Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI

1958‑1959:		Muskegon-Muskegon Heights, MI SMA
1959‑1975:		Muskegon-Muskegon Heights, MI SMSA
1975‑1983:		Muskegon-Norton Shores-Muskegon Heights, MI SMSA
1983‑1992:		Muskegon, MI MSA
1992‑2003:		Not defined
2003‑2006:		Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Muskegon County, MI	121,545	149,943	157,426	157,589	158,983	170,200	174,971

Oceana County, MI	16,105	16,547	17,984	22,002	22,454	26,873	28,516



Total	-	149,943	157,426	179,591	158,983	-	174,971
Percent Change	-	-	5.0%	14.1%	-11.5%	-100.0%	-



Total (as currently defined)	121,545	149,943	157,426	157,589	158,983	170,200	174,971
Percent Change	-	23.4%	5.0%	0.1%	0.9%	7.1%	2.8%

Timeline

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Component

Muskegon County, MI

Oceana County, MI

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950	1960		1970		1980		1990		2000	2005


Muskegon, MI	48,429	46,485	*	44,631	*	40,823	*	40,283	*	40,105	39,919	*

Muskegon Heights, MI	18,828	19,552	*	17,304	*	14,611	*	13,176		12,049	11,821

Norton Shores, MI	(x)	(x)		22,271		22,025	*	21,755		22,527	23,479	*



Total	0	66,037		61,935		77,459		40,283		0	63,398
Metro	0	149,943		157,426		179,591		158,983		0	174,971
Percent		44.0%		39.3%		43.1%		25.3%			36.2%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Muskegon, MI

Muskegon Heights, MI

Norton Shores, MI

Urban/Rural Population



1960				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			100,465	67.0%
		UA Population		95,350	63.6%
	Rural Population			49,478	33.0%

	Inside Central Cities			66,037	44.0%
	Outside Central Cities			83,906	56.0%

	Total Metro Area Population			149,943	100.0%


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

	Muskegon-Muskegon Heights, MI		95,350	95,350	100.0%

	Total			95,350


	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			108,733	62.0%
		UA Population		105,716	60.3%
	Rural Population			66,677	38.0%

	Inside Central Cities			61,935	35.3%
	Outside Central Cities			113,475	64.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			175,410	100.0%


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

	Muskegon-Muskegon Heights, MI		105,716	105,716	100.0%

	Total			105,716


	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			112,366	71.3%
		UA Population		105,634	67.0%
	Rural Population			45,223	28.7%

	Inside Central Cities			40,823	25.9%
	Outside Central Cities			116,766	74.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			157,589	100.0%


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

	Muskegon-Muskegon Heights, MI		105,634	105,634	100.0%

	Total			105,634


	population figures are from the 1980 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1983




2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			125,974	74.0%
		UA Population		118,238	69.5%
	Rural Population			44,226	26.0%

	Inside Principal Cities			62,632	36.8%
	Outside Principal Cities			107,568	63.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			170,200	100.0%


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

	Muskegon, MI		154,729	118,238	76.4%

	Total			118,238


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

Component Change History




Dec 1958



-		New SMA: Muskegon-Muskegon Heights, MI SMA
-		Muskegon County, MI included as original SMA component
-		Muskegon, MI designated as original central city of new SMA
-		Muskegon Heights, MI designated as original central city of new SMA


Apr 1973



-		Oceana County, MI added


Aug 1975



-		Title of Muskegon-Muskegon Heights, MI SMSA changed to Muskegon-Norton Shores-Muskegon Heights, MI SMSA
-		Norton Shores, MI designated as central city of SMSA


Jun 1983



-		Title of Muskegon-Norton Shores-Muskegon Heights, MI SMSA changed to Muskegon, MI MSA
-		Oceana County, MI deleted, reverted to nonmetro status
-		Muskegon Heights, MI no longer designated as central city
-		Norton Shores, MI no longer designated as central city


Dec 1992



-		Muskegon, MI MSA abolished
-		Muskegon County, MI included as original component of Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA
-		Muskegon, MI transferred to Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA, designated as original central city of new MSA


Jun 2003



-		Metro Area reestablished: Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metro Area
-		Muskegon County, MI included as original component of reestablished Metro Area, transferred from Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA
-		Muskegon, MI designated as original principal city of reestablished Metro Area, transferred from Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA
-		Norton Shores, MI designated as original principal city of reestablished Metro Area

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