Salinas, CA

1966‑1983:		Salinas, CA SMSA
1983‑2003:		Salinas, CA MSA
2003‑2006:		Salinas, CA Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Monterey County, CA	130,498	198,351	250,071	290,444	355,660	401,762	412,340



Total	-	-	250,071	290,444	355,660	401,762	412,340
Percent Change	-	-	-	16.1%	22.5%	13.0%	2.6%



Total (as currently defined)	130,498	198,351	250,071	290,444	355,660	401,762	412,340
Percent Change	-	52.0%	26.1%	16.1%	22.5%	13.0%	2.6%

Timeline

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Monterey County, CA

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950	1960	1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Monterey, CA	16,205	22,618	26,302	*	27,558	*	31,954	*	29,674	*	29,217

Salinas, CA	13,917	28,957	58,896	*	80,479	*	108,777	*	151,060	*	146,431	*

Seaside, CA	(x)	19,353	35,935		36,567	*	38,901	*	31,696		34,214



Total	0	0	85,198		144,604		179,632		180,734		146,431
Metro	0	0	250,071		290,444		355,660		401,762		412,340
Percent			34.1%		49.8%		50.5%		45.0%		35.5%

Timeline

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Monterey, CA

Salinas, CA

Seaside, CA

Urban/Rural Population



1970				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			186,087	74.4%
		UA Population		155,740	62.3%
	Rural Population			63,984	25.6%

	Inside Central Cities			121,133	48.4%
	Outside Central Cities			128,938	51.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			250,071	100.0%


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

	Salinas, CA		62,456	62,456	100.0%
	Seaside-Monterey, CA		93,284	93,284	100.0%

	Total			155,740


	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			224,922	77.4%
		UA Population		198,018	68.2%
	Rural Population			65,522	22.6%

	Inside Central Cities			144,604	49.8%
	Outside Central Cities			145,840	50.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			290,444	100.0%


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

	Salinas, CA		82,600	82,600	100.0%
	Seaside-Monterey, CA		115,418	115,418	100.0%

	Total			198,018


	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			295,328	83.0%
		UA Population		258,745	72.8%
	Rural Population			60,332	17.0%

	Inside Central Cities			140,731	39.6%
	Outside Central Cities			214,929	60.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			355,660	100.0%


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

	Salinas, CA		122,225	122,225	100.0%
	Seaside-Monterey, CA		133,188	133,188	100.0%
	Watsonville, CA		51,378	3,332	6.5%

	Total			258,745


	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			357,423	89.0%
		UA Population		311,503	77.5%
	Rural Population			44,339	11.0%

	Inside Principal Cities			151,060	37.6%
	Outside Principal Cities			250,702	62.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			401,762	100.0%


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

	Salinas, CA		179,173	179,173	100.0%
	Seaside-Monterey-Marina, CA		125,503	125,503	100.0%
	Watsonville, CA		66,500	6,827	10.3%

	Total			311,503


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

Component Change History




Apr 1966



-		New SMSA: Salinas, CA SMSA
-		Monterey County, CA included as original SMSA component
-		Monterey, CA designated as original central city of new SMSA
-		Salinas, CA designated as original central city of new SMSA


Nov 1971



-		Seaside, CA designated as central city of SMSA


Dec 1992



-		Seaside, CA no longer designated as central city


Jun 2003



-		Monterey, CA no longer designated as principal/central city

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