Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI

1983‑1992:		Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
1992‑2006:		Not defined

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Attleboro city, MA	23,809	27,118	32,907	34,196	38,383	42,068	43,382

North Attleborough town, MA	12,146	14,777	18,665	21,095	25,038	27,143	28,133

Rehoboth town, MA	3,700	4,953	6,512	7,570	8,656	10,172	11,256

Seekonk town, MA	6,104	8,399	11,116	12,269	13,046	13,425	13,668

Plainville town, MA	2,088	3,810	4,953	5,857	6,871	7,683	8,022

Blackstone town, MA	4,968	5,130	6,566	6,570	8,023	8,804	9,057

Millville town, MA	1,692	1,567	1,764	1,693	2,236	2,724	2,943

Burrillville town, RI	8,774	9,119	10,087	13,164	16,230	15,796	16,563

Central Falls city, RI	23,550	19,858	18,716	16,995	17,637	18,928	19,159

Cumberland town, RI	12,842	18,792	26,605	27,069	29,038	31,840	34,360

Lincoln town, RI	11,270	13,551	16,182	16,949	18,045	20,898	22,106

North Smithfield town, RI	5,726	7,632	9,349	9,972	10,497	10,618	11,191

Pawtucket city, RI	81,436	81,001	76,984	71,204	72,644	72,958	73,742

Smithfield town, RI	6,690	9,442	13,468	16,886	19,163	20,613	21,806

Woonsocket city, RI	50,211	47,080	46,820	45,914	43,877	43,224	44,328



Total	-	-	-	-	329,384	-	-
Percent Change	-	-	-	-	-	-100.0%	-

Timeline

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1970

1980

1990

2000

Component

Attleboro city, MA

North Attleborough town, MA

Rehoboth town, MA

Seekonk town, MA

Plainville town, MA

Blackstone town, MA

Millville town, MA

Burrillville town, RI

Central Falls city, RI

Cumberland town, RI

Lincoln town, RI

North Smithfield town, RI

Pawtucket city, RI

Smithfield town, RI

Woonsocket city, RI

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990		2000	2005


Attleboro, MA	23,809	27,118	32,907	34,196	38,383	*	42,068	43,382

Woonsocket, RI	50,211	47,080	46,820	45,914	43,877	*	43,224	44,328



Total	0	0	0	0	82,260		0	0
Metro	0	0	0	0	329,384		0	0
Percent					25.0%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

City

Attleboro, MA

Woonsocket, RI

Urban/Rural Population

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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		Attleboro city (in Bristol County, MA) included as original component of Providence, RI SMA
-		North Attleborough town (in Bristol County, MA) included as original component of Providence, RI SMA
-		Seekonk town (in Bristol County, MA) included as original component of Providence, RI SMA
-		Plainville town (in Norfolk County, MA) included as original component of Providence, RI SMA
-		Blackstone town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of Providence, RI SMA
-		Millville town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of Providence, RI SMA
-		Central Falls city (in Providence County, RI) included as original component of Providence, RI SMA
-		Cumberland town (in Providence County, RI) included as original component of Providence, RI SMA
-		Lincoln town (in Providence County, RI) included as original component of Providence, RI SMA
-		North Smithfield town (in Providence County, RI) included as original component of Providence, RI SMA
-		Pawtucket city (in Providence County, RI) included as original component of Providence, RI SMA
-		Smithfield town (in Providence County, RI) included as original component of Providence, RI SMA
-		Woonsocket city (in Providence County, RI) included as original component of Providence, RI SMA


Jun 1959



-		Burrillville town (in Providence County, RI) added to Providence, RI SMSA


Oct 1963



-		Rehoboth town (in Bristol County, MA) added to Providence, RI SMSA


Jun 1983



-		New PMSA: Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		Attleboro city (in Bristol County, MA) included as original PMSA component, transferred from Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI SMSA
-		North Attleborough town (in Bristol County, MA) included as original PMSA component, transferred from Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI SMSA
-		Rehoboth town (in Bristol County, MA) included as original PMSA component, transferred from Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI SMSA
-		Seekonk town (in Bristol County, MA) included as original PMSA component, transferred from Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI SMSA
-		Plainville town (in Norfolk County, MA) included as original PMSA component, transferred from Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI SMSA
-		Blackstone town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original PMSA component, transferred from Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI SMSA
-		Millville town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original PMSA component, transferred from Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI SMSA
-		Burrillville town (in Providence County, RI) included as original PMSA component, transferred from Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI SMSA
-		Central Falls city (in Providence County, RI) included as original PMSA component, transferred from Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI SMSA
-		Cumberland town (in Providence County, RI) included as original PMSA component, transferred from Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI SMSA
-		Lincoln town (in Providence County, RI) included as original PMSA component, transferred from Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI SMSA
-		North Smithfield town (in Providence County, RI) included as original PMSA component, transferred from Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI SMSA
-		Pawtucket city (in Providence County, RI) included as original PMSA component, transferred from Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI SMSA
-		Smithfield town (in Providence County, RI) included as original PMSA component, transferred from Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI SMSA
-		Woonsocket city (in Providence County, RI) included as original PMSA component, transferred from Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI SMSA
-		Attleboro, MA designated as original central city of new PMSA
-		Woonsocket, RI designated as original central city of new PMSA


Dec 1992



-		Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA abolished
-		Attleboro city (in Bristol County, MA) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		North Attleborough town (in Bristol County, MA) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Rehoboth town (in Bristol County, MA) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Seekonk town (in Bristol County, MA) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Plainville town (in Norfolk County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Blackstone town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Millville town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Burrillville town (in Providence County, RI) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Central Falls city (in Providence County, RI) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Cumberland town (in Providence County, RI) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Lincoln town (in Providence County, RI) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		North Smithfield town (in Providence County, RI) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Pawtucket city (in Providence County, RI) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Smithfield town (in Providence County, RI) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Woonsocket city (in Providence County, RI) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Attleboro, MA no longer designated as central city
-		Woonsocket, RI no longer designated as central city


Jun 1993



-		Attleboro, MA designated as central city of Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA


Jun 2003



-		Counties instead of cities and towns became the basic geographic unit of core based statistical areas in New England
-		Attleboro, MA no longer designated as principal/central city of Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA

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