Salt Lake City, UT
1950‑1959:Salt Lake City, UT SMA
1959‑1973:Salt Lake City, UT SMSA
1973‑2003:Not defined
2003‑2006:Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area in Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield, UT CSA


Components

Population
Component1950196019701980199020002005
Davis County, UT30,86764,76099,028146,540187,941238,994268,084
Salt Lake County, UT274,895383,035458,607619,066725,956898,387960,297
Summit County, UT6,7455,6735,87910,19815,51829,73635,119
Tooele County, UT14,63617,86821,54526,03326,60140,73551,269
Total274,895383,035557,635---1,046,685
Percent Change-39.3%45.6%-100.0%---
Total (as currently defined)296,276406,576486,031655,297768,075968,8581,046,685
Percent Change-37.2%19.5%34.8%17.2%26.1%8.0%

Timeline
195019601970198019902000
Component
Davis County, UT
Salt Lake County, UT
Summit County, UT
Tooele County, UT
In this areaIn another area


Principal/Central Cities

Population
City1950196019701980199020002005
Salt Lake City, UT182,121*189,454*175,885*163,033159,936181,743178,097*
Total182,121189,454175,885000178,097
Metro274,895383,035557,6350001,046,685
Percent66.3%49.5%31.5% 17.0%

Timeline
Principal or central city of this metro area
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City
Salt Lake City, UT


Urban/Rural Population

1950Population
in Metro Area
Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population233,43984.9%
UA Population227,36882.7%
Rural Population41,45615.1%
Inside Central Cities182,12166.3%
Outside Central Cities92,77433.7%
Total Metro Area Population274,895100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population
UA Population
in Metro Area
Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Salt Lake City, UT227,368227,368100.0%
Total227,368

population figures are from the 1950 census, metro areas as defined Mar 1952


1960Population
in Metro Area
Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population398,09688.9%
UA Population374,48283.6%
Rural Population49,69911.1%
Inside Central Cities189,45442.3%
Outside Central Cities258,34157.7%
Total Metro Area Population447,795100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population
UA Population
in Metro Area
Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Ogden, UT121,92725,82121.2%
Salt Lake City, UT348,661348,661100.0%
Total374,482

population figures are from the 1960 census, metro areas as defined Oct 1963


2000Population
in Metro Area
Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population932,72496.3%
UA Population887,65091.6%
Rural Population36,1343.7%
Inside Principal Cities181,74318.8%
Outside Principal Cities787,11581.2%
Total Metro Area Population968,858100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population
UA Population
in Metro Area
Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Salt Lake City, UT887,650887,650100.0%
Total887,650

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



Component Change History
Apr 1950
-New SMA: Salt Lake City, UT SMA
-Salt Lake County, UT included as original SMA component
-Salt Lake City, UT designated as original central city of new SMA
Oct 1963
-Davis County, UT added
Apr 1973
-Salt Lake City, UT SMSA abolished
-Davis County, UT included as original component of Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT SMSA
-Salt Lake County, UT included as original component of Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT SMSA
-Tooele County, UT included as original component of Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT SMSA
-Salt Lake City, UT transferred to Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT SMSA, designated as original central city of new SMSA
Jun 1983
-Tooele County, UT deleted from Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT SMSA, reverted to nonmetro status
Jun 2003
-Metro Area reestablished: Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area in Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield, UT CSA
-Davis County, UT included as original component of reestablished Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metro Area in Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield, UT CSA, transferred from Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA
-Salt Lake County, UT included as original component of reestablished Metro Area, transferred from Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA
-Summit County, UT included as original component of reestablished Metro Area
-Tooele County, UT included as original component of reestablished Metro Area
-Salt Lake City, UT designated as original principal city of reestablished Metro Area, transferred from Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA