Trenton-Ewing, NJ

1950‑1959:		Trenton, NJ SMA
1959‑1975:		Trenton, NJ SMSA
1975‑1983:		Trenton, NJ SMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE SCSA
1983‑1992:		Trenton, NJ PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE CMSA
1992‑2003:		Trenton, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
2003‑2006:		Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Mercer County, NJ	229,781	266,392	303,968	307,863	325,824	350,761	366,070



Total	229,781	266,392	303,968	307,863	325,824	350,761	366,070
Percent Change	-	15.9%	14.1%	1.3%	5.8%	7.7%	4.4%



Total (as currently defined)	229,781	266,392	303,968	307,863	325,824	350,761	366,070
Percent Change	-	15.9%	14.1%	1.3%	5.8%	7.7%	4.4%

Timeline

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Component

Mercer County, NJ

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Trenton, NJ	128,009	*	114,167	*	104,638	*	92,124	*	88,675	*	85,403	*	84,639	*

Ewing, NJ	16,840		26,628		32,831		34,842		34,185		35,707		37,237	*



Total	128,009		114,167		104,638		92,124		88,675		85,403		121,876
Metro	229,781		266,392		303,968		307,863		325,824		350,761		366,070
Percent	55.7%		42.9%		34.4%		29.9%		27.2%		24.3%		33.3%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Trenton, NJ

Ewing, NJ

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			195,182	84.9%
		UA Population		179,240	78.0%
	Rural Population			34,599	15.1%

	Inside Central Cities			128,009	55.7%
	Outside Central Cities			101,772	44.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			229,781	100.0%


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

	Trenton, NJ-PA		189,321	179,240	94.7%

	Total			179,240


	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			237,701	89.2%
		UA Population		216,988	81.5%
	Rural Population			28,691	10.8%

	Inside Central Cities			114,167	42.9%
	Outside Central Cities			152,225	57.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			266,392	100.0%


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

	Trenton, NJ-PA		242,401	216,988	89.5%

	Total			216,988


	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			255,352	84.0%
		UA Population		232,122	76.4%
	Rural Population			48,616	16.0%

	Inside Central Cities			104,638	34.4%
	Outside Central Cities			199,330	65.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			303,968	100.0%


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

	Trenton, NJ-PA		274,148	232,122	84.7%

	Total			232,122


	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			259,551	84.3%
		UA Population		230,379	74.8%
	Rural Population			48,312	15.7%

	Inside Central Cities			92,124	29.9%
	Outside Central Cities			215,739	70.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			307,863	100.0%


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

	Trenton, NJ-PA		260,751	230,379	88.4%

	Total			230,379


	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			269,999	82.9%
		UA Population		240,756	73.9%
	Rural Population			55,825	17.1%

	Inside Central Cities			88,675	27.2%
	Outside Central Cities			237,149	72.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			325,824	100.0%


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

	Trenton, NJ-PA		298,602	240,756	80.6%

	Total			240,756


	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			335,856	95.8%
		UA Population		335,001	95.5%
	Rural Population			14,905	4.2%

	Inside Principal Cities			121,110	34.5%
	Outside Principal Cities			229,651	65.5%

	Total Metro Area Population			350,761	100.0%


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

	Hightstown, NJ		69,977	50,677	72.4%
	New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT		17,799,861	34,526	0.2%
	Trenton, NJ		268,472	249,798	93.0%

	Total			335,001


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Trenton, NJ SMA
-		Mercer County, NJ included as original SMA component
-		Trenton, NJ designated as original central city of new SMA


Oct 1975



-		Trenton, NJ SMSA included in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE SCSA


Jun 1983



-		Trenton, NJ SMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE SCSA became Trenton, NJ PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE CMSA


Jun 2003



-		Trenton, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA became Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
-		Ewing, NJ designated as principal city of Metro Area

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