Winston-Salem, NC

1950‑1959:		Winston-Salem, NC SMA
1959‑1967:		Winston-Salem, NC SMSA
1967‑2003:		Not defined
2003‑2006:		Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area in Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC CSA

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Davie County, NC	15,420	16,728	18,855	24,599	27,859	34,835	39,015

Forsyth County, NC	146,135	189,428	214,348	243,683	265,878	306,067	325,726

Stokes County, NC	21,520	22,314	23,782	33,086	37,223	44,711	45,790

Yadkin County, NC	22,133	22,804	24,599	28,439	30,488	36,348	37,689



Total	146,135	189,428	-	-	-	-	448,220
Percent Change	-	29.6%	-100.0%	-	-	-	-



Total (as currently defined)	205,208	251,274	281,584	329,807	361,448	421,961	448,220
Percent Change	-	22.4%	12.1%	17.1%	9.6%	16.7%	6.2%

Timeline

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Davie County, NC

Forsyth County, NC

Stokes County, NC

Yadkin County, NC

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Winston-Salem, NC	87,811	*	111,135	*	132,913	131,885	143,485	185,776	193,755	*



Total	87,811		111,135		0	0	0	0	193,755
Metro	146,135		189,428		0	0	0	0	448,220
Percent	60.1%		58.7%						43.2%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Winston-Salem, NC

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			96,130	65.8%
		UA Population		92,477	63.3%
	Rural Population			50,005	34.2%

	Inside Central Cities			87,811	60.1%
	Outside Central Cities			58,324	39.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			146,135	100.0%


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

	Winston-Salem, NC		92,477	92,477	100.0%

	Total			92,477


	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			131,118	69.2%
		UA Population		128,176	67.7%
	Rural Population			58,310	30.8%

	Inside Central Cities			111,135	58.7%
	Outside Central Cities			78,293	41.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			189,428	100.0%


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

	Winston-Salem, NC		128,176	128,176	100.0%

	Total			128,176


	population figures are from the 1960 census, metro areas as defined Oct 1963




2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			300,314	71.2%
		UA Population		291,461	69.1%
	Rural Population			121,647	28.8%

	Inside Principal Cities			185,776	44.0%
	Outside Principal Cities			236,185	56.0%

	Total Metro Area Population			421,961	100.0%


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

	High Point, NC		132,844	547	0.4%
	Winston-Salem, NC		299,290	290,914	97.2%

	Total			291,461


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Winston-Salem, NC SMA
-		Forsyth County, NC included as original SMA component
-		Winston-Salem, NC designated as original central city of new SMA


Mar 1967



-		Winston-Salem, NC SMSA abolished
-		Forsyth County, NC included as original component of Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC SMSA
-		Yadkin County, NC included as original component of Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC SMSA
-		Winston-Salem, NC transferred to Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC SMSA, designated as original central city of new SMSA


Apr 1973



-		Stokes County, NC added to Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC SMSA


Jun 1983



-		Davie County, NC added to Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA


Jun 2003



-		Metro Area reestablished: Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area in Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC CSA
-		Davie County, NC included as original component of reestablished Metro Area, transferred from Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA
-		Forsyth County, NC included as original component of reestablished Metro Area, transferred from Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA
-		Stokes County, NC included as original component of reestablished Metro Area, transferred from Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA
-		Yadkin County, NC included as original component of reestablished Metro Area, transferred from Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA
-		Winston-Salem, NC designated as original principal city of reestablished Metro Area, transferred from Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA

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