Portland, OR

Portland, OR

1983‑1992:		Portland, OR PMSA in Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA CMSA
1992‑2003:		Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA PMSA in Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA
2003‑2006:		Not defined

Components

Population


Component		1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Clackamas County, OR		86,716		113,038		166,088		241,919		278,850		338,391		368,259

Columbia County, OR		22,967		22,379		28,790		35,646		37,557		43,560		47,899

Multnomah County, OR		471,537		522,813		556,667		562,640		583,887		660,486		672,947

Washington County, OR		61,269		92,237		157,920		245,808		311,554		445,342		500,714

Yamhill County, OR		33,484		32,478		40,213		55,332		65,551		84,992		92,080

Clark County, WA		85,307		93,809		128,454		192,227		238,053		345,238		404,066



Total		-		-		-		-		1,239,842		1,918,009		-
Percent Change		-		-		-		-		-		54.7%		-100.0%

Timeline

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Component

Clackamas County, OR

Columbia County, OR

Multnomah County, OR

Washington County, OR

Yamhill County, OR

Clark County, WA

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City		1950			1960			1970			1980			1990			2000			2005


Portland, OR		373,628			372,676			382,619			366,383			437,319	*		529,121	*		533,427

Vancouver, WA		41,664			32,464			42,493			42,834			46,380			143,560	*		157,493



Total		0			0			0			0			437,319			672,681			0
Metro		0			0			0			0			1,239,842			1,918,009			0
Percent														35.3%			35.1%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Portland, OR

Vancouver, WA

Urban/Rural Population



1980							Population in Metro Area		Percent of Total Metro Area Population

		Urban Population					936,806		84.7%
			UA Population				895,856		81.0%
		Rural Population					168,893		15.3%

		Inside Central Cities					366,383		33.1%
		Outside Central Cities					739,316		66.9%

		Total Metro Area Population					1,105,699		100.0%


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

		Portland, OR-WA			1,026,144		895,856		87.3%

		Total					895,856


		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					1,265,012		83.5%
			UA Population				1,174,296		77.5%
		Rural Population					250,440		16.5%

		Inside Central Cities					483,699		31.9%
		Outside Central Cities					1,031,753		68.1%

		Total Metro Area Population					1,515,452		100.0%


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

		Longview, WA-OR			57,123		2,138		3.7%
		Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA			1,172,158		1,172,158		100.0%

		Total					1,174,296


		population figures are from the 1990 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1993

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		Clackamas County, OR included as original component of Portland, OR-WA SMA
-		Multnomah County, OR included as original component of Portland, OR-WA SMA
-		Washington County, OR included as original component of Portland, OR-WA SMA
-		Clark County, WA included as original component of Portland, OR-WA SMA
-		Portland, OR designated as original central city of new Portland, OR-WA SMA


Jun 1983



-		New PMSA: Portland, OR PMSA in Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA CMSA
-		Clackamas County, OR included as original PMSA component, transferred from Portland, OR-WA SMSA
-		Multnomah County, OR included as original PMSA component, transferred from Portland, OR-WA SMSA
-		Washington County, OR included as original PMSA component, transferred from Portland, OR-WA SMSA
-		Yamhill County, OR included as original PMSA component
-		Clark County, WA included as original component of Vancouver, WA PMSA in Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA CMSA, transferred from Portland, OR-WA SMSA
-		Portland, OR designated as original central city of new PMSA, transferred from Portland, OR-WA SMSA
-		Vancouver, WA designated as original central city of new Vancouver, WA PMSA in Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA CMSA


Dec 1992



-		Title of Portland, OR PMSA in Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA CMSA changed to Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA PMSA in Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA
-		Columbia County, OR added
-		Clark County, WA added, transferred from Vancouver, WA PMSA in Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA CMSA
-		Vancouver, WA designated as central city of PMSA, transferred from Vancouver, WA PMSA in Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA CMSA


Jun 2003



-		Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA PMSA in Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA abolished
-		Clackamas County, OR transferred to Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metro Area
-		Columbia County, OR transferred to Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metro Area
-		Multnomah County, OR transferred to Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metro Area
-		Washington County, OR transferred to Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metro Area
-		Yamhill County, OR transferred to Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metro Area
-		Clark County, WA transferred to Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metro Area
-		Portland, OR transferred to Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metro Area, designated as principal city of Metro Area
-		Vancouver, WA transferred to Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metro Area, designated as principal city of Metro Area