Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA [CSA]

2003‑2006:

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA CSA

Subareas

Timeline

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Subarea

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA

Cedartown, GA [Micro Area]

Gainesville, GA

LaGrange, GA [Micro Area]

Thomaston, GA [Micro Area]

Valley, AL [Micro Area]

In this area

Defined but not in this area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Barrow County, GA	13,115	14,485	16,859	21,354	29,721	46,144	59,920

Bartow County, GA	27,370	28,267	32,663	40,760	55,911	76,019	89,049

Butts County, GA	9,079	8,976	10,560	13,665	15,326	19,522	22,837

Carroll County, GA	34,112	36,451	45,404	56,346	71,422	87,268	104,386

Cherokee County, GA	20,750	23,001	31,059	51,699	90,204	141,903	184,360

Clayton County, GA	22,872	46,365	98,043	150,357	182,052	236,517	266,614

Cobb County, GA	61,830	114,174	196,793	297,718	447,745	607,751	663,528

Coweta County, GA	27,786	28,893	32,310	39,268	53,853	89,215	109,769

Dawson County, GA	3,712	3,590	3,639	4,774	9,429	15,999	19,825

DeKalb County, GA	136,395	256,782	415,387	483,024	545,837	665,865	713,679

Douglas County, GA	12,173	16,741	28,659	54,573	71,120	92,174	112,914

Fayette County, GA	7,978	8,199	11,364	29,043	62,415	91,263	104,186

Forsyth County, GA	11,005	12,170	16,928	27,958	44,083	98,407	140,804

Fulton County, GA	473,572	556,326	607,592	589,904	648,951	816,006	934,242

Gwinnett County, GA	32,320	43,541	72,349	166,903	352,910	588,448	726,790

Haralson County, GA	14,663	14,543	15,927	18,422	21,966	25,690	28,335

Heard County, GA	6,975	5,333	5,354	6,520	8,628	11,012	11,336

Henry County, GA	15,857	17,619	23,724	36,309	58,741	119,341	168,204

Jasper County, GA	7,473	6,135	5,760	7,553	8,453	11,426	13,144

Lamar County, GA	10,242	10,240	10,688	12,215	13,038	15,912	16,605

Meriwether County, GA	21,055	19,756	19,461	21,229	22,411	22,534	22,754

Newton County, GA	20,185	20,999	26,282	34,489	41,808	62,001	86,529

Paulding County, GA	11,752	13,101	17,520	26,110	41,611	81,678	112,566

Pickens County, GA	8,855	8,903	9,620	11,652	14,432	22,983	28,440

Pike County, GA	8,459	7,138	7,316	8,937	10,224	13,688	16,073

Rockdale County, GA	8,464	10,572	18,152	36,747	54,091	70,111	78,398

Spalding County, GA	31,045	35,404	39,514	47,899	54,457	58,417	61,262

Walton County, GA	20,230	20,481	23,404	31,211	38,586	60,687	75,670

Polk County, GA	30,976	28,015	29,656	32,386	33,815	38,127	40,436

Hall County, GA	40,113	49,739	59,405	75,649	95,428	139,277	166,302

Troup County, GA	49,841	47,189	44,466	50,003	55,536	58,779	62,632

Upson County, GA	25,078	23,800	23,505	25,998	26,300	27,597	27,660

Chambers County, AL	39,528	37,828	36,356	39,191	36,876	36,583	35,373



Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	5,304,622
Percent Change	-	-	-	-	-	-	-



Total (as currently defined)	1,264,860	1,574,756	2,035,719	2,549,866	3,317,380	4,548,344	5,304,622
Percent Change	-	24.5%	29.3%	25.3%	30.1%	37.1%	16.6%

