Oklahoma City, OK

1950‑1959:		Oklahoma City, OK SMA
1959‑1983:		Oklahoma City, OK SMSA
1983‑2003:		Oklahoma City, OK MSA
2003‑2006:		Oklahoma City, OK Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Canadian County, OK	25,644	24,727	32,245	56,452	74,409	87,697	98,451

Cleveland County, OK	41,443	47,600	81,839	133,173	174,253	208,016	224,244

Grady County, OK	34,872	29,590	29,354	39,490	41,747	45,516	49,364

Lincoln County, OK	22,102	18,783	19,482	26,601	29,216	32,080	32,344

Logan County, OK	22,170	18,662	19,645	26,881	29,011	33,924	36,414

McClain County, OK	14,681	12,740	14,157	20,291	22,795	27,740	29,982

Oklahoma County, OK	325,352	439,506	526,805	568,933	599,611	660,448	684,192

Pottawatomie County, OK	43,517	41,486	43,134	55,239	58,760	65,521	68,076



Total	325,352	511,833	640,889	834,088	958,839	1,083,346	1,154,991
Percent Change	-	57.3%	25.2%	30.1%	15.0%	13.0%	6.6%



Total (as currently defined)	486,264	591,608	723,527	871,821	971,042	1,095,421	1,154,991
Percent Change	-	21.7%	22.3%	20.5%	11.4%	12.8%	5.4%

Timeline

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1980

1990

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Component

Canadian County, OK

Cleveland County, OK

Grady County, OK

Lincoln County, OK

Logan County, OK

McClain County, OK

Oklahoma County, OK

Pottawatomie County, OK

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Oklahoma City, OK	243,504	*	324,253	*	367,915 368,164	*	403,213	*	444,719	*	506,132	*	531,253 531,324	*

Norman, OK	27,006		33,412		52,117		68,020		80,071	*	95,694	*	101,719

Shawnee, OK	22,948		24,326		25,075		26,506		26,017	*	28,692	*	29,824



Total	243,504		324,253		367,915		403,213		550,807		630,518		531,253
Metro	325,352		511,833		640,889		834,088		958,839		1,083,346		1,154,991
Percent	74.8%		63.4%		57.4%		48.3%		57.4%		58.2%		46.0%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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2000

City

Oklahoma City, OK

Norman, OK

Shawnee, OK

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			281,177	86.4%
		UA Population		275,091	84.6%
	Rural Population			44,175	13.6%

	Inside Central Cities			243,504	74.8%
	Outside Central Cities			81,848	25.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			325,352	100.0%


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

	Oklahoma City, OK		275,091	275,091	100.0%

	Total			275,091


	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			476,691	93.1%
		UA Population		429,188	83.9%
	Rural Population			35,142	6.9%

	Inside Central Cities			324,253	63.4%
	Outside Central Cities			187,580	36.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			511,833	100.0%


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

	Oklahoma City, OK		429,188	429,188	100.0%

	Total			429,188


	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			641,061	91.8%
		UA Population		579,788	83.0%
	Rural Population			57,119	8.2%

	Inside Central Cities			368,164	52.7%
	Outside Central Cities			330,016	47.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			698,180	100.0%


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

	Oklahoma City, OK		579,788	579,788	100.0%

	Total			579,788


	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			767,030	89.1%
		UA Population		674,322	78.3%
	Rural Population			93,939	10.9%

	Inside Central Cities			497,739	57.8%
	Outside Central Cities			363,230	42.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			860,969	100.0%


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

	Oklahoma City, OK		674,322	674,322	100.0%

	Total			674,322


	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			857,005	89.4%
		UA Population		784,425	81.8%
	Rural Population			101,834	10.6%

	Inside Central Cities			550,807	57.4%
	Outside Central Cities			408,032	42.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			958,839	100.0%


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

	Oklahoma City, OK		784,425	784,425	100.0%

	Total			784,425


	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			885,828	80.9%
		UA Population		833,481	76.1%
	Rural Population			209,593	19.1%

	Inside Principal Cities			506,080	46.2%
	Outside Principal Cities			589,341	53.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			1,095,421	100.0%


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

	Norman, OK		86,478	86,478	100.0%
	Oklahoma City, OK		747,003	747,003	100.0%

	Total			833,481


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Oklahoma City, OK SMA
-		Oklahoma County, OK included as original SMA component
-		Oklahoma City, OK designated as original central city of new SMA


Dec 1958



-		Cleveland County, OK added


Aug 1960



-		Canadian County, OK added


Apr 1973



-		McClain County, OK added
-		Pottawatomie County, OK added


Jun 1983



-		Logan County, OK added
-		Norman, OK designated as central city of MSA
-		Shawnee, OK designated as central city of MSA


Jun 2003



-		Grady County, OK added
-		Lincoln County, OK added
-		Pottawatomie County, OK included as original component of Shawnee, OK Micro Area
-		Shawnee, OK transferred to Shawnee, OK Micro Area, designated as original principal city of new Micro Area
-		Norman, OK no longer designated as principal/central city

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