Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

1975‑1983:		Seattle-Tacoma, WA SCSA
1983‑1992:		Seattle-Tacoma, WA CMSA
1992‑2003:		Not defined
2003‑2006:		Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area in Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA

Subareas

Timeline

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Subarea

Seattle, WA

Tacoma, WA

In this area

Defined but not in this area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Island County, WA	11,079	19,638	27,011	44,048	60,195	71,558	79,983

King County, WA	732,992	935,014	1,156,633	1,269,749	1,507,319	1,737,034	1,799,119

Snohomish County, WA	111,580	172,199	265,236	337,720	465,642	606,024	655,564

Pierce County, WA	275,876	321,590	411,027	485,643	586,203	700,820	753,209



Total	-	-	-	2,093,112	2,559,164	-	3,207,892
Percent Change	-	-	-	-	22.3%	-100.0%	-



Total (as currently defined)	1,120,448	1,428,803	1,832,896	2,093,112	2,559,164	3,043,878	3,207,892
Percent Change	-	27.5%	28.3%	14.2%	22.3%	18.9%	5.4%

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Island County, WA

King County, WA

Snohomish County, WA

Pierce County, WA

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In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950	1960	1970	1980		1990		2000	2005


Seattle, WA	467,591	557,087	530,831	493,846	*	516,259	*	563,374	573,911	*

Everett, WA	33,849	40,304	53,622	54,413	*	69,961	*	91,488	96,604	*

Auburn, WA	6,497	11,933	21,817	26,417		33,102	*	40,314	47,086

Bellevue, WA	(x)	12,809	61,102	73,903		86,874		109,569	117,137	*

Kent, WA	3,278	9,017	21,510	23,152		37,960		79,524	81,800	*

Renton, WA	16,039	18,453	25,258	30,612		41,688		50,052	55,817	*

Tacoma, WA	143,673	147,979	154,581	158,501	*	176,664	*	193,556	195,898	*



Total	0	0	0	706,760		795,986		0	1,121,167
Metro	0	0	0	2,093,112		2,559,164		0	3,207,892
Percent				33.8%		31.1%			35.0%

Timeline

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Seattle, WA

Everett, WA

Auburn, WA

Bellevue, WA

Kent, WA

Renton, WA

Tacoma, WA

Urban/Rural Population



1980				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			1,818,062	86.9%
		UA Population		1,793,612	85.7%
	Rural Population			275,050	13.1%

	Inside Central Cities			733,177	35.0%
	Outside Central Cities			1,359,935	65.0%

	Total Metro Area Population			2,093,112	100.0%


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

	Seattle-Everett, WA		1,391,535	1,391,535	100.0%
	Tacoma, WA		402,077	402,077	100.0%

	Total			1,793,612


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




2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			2,856,928	93.9%
		UA Population		2,825,746	92.8%
	Rural Population			186,950	6.1%

	Inside Principal Cities			1,087,563	35.7%
	Outside Principal Cities			1,956,315	64.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			3,043,878	100.0%


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

	Marysville, WA		114,372	114,372	100.0%
	Seattle, WA		2,712,205	2,711,374	100.0%

	Total			2,825,746


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Seattle, WA SMA
-		King County, WA included as original component of Seattle, WA SMA
-		Seattle, WA designated as original central city of new Seattle, WA SMA
-		New SMA: Tacoma, WA SMA
-		Pierce County, WA included as original component of Tacoma, WA SMA
-		Tacoma, WA designated as original central city of new Tacoma, WA SMA


May 1959



-		Snohomish County, WA added to Seattle, WA SMA


Oct 1963



-		Title of Seattle, WA SMSA changed to Seattle-Everett, WA SMSA
-		Everett, WA designated as central city of Seattle-Everett, WA SMSA


Oct 1975



-		New SCSA: Seattle-Tacoma, WA SCSA
-		Seattle-Everett, WA SMSA included in Seattle-Tacoma, WA SCSA
-		Tacoma, WA SMSA included in Seattle-Tacoma, WA SCSA


Jun 1983



-		Seattle-Tacoma, WA SCSA became Seattle-Tacoma, WA CMSA
-		Title of Seattle-Everett, WA SMSA in Seattle-Tacoma, WA SCSA changed to Seattle, WA PMSA in Seattle-Tacoma, WA CMSA
-		Auburn, WA designated as central city of Seattle, WA PMSA in Seattle-Tacoma, WA CMSA
-		Tacoma, WA SMSA in Seattle-Tacoma, WA SCSA became Tacoma, WA PMSA in Seattle-Tacoma, WA CMSA


Dec 1992



-		Seattle-Tacoma, WA CMSA abolished
-		Title of Seattle, WA PMSA in Seattle-Tacoma, WA CMSA changed to Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA in Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA
-		Island County, WA added to Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA in Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA
-		Bellevue, WA designated as central city of Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA in Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA
-		Auburn, WA no longer designated as central city of Seattle, WA PMSA in Seattle-Tacoma, WA CMSA


Jun 2003



-		Metro Area reestablished: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area in Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA
-		Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA in Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA became Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metro Division in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area in Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA
-		Island County, WA included as original component of Oak Harbor, WA Micro Area in Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, transferred from Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA in Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA
-		Kent, WA designated as principal city of Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metro Division in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area in Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA
-		Renton, WA designated as principal city of Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metro Division in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area in Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA
-		Tacoma, WA PMSA in Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA became Tacoma, WA Metro Division in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area in Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA

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