San Antonio, TX

San Antonio, TX

1950‑1959:		San Antonio, TX SMA
1959‑1983:		San Antonio, TX SMSA
1983‑2003:		San Antonio, TX MSA
2003‑2006:		San Antonio, TX Metro Area

Components

Population


Component		1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Atascosa County, TX		20,048		18,828		18,696		25,055		30,533		38,628		43,265

Bandera County, TX		4,410		3,892		4,747		7,084		10,562		17,645		20,022

Bexar County, TX		500,460		687,151		830,460		988,800		1,185,394		1,392,931		1,516,586

Comal County, TX		16,357		19,844		24,165		36,446		51,832		78,021		95,845

Guadalupe County, TX		25,392		29,017		33,554		46,708		64,873		89,023		103,093

Kendall County, TX		5,423		5,889		6,964		10,635		14,589		23,743		28,684

Medina County, TX		17,013		18,904		20,249		23,164		27,312		39,304		42,935

Wilson County, TX		14,672		13,267		13,041		16,756		22,650		32,408		37,617



Total		500,460		687,151		864,014		1,071,954		1,302,099		1,592,383		1,888,047
Percent Change		-		37.3%		25.7%		24.1%		21.5%		22.3%		18.6%



Total (as currently defined)		603,775		796,792		951,876		1,154,648		1,407,745		1,711,703		1,888,047
Percent Change		-		32.0%		19.5%		21.3%		21.9%		21.6%		10.3%

Timeline

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Component

Atascosa County, TX

Bandera County, TX

Bexar County, TX

Comal County, TX

Guadalupe County, TX

Kendall County, TX

Medina County, TX

Wilson County, TX

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City		1950			1960			1970			1980			1990			2000			2005


San Antonio, TX		408,442	*		587,718	*		654,153	*		785,880	*		935,933	*		1,144,646	*		1,256,509	*

New Braunfels, TX		12,210			15,631			17,859			22,402			27,334			36,494	*		47,168



Total		408,442			587,718			654,153			785,880			935,933			1,181,140			1,256,509
Metro		500,460			687,151			864,014			1,071,954			1,302,099			1,592,383			1,888,047
Percent		81.6%			85.5%			75.7%			73.3%			71.9%			74.2%			66.6%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

San Antonio, TX

New Braunfels, TX

Urban/Rural Population



1950							Population in Metro Area		Percent of Total Metro Area Population

		Urban Population					449,521		89.8%
			UA Population				449,521		89.8%
		Rural Population					50,939		10.2%

		Inside Central Cities					408,442		81.6%
		Outside Central Cities					92,018		18.4%

		Total Metro Area Population					500,460		100.0%


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

		San Antonio, TX			449,521		449,521		100.0%

		Total					449,521


		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					656,264		91.6%
			UA Population				641,965		89.6%
		Rural Population					59,904		8.4%

		Inside Central Cities					587,718		82.1%
		Outside Central Cities					128,450		17.9%

		Total Metro Area Population					716,168		100.0%


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

		San Antonio, TX			641,965		641,965		100.0%

		Total					641,965


		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					826,088		93.0%
			UA Population				772,513		87.0%
		Rural Population					62,091		7.0%

		Inside Central Cities					654,153		73.7%
		Outside Central Cities					234,026		26.3%

		Total Metro Area Population					888,179		100.0%


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

		San Antonio, TX			772,513		772,513		100.0%

		Total					772,513


		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					985,149		91.9%
			UA Population				944,893		88.1%
		Rural Population					86,805		8.1%

		Inside Central Cities					785,880		73.3%
		Outside Central Cities					286,074		26.7%

		Total Metro Area Population					1,071,954		100.0%


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

		San Antonio, TX			944,893		944,893		100.0%

		Total					944,893


		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					1,193,141		90.1%
			UA Population				1,129,154		85.2%
		Rural Population					131,608		9.9%

		Inside Central Cities					963,267		72.7%
		Outside Central Cities					361,482		27.3%

		Total Metro Area Population					1,324,749		100.0%


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

		San Antonio, TX			1,129,154		1,129,154		100.0%

		Total					1,129,154


		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					1,453,591		84.9%
			UA Population				1,327,554		77.6%
		Rural Population					258,112		15.1%

		Inside Principal Cities					1,144,646		66.9%
		Outside Principal Cities					567,057		33.1%

		Total Metro Area Population					1,711,703		100.0%


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

		San Antonio, TX			1,327,554		1,327,554		100.0%

		Total					1,327,554


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: San Antonio, TX SMA
-		Bexar County, TX included as original SMA component
-		San Antonio, TX designated as original central city of new SMA


Oct 1963



-		Guadalupe County, TX added


Apr 1973



-		Comal County, TX added


Dec 1992



-		Wilson County, TX added
-		New Braunfels, TX designated as central city of MSA


Jun 2003



-		Atascosa County, TX added
-		Bandera County, TX added
-		Kendall County, TX added
-		Medina County, TX added
-		New Braunfels, TX no longer designated as principal/central city