Norwich-New London, CT

1960‑1971:		New London-Groton-Norwich, CT SMSA
1971‑1973:		Norwich-Groton-New London, CT SMSA
1973‑1983:		New London-Norwich, CT SMSA
1983‑2003:		New London-Norwich, CT MSA
2003‑2006:		Norwich-New London, CT Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


New London County, CT	144,821	185,745	230,348	238,409	254,957	259,088	264,265

Old Saybrook town, CT	2,499	5,274	8,468	9,287	9,552	10,367	10,512

Bozrah town, CT	1,154	1,590	2,036	2,135	2,297	2,357	2,445

East Lyme town, CT	3,870	6,782	11,399	13,870	15,340	18,118	18,459

Franklin town, CT	727	974	1,356	1,592	1,810	1,835	1,916

Griswold town, CT	5,728	6,472	7,763	8,967	10,384	10,807	11,254

Groton town, CT	21,896	29,937	38,523	41,062	45,144	39,907	41,366

Ledyard town, CT	1,749	5,395	14,558	13,735	14,913	14,687	15,172

Lisbon town, CT	1,282	2,019	2,808	3,279	3,790	4,069	4,234

Montville town, CT	4,766	7,759	15,662	16,455	16,673	18,546	19,612

New London city, CT	30,551	34,182	31,630	28,842	28,540	25,671	26,174

North Stonington town, CT	1,367	1,982	3,748	4,219	4,884	4,991	5,218

Norwich town/city, CT	37,633	38,506	41,433	38,074	37,391	36,117	36,598

Old Lyme town, CT	2,141	3,068	4,964	6,159	6,535	7,406	7,488

Preston town, CT	1,775	4,992	3,593	4,644	5,006	4,688	4,867

Salem town, CT	618	925	1,453	2,335	3,310	3,858	4,094

Sprague town, CT	2,320	2,509	2,912	2,996	3,008	2,971	2,992

Stonington town, CT	11,801	13,969	15,940	16,220	16,919	17,906	18,336

Waterford town, CT	9,100	15,391	17,227	17,843	17,930	19,152	18,940

Canterbury town, CT	1,321	1,857	2,673	3,426	4,467	4,692	5,060

Plainfield town, CT	8,071	8,884	11,957	12,774	14,363	14,619	15,443

Hopkinton town, RI	3,676	4,174	5,392	6,406	6,873	7,836	8,121

Westerly town, RI	12,380	14,267	17,248	18,580	21,605	22,966	23,635



Total	-	156,913	208,412	248,554	266,819	293,566	264,265
Percent Change	-	-	32.8%	19.3%	7.3%	10.0%	-10.0%



Total (as currently defined)	144,821	185,745	230,348	238,409	254,957	259,088	264,265
Percent Change	-	28.3%	24.0%	3.5%	6.9%	1.6%	2.0%

Timeline

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1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

Component

New London County, CT

Old Saybrook town, CT

Bozrah town, CT

East Lyme town, CT

Franklin town, CT

Griswold town, CT

Groton town, CT

Ledyard town, CT

Lisbon town, CT

Montville town, CT

New London city, CT

North Stonington town, CT

Norwich town/city, CT

Old Lyme town, CT

Preston town, CT

Salem town, CT

Sprague town, CT

Stonington town, CT

Waterford town, CT

Canterbury town, CT

Plainfield town, CT

Hopkinton town, RI

Westerly town, RI

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950	1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Groton, CT	7,036	10,111	*	8,933	*	10,086		9,837		10,010		9,493

New London, CT	30,551	34,182	*	31,630	*	28,842	*	28,540	*	25,671	*	26,174	*

Norwich, CT	23,429	38,506	*	41,433	*	38,074	*	37,391	*	36,117	*	36,598	*



Total	0	82,799		81,996		66,916		65,931		61,788		62,772
Metro	0	156,913		208,412		248,554		266,819		293,566		264,265
Percent		52.8%		39.3%		26.9%		24.7%		21.0%		23.8%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

City

Groton, CT

New London, CT

Norwich, CT

Urban/Rural Population

Urban/rural figures are not available for New England metro areas before 2000


2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			187,980	72.6%
		UA Population		173,136	66.8%
	Rural Population			71,108	27.4%

	Inside Principal Cities			61,788	23.8%
	Outside Principal Cities			197,300	76.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			259,088	100.0%


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

	Norwich-New London, CT		173,160	173,136	100.0%

	Total			173,136


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

Component Change History




Nov 1960



-		New SMSA: New London-Groton-Norwich, CT SMSA
-		East Lyme town (in New London County, CT) included as original SMSA component
-		Groton town (in New London County, CT) included as original SMSA component
-		Ledyard town (in New London County, CT) included as original SMSA component
-		Montville town (in New London County, CT) included as original SMSA component
-		New London city (in New London County, CT) included as original SMSA component
-		Norwich town/city (in New London County, CT) included as original SMSA component
-		Preston town (in New London County, CT) included as original SMSA component
-		Stonington town (in New London County, CT) included as original SMSA component
-		Waterford town (in New London County, CT) included as original SMSA component
-		Groton, CT designated as original central city of new SMSA
-		New London, CT designated as original central city of new SMSA
-		Norwich, CT designated as original central city of new SMSA


Oct 1963



-		Griswold town (in New London County, CT) added
-		Lisbon town (in New London County, CT) added
-		Old Lyme town (in New London County, CT) added
-		Sprague town (in New London County, CT) added


Nov 1971



-		Title of New London-Groton-Norwich, CT SMSA changed to Norwich-Groton-New London, CT SMSA


Apr 1973



-		Title of Norwich-Groton-New London, CT SMSA changed to New London-Norwich, CT SMSA
-		Old Saybrook town (in Middlesex County, CT) added
-		Bozrah town (in New London County, CT) added
-		Hopkinton town (in Washington County, RI) added
-		Westerly town (in Washington County, RI) added
-		Groton, CT no longer designated as central city


Jun 1983



-		Old Saybrook town (in Middlesex County, CT) deleted, reverted to nonmetro status
-		Franklin town (in New London County, CT) added
-		North Stonington town (in New London County, CT) added
-		Salem town (in New London County, CT) added
-		Canterbury town (in Windham County, CT) added


Dec 1992



-		Old Saybrook town (in Middlesex County, CT) added
-		Plainfield town (in Windham County, CT) added


Jun 2003



-		Counties instead of cities and towns became the basic geographic unit of core based statistical areas in New England
-		Title of New London-Norwich, CT MSA changed to Norwich-New London, CT Metro Area
-		New London County, CT included as original county component of Metro Area

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