Savannah, GA

1950‑1959:		Savannah, GA SMA
1959‑1983:		Savannah, GA SMSA
1983‑2003:		Savannah, GA MSA
2003‑2006:		Savannah, GA Metro Area in Savannah-Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA CSA

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Bryan County, GA	5,965	6,226	6,539	10,175	15,438	23,417	28,575

Chatham County, GA	151,481	188,299	187,767	202,226	216,935	232,048	238,039

Effingham County, GA	9,133	10,144	13,632	18,327	25,687	37,535	46,842



Total	151,481	188,299	187,767	230,728	242,622	293,000	313,456
Percent Change	-	24.3%	-0.3%	22.9%	5.2%	20.8%	7.0%



Total (as currently defined)	166,579	204,669	207,938	230,728	258,060	293,000	313,456
Percent Change	-	22.9%	1.6%	11.0%	11.8%	13.5%	7.0%

Timeline

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Bryan County, GA

Chatham County, GA

Effingham County, GA

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Savannah, GA	119,638	*	149,245	*	118,349	*	141,390	*	137,560	*	131,510	*	128,453	*



Total	119,638		149,245		118,349		141,390		137,560		131,510		128,453
Metro	151,481		188,299		187,767		230,728		242,622		293,000		313,456
Percent	79.0%		79.3%		63.0%		61.3%		56.7%		44.9%		41.0%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Savannah, GA

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			128,196	84.6%
		UA Population		128,196	84.6%
	Rural Population			23,285	15.4%

	Inside Central Cities			119,638	79.0%
	Outside Central Cities			31,843	21.0%

	Total Metro Area Population			151,481	100.0%


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

	Savannah, GA		128,196	128,196	100.0%

	Total			128,196


	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			169,887	90.2%
		UA Population		169,887	90.2%
	Rural Population			18,412	9.8%

	Inside Central Cities			149,245	79.3%
	Outside Central Cities			39,054	20.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			188,299	100.0%


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

	Savannah, GA		169,887	169,887	100.0%

	Total			169,887


	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			167,037	80.3%
		UA Population		163,753	78.8%
	Rural Population			40,901	19.7%

	Inside Central Cities			118,349	56.9%
	Outside Central Cities			89,589	43.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			207,938	100.0%


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

	Savannah, GA		163,753	163,753	100.0%

	Total			163,753


	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			189,331	85.8%
		UA Population		186,546	84.6%
	Rural Population			31,222	14.2%

	Inside Central Cities			141,390	64.1%
	Outside Central Cities			79,163	35.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			220,553	100.0%


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

	Savannah, GA		186,546	186,546	100.0%

	Total			186,546


	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			211,598	82.0%
		UA Population		198,630	77.0%
	Rural Population			46,462	18.0%

	Inside Central Cities			137,560	53.3%
	Outside Central Cities			120,500	46.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			258,060	100.0%


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

	Savannah, GA		198,630	198,630	100.0%

	Total			198,630


	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			237,745	81.1%
		UA Population		208,886	71.3%
	Rural Population			55,255	18.9%

	Inside Principal Cities			131,510	44.9%
	Outside Principal Cities			161,490	55.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			293,000	100.0%


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

	Savannah, GA		208,886	208,886	100.0%

	Total			208,886


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Savannah, GA SMA
-		Chatham County, GA included as original SMA component
-		Savannah, GA designated as original central city of new SMA


Apr 1973



-		Bryan County, GA added
-		Effingham County, GA added


Jun 1983



-		Bryan County, GA deleted, reverted to nonmetro status


Dec 1992



-		Bryan County, GA added

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