Syracuse, NY

1950‑1959:		Syracuse, NY SMA
1959‑1983:		Syracuse, NY SMSA
1983‑2003:		Syracuse, NY MSA
2003‑2006:		Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Cayuga County, NY	70,136	73,942	77,439	79,894	82,313	81,963	81,365

Madison County, NY	46,214	54,635	62,864	65,150	69,120	69,441	70,011

Onondaga County, NY	341,719	423,028	472,746	463,920	468,973	458,336	457,279

Oswego County, NY	77,181	86,118	100,897	113,901	121,771	122,377	123,144



Total	341,719	563,781	636,507	642,971	659,864	732,117	650,434
Percent Change	-	65.0%	12.9%	1.0%	2.6%	10.9%	-11.2%



Total (as currently defined)	465,114	563,781	636,507	642,971	659,864	650,154	650,434
Percent Change	-	21.2%	12.9%	1.0%	2.6%	-1.5%	0.0%

Timeline

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Cayuga County, NY

Madison County, NY

Onondaga County, NY

Oswego County, NY

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Syracuse, NY	220,583	*	216,038	*	197,208	*	170,105	*	163,860	*	147,306	*	141,683	*

Auburn, NY	36,722		35,249		34,599		32,548		31,258		28,574	*	27,941



Total	220,583		216,038		197,208		170,105		163,860		175,880		141,683
Metro	341,719		563,781		636,507		642,971		659,864		732,117		650,434
Percent	64.6%		38.3%		31.0%		26.5%		24.8%		24.0%		21.8%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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Syracuse, NY

Auburn, NY

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			272,405	79.7%
		UA Population		265,286	77.6%
	Rural Population			69,314	20.3%

	Inside Central Cities			220,583	64.6%
	Outside Central Cities			121,136	35.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			341,719	100.0%


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

	Syracuse, NY		265,286	265,286	100.0%

	Total			265,286


	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			404,293	71.7%
		UA Population		333,286	59.1%
	Rural Population			159,488	28.3%

	Inside Central Cities			216,038	38.3%
	Outside Central Cities			347,743	61.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			563,781	100.0%


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

	Syracuse, NY		333,286	333,286	100.0%

	Total			333,286


	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			452,949	71.2%
		UA Population		376,169	59.1%
	Rural Population			183,558	28.8%

	Inside Central Cities			197,208	31.0%
	Outside Central Cities			439,299	69.0%

	Total Metro Area Population			636,507	100.0%


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

	Syracuse, NY		376,169	376,169	100.0%

	Total			376,169


	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			444,082	69.1%
		UA Population		279,284	43.4%
	Rural Population			198,889	30.9%

	Inside Central Cities			170,105	26.5%
	Outside Central Cities			472,866	73.5%

	Total Metro Area Population			642,971	100.0%


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

	Syracuse, NY		379,284	279,284	73.6%

	Total			279,284


	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			489,660	66.0%
		UA Population		388,918	52.4%
	Rural Population			252,517	34.0%

	Inside Central Cities			195,118	26.3%
	Outside Central Cities			547,059	73.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			742,177	100.0%


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

	Syracuse, NY		388,918	388,918	100.0%

	Total			388,918


	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			469,715	72.2%
		UA Population		402,267	61.9%
	Rural Population			180,439	27.8%

	Inside Principal Cities			147,306	22.7%
	Outside Principal Cities			502,848	77.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			650,154	100.0%


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

	Syracuse, NY		402,267	402,267	100.0%

	Total			402,267


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Syracuse, NY SMA
-		Onondaga County, NY included as original SMA component
-		Syracuse, NY designated as original central city of new SMA


Jun 1959



-		Madison County, NY added
-		Oswego County, NY added


Dec 1992



-		Cayuga County, NY added
-		Auburn, NY designated as central city of MSA


Jun 2003



-		Auburn, NY transferred to Auburn, NY Micro Area, designated as original principal city of new Micro Area
-		Cayuga County, NY included as original component of Auburn, NY Micro Area

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