	100.0%


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

	McAllen-Pharr-Edinburg, TX		157,423	157,423	100.0%

	Total			157,423


	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			292,971	76.4%
		UA Population		263,192	68.6%
	Rural Population			90,574	23.6%

	Inside Central Cities			142,559	37.2%
	Outside Central Cities			240,986	62.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			383,545	100.0%


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

	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX		263,192	263,192	100.0%

	Total			263,192


	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			531,874	93.4%
		UA Population		523,144	91.9%
	Rural Population			37,589	6.6%

	Inside Principal Cities			246,947	43.4%
	Outside Principal Cities			322,516	56.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			569,463	100.0%


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

	McAllen, TX		523,144	523,144	100.0%

	Total			523,144


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

Component Change History




Apr 1966



-		New SMSA: McAllen-Pharr-Edinburg, TX SMSA
-		Hidalgo County, TX included as original SMSA component
-		Edinburg, TX designated as original central city of new SMSA
-		McAllen, TX designated as original central city of new SMSA
-		Pharr, TX designated as original central city of new SMSA


Jun 1983



-		Title of McAllen-Pharr-Edinburg, TX SMSA changed to McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA
-		Mission, TX designated as central city of MSA
-		Pharr, TX no longer designated as central city


Jun 1989



-		Pharr, TX designated as central city of MSA


Dec 1992



-		Pharr, TX no longer designated as central city


Jun 2003



-		Title of McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA changed to McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr, TX Metro Area
-		Pharr, TX designated as principal city of Metro Area

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