Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh, PA

1983‑1992:		Pittsburgh, PA PMSA in Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA CMSA
1992‑2006:		Not defined

Components

Population


Component		1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Allegheny County, PA		1,515,237		1,628,587		1,605,016		1,450,085		1,336,449		1,281,666		1,233,036

Fayette County, PA		189,899		169,340		154,667		159,417		145,351		148,644		146,206

Washington County, PA		209,628		217,271		210,876		217,074		204,584		202,897		206,418

Westmoreland County, PA		313,179		352,629		376,935		392,294		370,321		369,993		367,133



Total		-		-		-		-		2,056,705		-		-
Percent Change		-		-		-		-		-		-100.0%		-

Timeline

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Component

Allegheny County, PA

Fayette County, PA

Washington County, PA

Westmoreland County, PA

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City		1950			1960			1970			1980			1990			2000			2005


McKeesport, PA		51,502			45,489			37,977			31,012			26,016	*		24,040			22,701

Pittsburgh, PA		676,806			604,332			520,117			423,938			369,879	*		334,563			316,718



Total		0			0			0			0			395,895			0			0
Metro		0			0			0			0			2,056,705			0			0
Percent														19.2%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

McKeesport, PA

Pittsburgh, PA

Urban/Rural Population



1980							Population in Metro Area		Percent of Total Metro Area Population

		Urban Population					1,815,899		81.8%
			UA Population				1,717,887		77.4%
		Rural Population					402,971		18.2%

		Inside Central Cities					454,950		20.5%
		Outside Central Cities					1,763,920		79.5%

		Total Metro Area Population					2,218,870		100.0%


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

		Monessen, PA			65,884		65,884		100.0%
		Pittsburgh, PA			1,810,038		1,651,531		91.2%
		Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV-PA			77,651		472		0.6%

		Total					1,717,887


		population figures are from the 1980 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1983

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		Allegheny County, PA included as original component of Pittsburgh, PA SMA
-		Washington County, PA included as original component of Pittsburgh, PA SMA
-		Westmoreland County, PA included as original component of Pittsburgh, PA SMA
-		Pittsburgh, PA designated as original central city of new Pittsburgh, PA SMA


Jun 1983



-		New PMSA: Pittsburgh, PA PMSA in Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA CMSA
-		Allegheny County, PA included as original PMSA component, transferred from Pittsburgh, PA SMSA
-		Fayette County, PA included as original PMSA component
-		Washington County, PA included as original PMSA component, transferred from Pittsburgh, PA SMSA
-		Westmoreland County, PA included as original PMSA component, transferred from Pittsburgh, PA SMSA
-		McKeesport, PA designated as original central city of new PMSA
-		Pittsburgh, PA designated as original central city of new PMSA, transferred from Pittsburgh, PA SMSA


Dec 1992



-		Pittsburgh, PA PMSA in Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA CMSA abolished
-		Allegheny County, PA transferred to Pittsburgh, PA MSA
-		Fayette County, PA transferred to Pittsburgh, PA MSA
-		Washington County, PA transferred to Pittsburgh, PA MSA
-		Westmoreland County, PA transferred to Pittsburgh, PA MSA
-		Pittsburgh, PA transferred to Pittsburgh, PA MSA, designated as central city of MSA
-		McKeesport, PA no longer designated as central city