Stamford, CT

Stamford, CT

1950‑1959:		Stamford-Norwalk, CT SMA
1959‑1975:		Stamford, CT SMSA
1975‑1983:		Stamford, CT SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA
1983‑1992:		Stamford, CT PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
1992‑2003:		Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
2003‑2006:		Not defined

Components

Population


Component		1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Darien town, CT		11,767		18,437		20,411		18,892		18,196		19,607		20,452

Greenwich town, CT		40,835		53,793		59,755		59,578		58,441		61,101		62,236

New Canaan town, CT		8,001		13,466		17,455		17,931		17,864		19,395		19,984

Norwalk city, CT		49,460		67,775		79,113		77,767		78,331		82,951		84,437

Stamford city and town, CT		74,293		92,713		108,798		102,453		108,056		117,083		120,045

Weston town, CT		1,988		4,039		7,417		8,284		8,648		10,037		10,276

Westport town, CT		11,667		20,955		27,414		25,290		24,410		25,749		26,615

Wilton town, CT		4,558		8,026		13,572		15,351		15,989		17,633		17,960



Total		196,023		178,409		206,419		198,854		202,557		353,556		-
Percent Change		-		-9.0%		15.7%		-3.7%		1.9%		74.5%		-100.0%

Timeline

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2000

Component

Darien town, CT

Greenwich town, CT

New Canaan town, CT

Norwalk city, CT

Stamford city and town, CT

Weston town, CT

Westport town, CT

Wilton town, CT

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City		1950			1960			1970			1980			1990			2000			2005


Stamford, CT		74,293	*		92,713	*		108,798	*		102,453	*		108,056	*		117,083	*		120,045



Total		74,293			92,713			108,798			102,453			108,056			117,083			0
Metro		196,023			178,409			206,419			198,854			202,557			353,556			0
Percent		37.9%			52.0%			52.7%			51.5%			53.3%			33.1%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

City

Stamford, CT

Urban/Rural Population

Urban/rural figures are not available for New England metro areas before 2000

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Stamford-Norwalk, CT SMA
-		Darien town (in Fairfield County, CT) included as original SMA component
-		Greenwich town (in Fairfield County, CT) included as original SMA component
-		New Canaan town (in Fairfield County, CT) included as original SMA component
-		Norwalk city (in Fairfield County, CT) included as original SMA component
-		Stamford city and town (in Fairfield County, CT) included as original SMA component
-		Westport town (in Fairfield County, CT) included as original SMA component
-		Stamford, CT designated as original central city of new SMA


Jun 1959



-		Title of Stamford-Norwalk, CT SMA changed to Stamford, CT SMSA
-		Norwalk city (in Fairfield County, CT) deleted, reverted to nonmetro status
-		Westport town (in Fairfield County, CT) deleted, reverted to nonmetro status


Sep 1960



-		Norwalk city (in Fairfield County, CT) added to Norwalk, CT SMSA
-		Westport town (in Fairfield County, CT) added to Norwalk, CT SMSA
-		Wilton town (in Fairfield County, CT) added to Norwalk, CT SMSA


Apr 1973



-		Weston town (in Fairfield County, CT) added to Norwalk, CT SMSA


Oct 1975



-		Stamford, CT SMSA included in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA


Jun 1983



-		Stamford, CT SMSA in New York-Northeastern New Jersey, NY-NJ SCSA became Stamford, CT PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA


Dec 1992



-		Title of Stamford, CT PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA changed to Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
-		Norwalk city (in Fairfield County, CT) added, transferred from Norwalk, CT PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Weston town (in Fairfield County, CT) added, transferred from Norwalk, CT PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Westport town (in Fairfield County, CT) added, transferred from Norwalk, CT PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA
-		Wilton town (in Fairfield County, CT) added, transferred from Norwalk, CT PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT CMSA


Jun 2003



-		Counties instead of cities and towns became the basic geographic unit of core based statistical areas in New England
-		Stamford, CT transferred to Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA, designated as principal city of Metro Area
-		Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA abolished