Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY

1971‑1983:		Poughkeepsie, NY SMSA
1983‑1992:		Poughkeepsie, NY MSA
1992‑2003:		Dutchess County, NY PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
2003‑2006:		Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Dutchess County, NY	136,781	176,008	222,295	245,055	259,462	280,150	294,509

Orange County, NY	152,255	183,734	221,657	259,603	307,647	341,367	372,750



Total	-	-	-	245,055	259,462	280,150	667,259
Percent Change	-	-	-	-	5.9%	8.0%	138.2%



Total (as currently defined)	289,036	359,742	443,952	504,658	567,109	621,517	667,259
Percent Change	-	24.5%	23.4%	13.7%	12.4%	9.6%	7.4%

Timeline

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Component

Dutchess County, NY

Orange County, NY

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000		2005


Poughkeepsie, NY	41,023	38,330	32,029	29,757	28,844	29,871	*	30,355	*

Middletown, NY	22,586	23,475	22,607	21,454	24,160	25,388		26,067	*

Newburgh, NY	31,956	30,979	26,219	23,438	26,454	28,259		28,548	*



Total	0	0	0	0	0	29,871		84,970
Metro	0	0	0	245,055	259,462	280,150		667,259
Percent				0.0%	0.0%	10.7%		12.7%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Poughkeepsie, NY

Middletown, NY

Newburgh, NY

Urban/Rural Population



1970				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			95,095	42.8%
		UA Population		102,649	46.2%
	Rural Population			127,200	57.2%

	Inside Central Cities				0.0%
	Outside Central Cities			222,295	100.0%

	Total Metro Area Population			222,295	100.0%


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

	Poughkeepsie, NY		102,649	102,649	100.0%

	Total			102,649


	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			139,113	56.8%
		UA Population		136,571	55.7%
	Rural Population			105,942	43.2%

	Inside Central Cities				0.0%
	Outside Central Cities			245,055	100.0%

	Total Metro Area Population			245,055	100.0%


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

	Poughkeepsie, NY		136,571	136,571	100.0%

	Total			136,571


	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			146,508	56.5%
		UA Population		143,783	55.4%
	Rural Population			112,954	43.5%

	Inside Central Cities			28,844	11.1%
	Outside Central Cities			230,618	88.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			259,462	100.0%


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

	Poughkeepsie, NY		148,527	143,783	96.8%

	Total			143,783


	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			456,886	73.5%
		UA Population		393,155	63.3%
	Rural Population			164,631	26.5%

	Inside Principal Cities			83,518	13.4%
	Outside Principal Cities			537,999	86.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			621,517	100.0%


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

	Middletown, NY		50,071	49,614	99.1%
	New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT		17,799,861	6,243	0.0%
	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY		351,982	337,298	95.8%

	Total			393,155


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

Component Change History




Nov 1971



-		New SMSA: Poughkeepsie, NY SMSA
-		Dutchess County, NY included as original SMSA component


Jun 1981



-		Middletown, NY designated as original central city of new Newburgh-Middletown, NY SMSA
-		Newburgh, NY designated as original central city of new Newburgh-Middletown, NY SMSA
-		Orange County, NY included as original component of Newburgh-Middletown, NY SMSA


Jun 1983



-		Orange County, NY deleted from Newburgh-Middletown, NY SMSA, reverted to nonmetro status
-		Middletown, NY no longer designated as central city of Newburgh-Middletown, NY SMSA
-		Newburgh, NY no longer designated as central city of Newburgh-Middletown, NY SMSA


Dec 1992



-		Poughkeepsie, NY MSA became Dutchess County, NY PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA


Jun 1993



-		Newburgh, NY designated as central city of Newburgh, NY-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Orange County, NY added to Newburgh, NY-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Poughkeepsie, NY designated as central city of PMSA


Jun 2003



-		Dutchess County, NY PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA became Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
-		Orange County, NY added, transferred from Newburgh, NY-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Middletown, NY designated as principal city of Metro Area
-		Newburgh, NY designated as principal city of Metro Area, transferred from Newburgh, NY-PA PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA

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