Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
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1971‑1983:Santa Cruz, CA SMSA
1983‑1992:Santa Cruz, CA PMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA
1992‑2003:Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA PMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA
2003‑2006:Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area in San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA


Components

Population
Component1950196019701980199020002005
Santa Cruz County, CA66,53484,219123,790188,141229,734255,602249,420
Total---188,141229,734255,602249,420
Percent Change----22.1%11.3%-2.4%
Total (as currently defined)66,53484,219123,790188,141229,734255,602249,420
Percent Change-26.6%47.0%52.0%22.1%11.3%-2.4%

Timeline
195019601970198019902000
Component
Santa Cruz County, CA
In this areaIn another area


Principal/Central Cities

Population
City1950196019701980199020002005
Santa Cruz, CA21,97025,59632,07641,483*49,040*54,593*54,760*
Watsonville, CA11,57213,29314,56923,54331,09944,265*47,927*
Total00041,48349,04098,858102,687
Metro000188,141229,734255,602249,420
Percent 22.0%21.3%38.7%41.2%

Timeline
Principal or central city of this metro area
195019601970198019902000
City
Santa Cruz, CA
Watsonville, CA


Urban/Rural Population

1970Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population93,08175.2%
UA Population73,75859.6%
Rural Population30,70924.8%
Inside Central Cities32,07625.9%
Outside Central Cities91,71474.1%
Total Metro Area Population123,790100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Santa Cruz, CA73,75873,758100.0%
Total73,758

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


1980Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population153,18581.4%
UA Population123,22665.5%
Rural Population34,95618.6%
Inside Central Cities41,48322.0%
Outside Central Cities146,65878.0%
Total Metro Area Population188,141100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Santa Cruz, CA123,226123,226100.0%
Total123,226

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


1990Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population202,91488.3%
UA Population200,40187.2%
Rural Population26,82011.7%
Inside Central Cities80,13934.9%
Outside Central Cities149,59565.1%
Total Metro Area Population229,734100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Santa Cruz, CA152,355152,355100.0%
Watsonville, CA51,37848,04693.5%
Total200,401

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


2000Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population217,56085.1%
UA Population217,56085.1%
Rural Population38,04214.9%
Inside Principal Cities98,85838.7%
Outside Principal Cities156,74461.3%
Total Metro Area Population255,602100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
San Jose, CA1,538,3125390.0%
Santa Cruz, CA157,348157,348100.0%
Watsonville, CA66,50059,67389.7%
Total217,560

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



Component Change History
Nov 1971
-New SMSA: Santa Cruz, CA SMSA
-Santa Cruz County, CA included as original SMSA component
-Santa Cruz, CA designated as original central city of new SMSA
Jun 1983
-Santa Cruz, CA SMSA became Santa Cruz, CA PMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA
Dec 1992
-Title of Santa Cruz, CA PMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA changed to Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA PMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA
-Watsonville, CA designated as central city of PMSA
Jun 2003
-Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA PMSA in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA became Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area in San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA

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