------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950-1959: New Orleans, LA SMA 1959-1983: New Orleans, LA SMSA 1983-2003: New Orleans, LA MSA 2003-2006: New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metro Area Population History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jefferson Parish, LA 103,873* 208,769* 337,568* 454,592* 448,306* 455,466* 451,049* Orleans Parish, LA 570,445* 627,525* 593,471* 557,515* 496,938* 484,674* 452,170* Plaquemines Parish, LA 14,239 22,545 25,225 26,049 25,575 26,757* 28,903* St. Bernard Parish, LA 11,087* 32,186* 51,185* 64,097* 66,631* 67,229* 65,147* St. Charles Parish, LA 13,363 21,219 29,550 37,259 42,437* 48,072* 50,554* St. James Parish, LA 15,334 18,369 19,733 21,495 20,879 21,216* 21,031 St. John the Baptist Parish, L 14,861 18,439 23,813 31,924 39,996* 43,044* 46,150* St. Tammany Parish, LA 26,988 38,643 63,585* 110,869* 144,508* 191,268* 219,814* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 685,405 868,480 1,045,809 1,187,073 1,238,816 1,337,726 1,313,787 Percent Change - 26.7% 20.4% 13.5% 4.4% 8.0% -1.8% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total (as currently defined) 754,856 969,326 1,124,397 1,282,305 1,264,391 1,316,510 1,313,787 Percent Change - 28.4% 16.0% 14.0% -1.4% 4.1% -0.2% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component Change Timeline ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 Component | | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jefferson Parish, LA ********************************************************* Orleans Parish, LA ********************************************************* Plaquemines Parish, LA *************** St. Bernard Parish, LA ********************************************************* St. Charles Parish, LA ************************ St. James Parish, LA *********** St. John the Baptist Parish, L ************************ St. Tammany Parish, LA ******************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Population History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- City 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Orleans, LA 570,445* 627,525* 593,471* 557,515* 496,938* 484,674* 454,863* Slidell, LA 0 0 16,101 26,718 24,124* 25,695* 26,840 Kenner, LA 5,535 17,037 29,858 66,382 72,033 70,517 69,911* Total 570,445 627,525 593,471 557,515 521,062 510,369 524,774 Metro 685,405 868,480 1,045,809 1,187,073 1,238,816 1,337,726 1,313,787 Percent 83.2% 72.3% 56.7% 47.0% 42.1% 38.2% 39.9% Principal/Central City Change Timeline ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 City | | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Orleans, LA ********************************************************* Slidell, LA ******************** Kenner, LA **** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component Change History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apr 1950 New SMA: New Orleans, LA SMA Jefferson Parish, LA included as original SMA component Orleans Parish, LA included as original SMA component St. Bernard Parish, LA included as original SMA component New Orleans, LA designated as original central city of new SMA Oct 1963 St. Tammany Parish, LA added Jun 1983 St. Charles Parish, LA added St. John the Baptist Parish, LA added Slidell, LA designated as central city of MSA Dec 1992 Plaquemines Parish, LA added St. James Parish, LA added Jun 2003 Title of New Orleans, LA MSA changed to New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metro Area St. James Parish, LA deleted, reverted to nonmetro status Kenner, LA designated as principal city of Metro Area Slidell, LA no longer designated as principal/central city -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------