Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA

1956‑1959:		Santa Barbara, CA SMA
1959‑1971:		Santa Barbara, CA SMSA
1971‑1983:		Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA SMSA
1983‑2003:		Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA
2003‑2006:		Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Santa Barbara County, CA	98,220	168,962	264,324	298,694	369,608	399,347	400,908



Total	-	168,962	264,324	298,694	369,608	399,347	400,908
Percent Change	-	-	56.4%	13.0%	23.7%	8.0%	0.4%



Total (as currently defined)	98,220	168,962	264,324	298,694	369,608	399,347	400,908
Percent Change	-	72.0%	56.4%	13.0%	23.7%	8.0%	0.4%

Timeline

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Component

Santa Barbara County, CA

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950	1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Santa Barbara, CA	44,854	58,768	*	70,215	*	74,414	*	85,571	*	92,325	*	85,899	*

Lompoc, CA	5,520	14,415		25,284		26,267	*	37,649	*	41,103	*	39,985

Santa Maria, CA	10,440	20,027		32,749		39,685	*	61,284	*	77,423	*	84,346	*

Goleta, CA	(x)	(x)		(x)		(x)		(x)		55,204		29,367



Total	0	58,768		70,215		140,366		184,504		210,851		170,245
Metro	0	168,962		264,324		298,694		369,608		399,347		400,908
Percent		34.8%		26.6%		47.0%		49.9%		52.8%		42.5%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Santa Barbara, CA

Lompoc, CA

Santa Maria, CA

Goleta, CA

Urban/Rural Population



1960				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			114,794	67.9%
		UA Population		72,740	43.1%
	Rural Population			54,168	32.1%

	Inside Central Cities			58,768	34.8%
	Outside Central Cities			110,194	65.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			168,962	100.0%


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

	Santa Barbara, CA		72,740	72,740	100.0%

	Total			72,740


	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			234,329	88.7%
		UA Population		129,774	49.1%
	Rural Population			29,995	11.3%

	Inside Central Cities			128,248	48.5%
	Outside Central Cities			136,076	51.5%

	Total Metro Area Population			264,324	100.0%


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

	Santa Barbara, CA		129,774	129,774	100.0%

	Total			129,774


	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			271,339	90.8%
		UA Population		207,410	69.4%
	Rural Population			27,355	9.2%

	Inside Central Cities			140,366	47.0%
	Outside Central Cities			158,328	53.0%

	Total Metro Area Population			298,694	100.0%


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

	Santa Barbara, CA		150,173	150,173	100.0%
	Santa Maria, CA		57,237	57,237	100.0%

	Total			207,410


	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			345,669	93.5%
		UA Population		327,743	88.7%
	Rural Population			23,939	6.5%

	Inside Central Cities			184,504	49.9%
	Outside Central Cities			185,104	50.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			369,608	100.0%


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

	Lompoc, CA		56,591	56,591	100.0%
	Santa Barbara, CA		182,163	182,163	100.0%
	Santa Maria, CA		88,989	88,989	100.0%

	Total			327,743


	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			379,792	95.1%
		UA Population		359,620	90.1%
	Rural Population			19,555	4.9%

	Inside Principal Cities			224,952	56.3%
	Outside Principal Cities			174,395	43.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			399,347	100.0%


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

	Lompoc, CA		55,667	55,667	100.0%
	Santa Barbara, CA		196,263	195,565	99.6%
	Santa Maria, CA		120,297	108,388	90.1%

	Total			359,620


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

Component Change History




Nov 1956



-		New SMA: Santa Barbara, CA SMA
-		Santa Barbara County, CA included as original SMA component
-		Santa Barbara, CA designated as original central city of new SMA


Nov 1971



-		Title of Santa Barbara, CA SMSA changed to Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA SMSA
-		Lompoc, CA designated as central city of SMSA
-		Santa Maria, CA designated as central city of SMSA


Jun 2003



-		Title of Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA changed to Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metro Area
-		Goleta, CA designated as principal city of Metro Area
-		Lompoc, CA no longer designated as principal/central city


Nov 2004



-		Goleta, CA no longer designated as principal city

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