Spokane, WA

1950‑1959:		Spokane, WA SMA
1959‑1983:		Spokane, WA SMSA
1983‑2003:		Spokane, WA MSA
2003‑2006:		Spokane, WA Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Spokane County, WA	221,561	278,333	287,487	341,835	361,364	417,939	440,434



Total	221,561	278,333	287,487	341,835	361,364	417,939	440,434
Percent Change	-	25.6%	3.3%	18.9%	5.7%	15.7%	5.4%



Total (as currently defined)	221,561	278,333	287,487	341,835	361,364	417,939	440,434
Percent Change	-	25.6%	3.3%	18.9%	5.7%	15.7%	5.4%

Timeline

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Component

Spokane County, WA

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Spokane, WA	161,721	*	181,608	*	170,516	*	171,300	*	177,196	*	195,629	*	196,818	*



Total	161,721		181,608		170,516		171,300		177,196		195,629		196,818
Metro	221,561		278,333		287,487		341,835		361,364		417,939		440,434
Percent	73.0%		65.2%		59.3%		50.1%		49.0%		46.8%		44.7%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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Spokane, WA

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			183,289	82.7%
		UA Population		176,004	79.4%
	Rural Population			38,272	17.3%

	Inside Central Cities			161,721	73.0%
	Outside Central Cities			59,840	27.0%

	Total Metro Area Population			221,561	100.0%


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

	Spokane, WA		176,004	176,004	100.0%

	Total			176,004


	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			234,876	84.4%
		UA Population		226,938	81.5%
	Rural Population			43,457	15.6%

	Inside Central Cities			181,608	65.2%
	Outside Central Cities			96,725	34.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			278,333	100.0%


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

	Spokane, WA		226,938	226,938	100.0%

	Total			226,938


	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			246,261	85.7%
		UA Population		229,620	79.9%
	Rural Population			41,226	14.3%

	Inside Central Cities			170,516	59.3%
	Outside Central Cities			116,971	40.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			287,487	100.0%


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

	Spokane, WA		229,620	229,620	100.0%

	Total			229,620


	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			287,889	84.2%
		UA Population		266,709	78.0%
	Rural Population			53,946	15.8%

	Inside Central Cities			171,300	50.1%
	Outside Central Cities			170,535	49.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			341,835	100.0%


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

	Spokane, WA		266,709	266,709	100.0%

	Total			266,709


	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			301,090	83.3%
		UA Population		279,038	77.2%
	Rural Population			60,274	16.7%

	Inside Central Cities			177,196	49.0%
	Outside Central Cities			184,168	51.0%

	Total Metro Area Population			361,364	100.0%


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

	Spokane, WA		279,038	279,038	100.0%

	Total			279,038


	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			358,719	85.8%
		UA Population		334,801	80.1%
	Rural Population			59,220	14.2%

	Inside Principal Cities			195,629	46.8%
	Outside Principal Cities			222,310	53.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			417,939	100.0%


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

	Spokane, WA-ID		334,858	334,801	100.0%

	Total			334,801


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Spokane, WA SMA
-		Spokane County, WA included as original SMA component
-		Spokane, WA designated as original central city of new SMA

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