Memphis, TN-MS-AR

1950‑1959:		Memphis, TN SMA
1959‑1963:		Memphis, TN SMSA
1963‑1973:		Memphis, TN-AR SMSA
1973‑1983:		Memphis, TN-AR-MS SMSA
1983‑2003:		Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA
2003‑2006:		Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Crittenden County, AR	47,184	47,564	48,106	49,499	49,939	50,866	51,605

DeSoto County, MS	24,599	23,891	35,885	53,930	67,910	107,199	136,668

Marshall County, MS	25,106	24,503	24,027	29,296	30,361	34,993	35,582

Tate County, MS	18,011	18,138	18,544	20,119	21,432	25,370	26,423

Tunica County, MS	21,664	16,826	11,854	9,652	8,164	9,227	10,231

Fayette County, TN	27,535	24,577	22,692	25,305	25,559	28,806	34,418

Shelby County, TN	482,393	627,019	722,014	777,113	826,330	897,472	905,705

Tipton County, TN	29,782	28,564	28,001	32,930	37,568	51,271	55,999



Total	482,393	627,019	770,120	913,472	981,747	1,135,614	1,256,631
Percent Change	-	30.0%	22.8%	18.6%	7.5%	15.7%	10.7%



Total (as currently defined)	676,274	811,082	911,123	997,844	1,067,263	1,205,204	1,256,631
Percent Change	-	19.9%	12.3%	9.5%	7.0%	12.9%	4.3%

Timeline

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

Component

Crittenden County, AR

DeSoto County, MS

Marshall County, MS

Tate County, MS

Tunica County, MS

Fayette County, TN

Shelby County, TN

Tipton County, TN

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Memphis, TN	396,000	*	497,524	*	623,530	*	646,356	*	610,337	*	650,100	*	672,277	*

West Memphis, AR	9,112		19,374		25,892		28,138		28,259	*	27,666	*	28,181



Total	396,000		497,524		623,530		646,356		638,596		677,766		672,277
Metro	482,393		627,019		770,120		913,472		981,747		1,135,614		1,256,631
Percent	82.1%		79.3%		81.0%		70.8%		65.0%		59.7%		53.5%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

City

Memphis, TN

West Memphis, AR

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			410,730	85.1%
		UA Population		406,034	84.2%
	Rural Population			71,663	14.9%

	Inside Central Cities			396,000	82.1%
	Outside Central Cities			86,393	17.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			482,393	100.0%


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

	Memphis, TN		406,034	406,034	100.0%

	Total			406,034


	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			569,938	84.5%
		UA Population		544,505	80.7%
	Rural Population			104,645	15.5%

	Inside Central Cities			497,524	73.8%
	Outside Central Cities			177,059	26.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			674,583	100.0%


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

	Memphis, TN		544,505	544,505	100.0%

	Total			544,505


	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			723,546	86.8%
		UA Population		663,976	79.6%
	Rural Population			110,460	13.2%

	Inside Central Cities			623,530	74.8%
	Outside Central Cities			210,476	25.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			834,006	100.0%


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

	Memphis, TN-MS		663,976	663,976	100.0%

	Total			663,976


	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			815,177	89.2%
		UA Population		774,551	84.8%
	Rural Population			98,295	10.8%

	Inside Central Cities			674,494	73.8%
	Outside Central Cities			238,978	26.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			913,472	100.0%


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

	Memphis, TN-AR-MS		774,551	774,551	100.0%

	Total			774,551


	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			875,058	86.9%
		UA Population		825,193	81.9%
	Rural Population			132,248	13.1%

	Inside Central Cities			638,596	63.4%
	Outside Central Cities			368,710	36.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			1,007,306	100.0%


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

	Memphis, TN-AR-MS		825,193	825,193	100.0%

	Total			825,193


	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			1,017,167	84.4%
		UA Population		972,091	80.7%
	Rural Population			188,037	15.6%

	Inside Principal Cities			650,100	53.9%
	Outside Principal Cities			555,104	46.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			1,205,204	100.0%


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

	Memphis, TN-MS-AR		972,091	972,091	100.0%

	Total			972,091


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Memphis, TN SMA
-		Shelby County, TN included as original SMA component
-		Memphis, TN designated as original central city of new SMA


Oct 1963



-		Title of Memphis, TN SMSA changed to Memphis, TN-AR SMSA
-		Crittenden County, AR added


Apr 1973



-		Title of Memphis, TN-AR SMSA changed to Memphis, TN-AR-MS SMSA
-		DeSoto County, MS added
-		Tipton County, TN added


Jun 1983



-		West Memphis, AR designated as central city of MSA


Dec 1992



-		Fayette County, TN added


Jun 2003



-		Title of Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA changed to Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area
-		Marshall County, MS added
-		Tate County, MS added
-		Tunica County, MS added
-		West Memphis, AR no longer designated as principal/central city

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