Pittsburgh, PA

1950‑1959:		Pittsburgh, PA SMA
1959‑1983:		Pittsburgh, PA SMSA
1983‑1992:		Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA CMSA
1992‑2003:		Pittsburgh, PA MSA
2003‑2006:		Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area in Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA CSA

Subareas

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Subarea

Beaver County, PA

Pittsburgh, PA

In this area

Defined but not in this area

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

Armstrong County, PA	80,842	79,524	75,590	77,768	73,478	72,392	70,527

Beaver County, PA	175,192	206,948	208,418	204,441	186,093	181,412	176,825

Butler County, PA	97,320	114,639	127,941	147,912	152,013	174,083	181,526

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	2,213,236	2,405,435	2,401,245	2,263,894	2,242,798	2,358,695	2,381,671
Percent Change	-	8.7%	-0.2%	-5.7%	-0.9%	5.2%	1.0%



Total (as currently defined)	2,581,297	2,768,938	2,759,443	2,648,991	2,468,289	2,431,087	2,381,671
Percent Change	-	7.3%	-0.3%	-4.0%	-6.8%	-1.5%	-2.0%

Timeline

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Allegheny County, PA

Armstrong County, PA

Beaver County, PA

Butler 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


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

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



Total	676,806		604,332		520,117		423,938		395,895		334,563		316,718
Metro	2,213,236		2,405,435		2,401,245		2,263,894		2,242,798		2,358,695		2,381,671
Percent	30.6%		25.1%		21.7%		18.7%		17.7%		14.2%		13.3%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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Pittsburgh, PA

McKeesport, PA

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			1,746,823	78.9%
		UA Population		1,532,953	69.3%
	Rural Population			466,413	21.1%

	Inside Central Cities			676,806	30.6%
	Outside Central Cities			1,536,430	69.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			2,213,236	100.0%


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

	Pittsburgh, PA		1,532,953	1,532,953	100.0%

	Total			1,532,953


	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			1,967,184	81.8%
		UA Population		1,804,400	75.0%
	Rural Population			438,251	18.2%

	Inside Central Cities			604,332	25.1%
	Outside Central Cities			1,801,103	74.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			2,405,435	100.0%


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

	Pittsburgh, PA		1,804,400	1,804,400	100.0%

	Total			1,804,400


	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			1,998,378	83.2%
		UA Population		1,833,780	76.4%
	Rural Population			402,867	16.8%

	Inside Central Cities			520,117	21.7%
	Outside Central Cities			1,881,128	78.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			2,401,245	100.0%


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

	Pittsburgh, PA		1,846,042	1,833,780	99.3%

	Total			1,833,780


	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			1,971,040	81.3%
		UA Population		1,864,501	76.9%
	Rural Population			452,271	18.7%

	Inside Central Cities			454,950	18.8%
	Outside Central Cities			1,968,361	81.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			2,423,311	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	1,798,145	99.3%
	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV-PA		77,651	472	0.6%

	Total			1,864,501


	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			1,863,180	77.8%
		UA Population		1,733,653	72.4%
	Rural Population			531,631	22.2%

	Inside Central Cities			369,879	15.4%
	Outside Central Cities			2,024,932	84.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			2,394,811	100.0%


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

	Monessen, PA		65,072	65,072	100.0%
	Pittsburgh, PA		1,678,745	1,668,189	99.4%
	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV-PA		69,118	392	0.6%

	Total			1,733,653


	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			1,981,604	81.5%
		UA Population		1,858,209	76.4%
	Rural Population			449,483	18.5%

	Inside Principal Cities			334,563	13.8%
	Outside Principal Cities			2,096,524	86.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			2,431,087	100.0%


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

	Monessen, PA		56,508	56,508	100.0%
	Pittsburgh, PA		1,753,136	1,742,917	99.4%
	Uniontown-Connellsville, PA		58,442	58,442	100.0%
	Weirton, WV-Steubenville, OH-PA		73,710	342	0.5%

	Total			1,858,209


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



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


Jun 1983



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


Dec 1992



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


Jun 2003



-		Armstrong County, PA added

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