San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
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1950‑1959:San Jose, CA SMA
1959‑1975:San Jose, CA SMSA
1975‑1983:San Jose, CA SMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA SCSA
1983‑2003:San Jose, CA PMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA
2003‑2006:San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area in San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA


Components

Population
Component1950196019701980199020002005
San Benito County, CA14,37015,39618,22625,00536,69753,23456,006
Santa Clara County, CA290,547642,3151,064,7141,295,0711,497,5771,682,5851,705,158
Total290,547642,3151,064,7141,295,0711,497,5771,682,5851,761,164
Percent Change-121.1%65.8%21.6%15.6%12.4%4.7%
Total (as currently defined)304,917657,7111,082,9401,320,0761,534,2741,735,8191,761,164
Percent Change-115.7%64.7%21.9%16.2%13.1%1.5%

Timeline
195019601970198019902000
Component
San Benito County, CA
Santa Clara County, CA
In this areaIn another area


Principal/Central Cities

Population
City1950196019701980199020002005
San Jose, CA95,280*204,196*445,779*629,442*782,248*894,943*912,332*
Palo Alto, CA25,47552,28755,96655,22555,900*58,598*56,982*
Gilroy, CA4,9517,34812,66521,64131,48741,464*45,718
Santa Clara, CA11,70258,88087,71787,74693,613102,361*105,402*
Sunnyvale, CA9,82952,89895,408106,618117,229131,760*128,902*
Cupertino, CA(x)3,66418,21634,01540,26350,54652,171*
Milpitas, CA(x)6,57227,14937,82050,68662,69863,383*
Mountain View, CA6,56330,88951,09258,65567,46070,70869,276*
Total95,280204,196445,779629,442838,1481,229,1261,388,448
Metro290,547642,3151,064,7141,295,0711,497,5771,682,5851,761,164
Percent32.8%31.8%41.9%48.6%56.0%73.0%78.8%

Timeline
Principal or central city of this metro area
195019601970198019902000
City
San Jose, CA
Palo Alto, CA
Gilroy, CA
Santa Clara, CA
Sunnyvale, CA
Cupertino, CA
Milpitas, CA
Mountain View, CA


Urban/Rural Population

1950Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population216,02174.3%
UA Population211,07072.6%
Rural Population74,52625.7%
Inside Central Cities95,28032.8%
Outside Central Cities195,26767.2%
Total Metro Area Population290,547100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
San Francisco-Oakland, CA2,022,07834,5971.7%
San Jose, CA176,473176,473100.0%
Total211,070

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


1960Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population613,30495.5%
UA Population602,80593.8%
Rural Population29,0114.5%
Inside Central Cities204,19631.8%
Outside Central Cities438,11968.2%
Total Metro Area Population642,315100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
San Jose, CA602,805602,805100.0%
Total602,805

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


1970Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population1,037,93897.5%
UA Population1,025,27396.3%
Rural Population26,7762.5%
Inside Central Cities445,77941.9%
Outside Central Cities618,93558.1%
Total Metro Area Population1,064,714100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
San Jose, CA1,025,2731,025,273100.0%
Total1,025,273

population figures are from the 1970 census, metro areas as defined Apr 1973


1980Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population1,265,59397.7%
UA Population1,243,95296.1%
Rural Population29,4782.3%
Inside Central Cities684,66752.9%
Outside Central Cities610,40447.1%
Total Metro Area Population1,295,071100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
San Jose, CA1,243,9521,243,952100.0%
Total1,243,952

population figures are from the 1980 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1983


1990Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population1,466,50697.9%
UA Population1,435,01995.8%
Rural Population31,0712.1%
Inside Central Cities1,080,47772.1%
Outside Central Cities417,10027.9%
Total Metro Area Population1,497,577100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
San Jose, CA1,435,0191,435,019100.0%
Total1,435,019

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


2000Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population1,703,12498.1%
UA Population1,661,92795.7%
Rural Population32,6951.9%
Inside Principal Cities1,371,61479.0%
Outside Principal Cities364,20521.0%
Total Metro Area Population1,735,819100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Gilroy-Morgan Hill, CA84,62084,620100.0%
San Francisco-Oakland, CA2,995,76939,5341.3%
San Jose, CA1,538,3121,537,773100.0%
Total1,661,927

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



Component Change History
Apr 1950
-New SMA: San Jose, CA SMA
-Santa Clara County, CA included as original SMA component
-San Jose, CA designated as original central city of new SMA
Oct 1975
-San Jose, CA SMSA included in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA SCSA
Jun 1983
-San Jose, CA SMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA SCSA became San Jose, CA PMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA
-Palo Alto, CA designated as central city of PMSA
Dec 1992
-Gilroy, CA designated as central city of PMSA
-Santa Clara, CA designated as central city of PMSA
-Sunnyvale, CA designated as central city of PMSA
Jun 2003
-San Jose, CA PMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA became San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area in San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
-San Benito County, CA added
-Cupertino, CA designated as principal city of Metro Area
-Milpitas, CA designated as principal city of Metro Area
-Mountain View, CA designated as principal city of Metro Area
-Gilroy, CA no longer designated as principal/central city

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