------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Population History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component Change 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 ********************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Population History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 0 0 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% Principal/Central City Change Timeline ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 City | | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Memphis, TN ********************************************************* West Memphis, AR ******************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------