Petersburg-Colonial Heights-Hopewell, VA
1971‑1983:Petersburg-Colonial Heights-Hopewell, VA SMSA
1983‑2006:Not defined


Components

Population
Component1950196019701980199020002005
Dinwiddie County, VA18,83922,18325,04622,60220,96024,53325,355
Prince George County, VA19,67920,27029,09225,73327,39433,04736,497
Colonial Heights city, VA6,0779,58715,09716,50916,06416,89717,502
Hopewell city, VA10,21917,89523,47123,39723,10122,35422,513
Petersburg city, VA35,05436,75036,10341,05538,38633,74032,282
Total--128,809129,296---
Percent Change---0.4%-100.0%--

Timeline
195019601970198019902000
Component
Dinwiddie County, VA
Prince George County, VA
Colonial Heights city, VA
Hopewell city, VA
Petersburg city, VA
In this areaIn another area


Principal/Central Cities

Population
City1950196019701980199020002005
Colonial Heights, VA6,0779,58715,097*16,509*16,06416,89717,567
Petersburg, VA35,05436,75036,103*41,055*38,38633,74032,604
Hopewell, VA10,21917,89523,47123,397*23,10122,35422,690
Total0051,20080,961000
Metro00128,809129,296000
Percent 39.7%62.6%

Timeline
Principal or central city of this metro area
195019601970198019902000
City
Colonial Heights, VA
Petersburg, VA
Hopewell, VA


Urban/Rural Population

1970Population
in Metro Area
Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population96,62275.0%
UA Population96,62275.0%
Rural Population32,18725.0%
Inside Central Cities74,67158.0%
Outside Central Cities54,13842.0%
Total Metro Area Population128,809100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population
UA Population
in Metro Area
Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Petersburg-Colonial Heights, VA100,61796,62296.0%
Total96,622

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



Component Change History
Feb 1971
-New SMSA: Petersburg-Colonial Heights, VA SMSA
-Dinwiddie County, VA included as original SMSA component
-Prince George County, VA included as original SMSA component
-Colonial Heights city, VA included as original SMSA component
-Hopewell city, VA included as original SMSA component
-Petersburg city, VA included as original SMSA component
-Colonial Heights, VA designated as original central city of new SMSA
-Petersburg, VA designated as original central city of new SMSA
Nov 1971
-Title of Petersburg-Colonial Heights, VA SMSA changed to Petersburg-Colonial Heights-Hopewell, VA SMSA
-Hopewell, VA designated as central city of SMSA
Jun 1983
-Petersburg-Colonial Heights-Hopewell, VA SMSA abolished
-Dinwiddie County, VA transferred to Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA
-Prince George County, VA transferred to Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA
-Colonial Heights city, VA transferred to Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA
-Hopewell city, VA transferred to Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA
-Petersburg city, VA transferred to Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA
-Petersburg, VA transferred to Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA, designated as central city of MSA
-Colonial Heights, VA no longer designated as central city
-Hopewell, VA no longer designated as central city
Jun 2003
-Petersburg, VA no longer designated as principal/central city of Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA