Montgomery, AL

1950‑1959:		Montgomery, AL SMA
1959‑1983:		Montgomery, AL SMSA
1983‑2003:		Montgomery, AL MSA
2003‑2006:		Montgomery, AL Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Autauga County, AL	18,186	18,739	24,460	32,259	34,222	43,671	48,454

Elmore County, AL	31,649	30,524	33,535	43,390	49,210	65,874	73,746

Lowndes County, AL	18,018	15,417	12,897	13,253	12,658	13,473	12,954

Montgomery County, AL	138,965	169,210	167,790	197,038	209,085	223,510	220,778



Total	138,965	169,210	201,325	272,687	292,517	333,055	355,932
Percent Change	-	21.8%	19.0%	35.4%	7.3%	13.9%	6.9%



Total (as currently defined)	206,818	233,890	238,682	285,940	305,175	346,528	355,932
Percent Change	-	13.1%	2.0%	19.8%	6.7%	13.6%	2.7%

Timeline

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Autauga County, AL

Elmore County, AL

Lowndes County, AL

Montgomery County, AL

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Montgomery, AL	106,525	*	134,393	*	133,386	*	177,857	*	187,106	*	201,568	*	200,127	*



Total	106,525		134,393		133,386		177,857		187,106		201,568		200,127
Metro	138,965		169,210		201,325		272,687		292,517		333,055		355,932
Percent	76.7%		79.4%		66.3%		65.2%		64.0%		60.5%		56.2%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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Montgomery, AL

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			109,468	78.8%
		UA Population		109,468	78.8%
	Rural Population			29,497	21.2%

	Inside Central Cities			106,525	76.7%
	Outside Central Cities			32,440	23.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			138,965	100.0%


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

	Montgomery, AL		109,468	109,468	100.0%

	Total			109,468


	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			149,736	75.0%
		UA Population		142,893	71.5%
	Rural Population			49,998	25.0%

	Inside Central Cities			134,393	67.3%
	Outside Central Cities			65,341	32.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			199,734	100.0%


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

	Montgomery, AL		142,893	142,893	100.0%

	Total			142,893


	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			159,289	70.5%
		UA Population		138,983	61.6%
	Rural Population			66,496	29.5%

	Inside Central Cities			133,386	59.1%
	Outside Central Cities			92,399	40.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			225,785	100.0%


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

	Montgomery, AL		138,983	138,983	100.0%

	Total			138,983


	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			207,929	76.3%
		UA Population		196,947	72.2%
	Rural Population			64,758	23.7%

	Inside Central Cities			177,857	65.2%
	Outside Central Cities			94,830	34.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			272,687	100.0%


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

	Montgomery, AL		196,947	196,947	100.0%

	Total			196,947


	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			224,037	76.6%
		UA Population		210,007	71.8%
	Rural Population			68,480	23.4%

	Inside Central Cities			187,106	64.0%
	Outside Central Cities			105,411	36.0%

	Total Metro Area Population			292,517	100.0%


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

	Montgomery, AL		210,007	210,007	100.0%

	Total			210,007


	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			246,062	71.0%
		UA Population		196,892	56.8%
	Rural Population			100,466	29.0%

	Inside Principal Cities			201,568	58.2%
	Outside Principal Cities			144,960	41.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			346,528	100.0%


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

	Montgomery, AL		196,892	196,892	100.0%

	Total			196,892


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Montgomery, AL SMA
-		Montgomery County, AL included as original SMA component
-		Montgomery, AL designated as original central city of new SMA


Oct 1963



-		Elmore County, AL added


Apr 1973



-		Autauga County, AL added


Jun 2003



-		Lowndes County, AL added

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