------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950-1959: Norfolk-Portsmouth, VA SMA 1959-1971: Norfolk-Portsmouth, VA SMSA 1971-1973: Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Portsmouth, VA SMSA 1973-1983: Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Portsmouth, VA-NC SMSA 1983-1992: Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA MSA 1992-2003: Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 2003-2006: Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area Population History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Currituck County, NC 6,201 6,601 6,976 11,089* 13,736 18,190* 23,116* Elizabeth City, VA 55,028 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0 Gloucester County, VA 10,343 11,919 14,059 20,107 30,131* 34,780* 37,750* Isle of Wight County, VA 14,906 17,164 18,285 21,603 25,053 29,728* 33,398* James City County, VA 6,317 11,539 17,853 22,763 34,859* 48,102* 57,394* Mathews County, VA 7,148 7,121 7,168 7,995 8,348 9,207* 9,131* Nansemond, VA 25,238 31,366 35,166 0 0 0 0 Norfolk County, VA 99,937* 51,612* 0 0 0 0 0 Princess Anne County, VA 42,277* 76,124* 0 0 0 0 0 Surry County, VA 6,220 6,220 5,882 6,046 6,145 6,829 6,987* York County, VA 11,750 21,583 33,203 35,463 42,422* 56,297* 61,684* Chesapeake city, VA 0 0 89,580* 114,486* 151,976* 199,184* 218,219* Hampton city, VA 5,966 89,258 120,779 122,617 133,793* 146,437* 145,154* Newport News city, VA 42,358 113,662 138,177 144,903 170,045* 180,150* 178,869* Norfolk city, VA 213,513* 305,872* 307,951* 266,979* 261,229* 234,403* 230,775* Poquoson city, VA 0 0 0 8,726 11,005* 11,566* 11,790* Portsmouth city, VA 80,039* 114,773* 110,963* 104,577* 103,907* 100,565* 99,772* South Norfolk city, VA 10,434* 22,035* 0 0 0 0 0 Suffolk city, VA 12,339 12,609 9,858 47,621* 52,141* 63,677* 78,787* Virginia Beach city, VA 0 8,091* 172,106* 262,199* 393,069* 425,257* 437,021* Williamsburg city, VA 6,735 6,832 9,069 9,870 11,530* 11,998* 11,696* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 446,200 578,507 680,600 806,951 1,396,107 1,569,541 1,641,543 Percent Change - 29.7% 17.6% 18.6% 73.0% 12.4% 4.6% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total (as currently defined) 423,835 733,244 1,061,909 1,207,044 1,449,389 1,576,370 1,641,543 Percent Change - 73.0% 44.8% 13.7% 20.1% 8.8% 4.1% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component Change Timeline ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 Component | | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Currituck County, NC ********** *************** Elizabeth City, VA *************************************************** Gloucester County, VA ''''''''''************************ Isle of Wight County, VA *************** James City County, VA ''''''''''************************ Mathews County, VA *************** Nansemond, VA * Norfolk County, VA ************* Princess Anne County, VA ************* Surry County, VA **** York County, VA ''''''''''''''''''''''''************************ Chesapeake city, VA ******************************************** Hampton city, VA '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''************************ Newport News city, VA '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''************************ Norfolk city, VA ********************************************************* Poquoson city, VA ''''''''************************ Portsmouth city, VA ********************************************************* South Norfolk city, VA ************* Suffolk city, VA ********************************** Virginia Beach city, VA ******************************************************* Williamsburg city, VA ''''''''''************************ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Population History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- City 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norfolk, VA 213,513* 305,872* 307,951* 266,979* 261,229* 234,403* 231,954* Portsmouth, VA 80,039* 114,773* 110,963* 104,577* 103,907* 100,565* 100,169* Virginia Beach, VA 0 8,091 172,106 262,199* 393,069* 425,257* 438,415* Hampton, VA 0 0 0 0 133,793* 146,437* 145,579* Newport News, VA 0 0 0 0 170,045* 180,150* 179,899* Suffolk, VA 0 0 0 47,621 52,141* 63,677* 78,994 Total 293,552 420,645 418,914 633,755 1,114,184 1,150,489 1,096,016 Metro 446,200 578,507 680,600 806,951 1,396,107 1,569,541 1,641,543 Percent 65.8% 72.7% 61.6% 78.5% 79.8% 73.3% 66.8% Principal/Central City Change Timeline ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 City | | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norfolk, VA ********************************************************* Portsmouth, VA ********************************************************* Virginia Beach, VA ************************************ Hampton, VA ************************ Newport News, VA ************************ Suffolk, VA ******************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component Change History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apr 1950 New SMA: Norfolk-Portsmouth, VA SMA Norfolk County, VA included as original SMA component Princess Anne County, VA included as original SMA component Norfolk city, VA included as original SMA component Portsmouth city, VA included as original SMA component South Norfolk city, VA included as original SMA component Norfolk, VA designated as original central city of new SMA Portsmouth, VA designated as original central city of new SMA Jan 1952 Virginia Beach city, VA added Oct 1952 Elizabeth City, VA added Hampton city, VA included as original component of Hampton-Newport News-Warwick, VA SMA Newport News city, VA included as original component of Hampton-Newport News-Warwick, VA SMA May 1959 Hampton, VA designated as central city of Newport News-Hampton, VA SMA Newport News, VA designated as central city of Newport News-Hampton, VA SMA York County, VA added to Newport News-Hampton, VA SMA Oct 1963 Norfolk County, VA deleted, reverted to nonmetro status Princess Anne County, VA deleted, reverted to nonmetro status Chesapeake city, VA added South Norfolk city, VA deleted, reverted to nonmetro status Nov 1971 Title of Norfolk-Portsmouth, VA SMSA changed to Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Portsmouth, VA SMSA Virginia Beach, VA designated as central city of SMSA Apr 1973 Title of Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Portsmouth, VA SMSA changed to Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Portsmouth, VA-NC SMSA Currituck County, NC added Gloucester County, VA added to Newport News-Hampton, VA SMSA James City County, VA added to Newport News-Hampton, VA SMSA Williamsburg city, VA added to Newport News-Hampton, VA SMSA Aug 1973 Nansemond, VA added Suffolk city, VA added Feb 1974 Nansemond, VA deleted, reverted to nonmetro status Aug 1975 Poquoson city, VA added to Newport News-Hampton, VA SMSA Jun 1983 Title of Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Portsmouth, VA-NC SMSA changed to Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA MSA Currituck County, NC deleted, reverted to nonmetro status Gloucester County, VA added, transferred from Newport News-Hampton, VA SMSA James City County, VA added, transferred from Newport News-Hampton, VA SMSA York County, VA added, transferred from Newport News-Hampton, VA SMSA Hampton city, VA added, transferred from Newport News-Hampton, VA SMSA Newport News city, VA added, transferred from Newport News-Hampton, VA SMSA Poquoson city, VA added, transferred from Newport News-Hampton, VA SMSA Williamsburg city, VA added, transferred from Newport News-Hampton, VA SMSA Hampton, VA designated as central city of MSA, transferred from Newport News-Hampton, VA SMSA Newport News, VA designated as central city of MSA, transferred from Newport News-Hampton, VA SMSA Suffolk, VA designated as central city of MSA Dec 1992 Title of Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA MSA changed to Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA Currituck County, NC added Isle of Wight County, VA added Mathews County, VA added Jun 2003 Title of Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA changed to Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area Elizabeth City, VA deleted, reverted to nonmetro status Surry County, VA added Suffolk, VA no longer designated as principal/central city -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------