Wichita, KS

1950‑1959:		Wichita, KS SMA
1959‑1983:		Wichita, KS SMSA
1983‑2003:		Wichita, KS MSA
2003‑2006:		Wichita, KS Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Butler County, KS	31,001	38,395	38,658	44,782	50,580	59,482	62,376

Harvey County, KS	21,698	25,865	27,236	30,531	31,028	32,869	33,711

Sedgwick County, KS	222,290	343,231	350,694	366,531	403,662	452,869	466,114

Sumner County, KS	23,646	25,316	23,553	24,928	25,841	25,946	24,732



Total	222,290	343,231	389,352	411,313	485,270	545,220	586,933
Percent Change	-	54.4%	13.4%	5.6%	18.0%	12.4%	7.7%



Total (as currently defined)	298,635	432,807	440,141	466,772	511,111	571,166	586,933
Percent Change	-	44.9%	1.7%	6.1%	9.5%	11.7%	2.8%

Timeline

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Butler County, KS

Harvey County, KS

Sedgwick County, KS

Sumner County, KS

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Wichita, KS	168,279	*	254,698	*	276,554	*	279,272	*	304,011	*	344,284	*	354,865	*



Total	168,279		254,698		276,554		279,272		304,011		344,284		354,865
Metro	222,290		343,231		389,352		411,313		485,270		545,220		586,933
Percent	75.7%		74.2%		71.0%		67.9%		62.6%		63.1%		60.5%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Wichita, KS

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			194,047	87.3%
		UA Population		194,047	87.3%
	Rural Population			28,243	12.7%

	Inside Central Cities			168,279	75.7%
	Outside Central Cities			54,011	24.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			222,290	100.0%


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

	Wichita, KS		194,047	194,047	100.0%

	Total			194,047


	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			330,417	86.6%
		UA Population		292,138	76.6%
	Rural Population			51,209	13.4%

	Inside Central Cities			254,698	66.7%
	Outside Central Cities			126,928	33.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			381,626	100.0%


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

	Wichita, KS		292,138	292,138	100.0%

	Total			292,138


	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			335,709	86.2%
		UA Population		302,334	77.7%
	Rural Population			53,643	13.8%

	Inside Central Cities			276,554	71.0%
	Outside Central Cities			112,798	29.0%

	Total Metro Area Population			389,352	100.0%


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

	Wichita, KS		302,334	302,334	100.0%

	Total			302,334


	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			345,889	84.1%
		UA Population		305,752	74.3%
	Rural Population			65,424	15.9%

	Inside Central Cities			279,272	67.9%
	Outside Central Cities			132,041	32.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			411,313	100.0%


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

	Wichita, KS		305,752	305,752	100.0%

	Total			305,752


	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			403,717	83.2%
		UA Population		338,789	69.8%
	Rural Population			81,553	16.8%

	Inside Central Cities			304,011	62.6%
	Outside Central Cities			181,259	37.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			485,270	100.0%


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

	Wichita, KS		338,789	338,789	100.0%

	Total			338,789


	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			479,196	83.9%
		UA Population		422,301	73.9%
	Rural Population			91,970	16.1%

	Inside Principal Cities			344,284	60.3%
	Outside Principal Cities			226,882	39.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			571,166	100.0%


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

	Wichita, KS		422,301	422,301	100.0%

	Total			422,301


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Wichita, KS SMA
-		Sedgwick County, KS included as original SMA component
-		Wichita, KS designated as original central city of new SMA


Oct 1963



-		Butler County, KS added


Oct 1986



-		Harvey County, KS added


Jun 2003



-		Sumner County, KS added

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