------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950-1959: Scranton, PA SMA 1959-1973: Scranton, PA SMSA 1973-1983: Northeast Pennsylvania SMSA 1983-1992: Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA 1992-2003: Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 2003-2006: Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area Population History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Columbia County, PA 53,460 53,489 55,114 61,967 63,202* 64,151* 64,792 Lackawanna County, PA 257,396* 234,531* 234,107* 227,908* 219,039* 213,295* 209,622* Luzerne County, PA 392,241 346,972 342,301 343,079* 328,149* 319,250* 312,795* Monroe County, PA 33,773 39,567 45,422 69,409* 95,709* 138,687 162,415 Wyoming County, PA 16,766 16,813 19,082 26,433 28,076* 28,080* 28,122* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 257,396 234,531 234,107 640,396 734,175 624,776 550,539 Percent Change - -8.9% -0.2% 173.5% 14.6% -14.9% -11.9% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total (as currently defined) 666,403 598,316 595,490 597,420 575,264 560,625 550,539 Percent Change - -10.2% -0.5% 0.3% -3.7% -2.5% -1.8% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component Change Timeline ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 Component | | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Columbia County, PA ********************'''' Lackawanna County, PA ********************************************************* Luzerne County, PA '''''''''''''''''''''''********************************** Monroe County, PA ******************* '''' Wyoming County, PA ************************ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Population History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- City 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scranton, PA 125,536* 111,443* 103,564* 88,117* 81,805* 76,415* 73,120* Hazleton, PA 0 0 0 27,318* 24,730* 23,329 22,125 Wilkes-Barre, PA 0 0 0 51,551* 47,523* 43,123* 41,337* Total 125,536 111,443 103,564 166,986 154,058 119,538 114,457 Metro 257,396 234,531 234,107 640,396 734,175 624,776 550,539 Percent 48.8% 47.5% 44.2% 26.1% 21.0% 19.1% 20.8% Principal/Central City Change Timeline ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 City | | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scranton, PA ********************************************************* Hazleton, PA ******************** Wilkes-Barre, PA ********************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component Change History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apr 1950 New SMA: Scranton, PA SMA Lackawanna County, PA included as original SMA component Luzerne County, PA included as original component of Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA SMA Scranton, PA designated as original central city of new SMA Hazleton, PA designated as original central city of new Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA SMA Wilkes-Barre, PA designated as original central city of new Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA SMA Apr 1973 Title of Scranton, PA SMSA changed to Northeast Pennsylvania SMSA Luzerne County, PA added, transferred from Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA SMSA Monroe County, PA added Hazleton, PA designated as central city of SMSA, transferred from Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA SMSA Wilkes-Barre, PA designated as central city of SMSA, transferred from Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA SMSA Jun 1983 Title of Northeast Pennsylvania SMSA changed to Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA Columbia County, PA added Wyoming County, PA added Dec 1992 Title of Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA changed to Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA Monroe County, PA deleted, reverted to nonmetro status Jun 1993 Hazleton, PA no longer designated as central city Jun 2003 Title of Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA changed to Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area Columbia County, PA included as original component of Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Micro Area Monroe County, PA included as original component of East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------