Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN
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1950‑1959:Nashville, TN SMA
1959‑1973:Nashville, TN SMSA
1973‑1983:Nashville-Davidson, TN SMSA
1983‑2003:Nashville, TN MSA
2003‑2006:Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN Metro Area


Components

Population
Component1950196019701980199020002005
Cannon County, TN9,1748,5378,46710,23410,46712,82613,341
Cheatham County, TN9,1679,42813,19921,61627,14035,91238,525
Davidson County, TN321,758399,743448,003477,811510,784569,891574,395
Dickson County, TN18,80518,83921,97730,03735,06143,15645,822
Hickman County, TN13,35311,86212,09615,15116,75422,29523,726
Macon County, TN13,59912,19712,31515,70015,90620,38621,564
Robertson County, TN27,02427,33529,10237,02141,49454,43360,361
Rutherford County, TN40,69652,36859,42884,058118,570182,023218,478
Smith County, TN14,09812,05912,50914,93514,14317,71218,579
Sumner County, TN33,53336,21756,10685,790103,281130,449144,769
Trousdale County, TN5,5204,9145,1556,1375,9207,2597,648
Williamson County, TN24,30725,26734,33058,10881,021126,638153,445
Wilson County, TN26,31827,66836,99956,06467,67588,809100,471
Total321,758399,743541,108850,505985,0261,231,3111,421,124
Percent Change-24.2%35.4%57.2%15.8%25.0%15.4%
Total (as currently defined)557,352646,434749,686912,6621,048,2161,311,7891,421,124
Percent Change-16.0%16.0%21.7%14.9%25.1%8.3%

Timeline
195019601970198019902000
Component
Cannon County, TN
Cheatham County, TN
Davidson County, TN
Dickson County, TN
Hickman County, TN
Macon County, TN
Robertson County, TN
Rutherford County, TN
Smith County, TN
Sumner County, TN
Trousdale County, TN
Williamson County, TN
Wilson County, TN
In this areaIn another area


Principal/Central Cities

Population
City1950196019701980199020002005
Nashville-Davidson, TN174,307*170,874*448,003*455,651*488,374*545,524*549,110*
Murfreesboro, TN13,05218,99126,36032,84544,922*68,816*86,793*
Total174,307170,874448,003455,651533,296614,340635,903
Metro321,758399,743541,108850,505985,0261,231,3111,421,124
Percent54.2%42.7%82.8%53.6%54.1%49.9%44.7%

Timeline
Principal or central city of this metro area
195019601970198019902000
City
Nashville-Davidson, TN
Murfreesboro, TN


Urban/Rural Population

1950Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population258,88780.5%
UA Population258,88780.5%
Rural Population62,87119.5%
Inside Central Cities174,30754.2%
Outside Central Cities147,45145.8%
Total Metro Area Population321,758100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Nashville, TN258,887258,887100.0%
Total258,887

population figures are from the 1950 census, metro areas as defined Mar 1952


1960Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population368,97279.6%
UA Population346,72974.8%
Rural Population94,65620.4%
Inside Central Cities170,87436.9%
Outside Central Cities292,75463.1%
Total Metro Area Population463,628100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Nashville-Davidson, TN346,729346,729100.0%
Total346,729

population figures are from the 1960 census, metro areas as defined Oct 1963


1970Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population536,57376.7%
UA Population448,44464.1%
Rural Population162,57123.3%
Inside Central Cities448,00364.1%
Outside Central Cities251,14135.9%
Total Metro Area Population699,144100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Nashville-Davidson, TN448,444448,444100.0%
Total448,444

population figures are from the 1970 census, metro areas as defined Apr 1973


1980Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population638,38975.1%
UA Population518,32560.9%
Rural Population212,11624.9%
Inside Central Cities488,49657.4%
Outside Central Cities362,00942.6%
Total Metro Area Population850,505100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Nashville-Davidson, TN518,325518,325100.0%
Total518,325

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


1990Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population733,58874.5%
UA Population573,29458.2%
Rural Population251,43825.5%
Inside Central Cities533,29654.1%
Outside Central Cities451,73045.9%
Total Metro Area Population985,026100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Nashville, TN573,294573,294100.0%
Total573,294

population figures are from the 1990 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1993


2000Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population953,94172.7%
UA Population885,79067.5%
Rural Population357,84827.3%
Inside Principal Cities614,34046.8%
Outside Principal Cities697,44953.2%
Total Metro Area Population1,311,789100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Murfreesboro, TN135,855135,855100.0%
Nashville-Davidson, TN749,935749,935100.0%
Total885,790

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



Component Change History
Apr 1950
-New SMA: Nashville, TN SMA
-Davidson County, TN included as original SMA component
-Nashville-Davidson, TN designated as original central city of new SMA
Oct 1963
-Sumner County, TN added
-Wilson County, TN added
Apr 1973
-Title of Nashville, TN SMSA changed to Nashville-Davidson, TN SMSA
-Cheatham County, TN added
-Dickson County, TN added
-Robertson County, TN added
-Rutherford County, TN added
-Williamson County, TN added
Jun 1983
-Title of Nashville-Davidson, TN SMSA changed to Nashville, TN MSA
-Murfreesboro, TN designated as central city of MSA
Jun 2003
-Title of Nashville, TN MSA changed to Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN Metro Area
-Cannon County, TN added
-Hickman County, TN added
-Macon County, TN added
-Smith County, TN added
-Trousdale County, TN added

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