Timeline

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In another area

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Component

Barrow County, GA

Bartow County, GA

Butts County, GA

Carroll County, GA

Cherokee County, GA

Clayton County, GA

Cobb County, GA

Coweta County, GA

Dawson County, GA

DeKalb County, GA

Douglas County, GA

Fayette County, GA

Forsyth County, GA

Fulton County, GA

Gwinnett County, GA

Haralson County, GA

Heard County, GA

Henry County, GA

Jasper County, GA

Lamar County, GA

Meriwether County, GA

Newton County, GA

Paulding County, GA

Pickens County, GA

Pike County, GA

Rockdale County, GA

Spalding County, GA

Walton County, GA

Polk County, GA

Hall County, GA

Troup County, GA

Upson County, GA

Chambers County, AL

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Atlanta, GA	331,314	487,455	495,039	425,022	394,017	416,474	470,688	*

Marietta, GA	20,687	25,565	27,216	30,829	44,129	58,748	61,261	*

Cedartown, GA	9,470	9,340	9,253	8,619	7,978	9,470	9,771	*

Gainesville, GA	11,936	16,523	15,459	15,280	17,885	25,578	32,444	*

LaGrange, GA	25,025	23,632	23,301	24,204	25,597	25,998	27,362	*

Thomaston, GA	6,580	9,336	10,024	9,682	9,127	9,411	9,265	*

Valley, AL	(x)	(x)	(x)	(x)	8,173	9,198	9,000	*



Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	619,791
Metro	0	0	0	0	0	0	5,304,622
Percent							11.7%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Atlanta, GA

Marietta, GA

Cedartown, GA

Gainesville, GA

LaGrange, GA

Thomaston, GA

Valley, AL

Urban/Rural Population



2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			3,835,880	84.3%
		UA Population		3,588,520	78.9%
	Rural Population			712,464	15.7%

	Inside Principal Cities			554,877	12.2%
	Outside Principal Cities			3,993,467	87.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			4,548,344	100.0%


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

	Atlanta, GA		3,499,840	3,499,840	100.0%
	Gainesville, GA		88,680	88,680	100.0%

	Total			3,588,520


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Atlanta, GA SMA
-		Cobb County, GA included as original component of Atlanta, GA SMA
-		DeKalb County, GA included as original component of Atlanta, GA SMA
-		Fulton County, GA included as original component of Atlanta, GA SMA
-		Atlanta, GA designated as original central city of new Atlanta, GA SMA


May 1956



-		Clayton County, GA added to Atlanta, GA SMA


Dec 1958



-		Gwinnett County, GA added to Atlanta, GA SMA


Apr 1973



-		Butts County, GA added to Atlanta, GA SMSA
-		Cherokee County, GA added to Atlanta, GA SMSA
-		Douglas County, GA added to Atlanta, GA SMSA
-		Fayette County, GA added to Atlanta, GA SMSA
-		Forsyth County, GA added to Atlanta, GA SMSA
-		Henry County, GA added to Atlanta, GA SMSA
-		Newton County, GA added to Atlanta, GA SMSA
-		Paulding County, GA added to Atlanta, GA SMSA
-		Rockdale County, GA added to Atlanta, GA SMSA
-		Walton County, GA added to Atlanta, GA SMSA


Jun 1983



-		Barrow County, GA added to Atlanta, GA MSA
-		Coweta County, GA added to Atlanta, GA MSA
-		Spalding County, GA added to Atlanta, GA MSA
-		Marietta, GA designated as central city of Atlanta, GA MSA


Dec 1992



-		Bartow County, GA added to Atlanta, GA MSA
-		Butts County, GA deleted from Atlanta, GA MSA, reverted to nonmetro status
-		Carroll County, GA added to Atlanta, GA MSA
-		Pickens County, GA added to Atlanta, GA MSA
-		Marietta, GA no longer designated as central city of Atlanta, GA MSA


Jun 2003



-		New CSA: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA CSA
-		Title of Atlanta, GA MSA changed to Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA CSA
-		Butts County, GA added to Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA CSA
-		Dawson County, GA added to Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA CSA
-		Haralson County, GA added to Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA CSA
-		Heard County, GA added to Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA CSA
-		Jasper County, GA added to Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA CSA
-		Lamar County, GA added to Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA CSA
-		Meriwether County, GA added to Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA CSA
-		Pike County, GA added to Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA CSA
-		Marietta, GA designated as principal city of Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA CSA
-		New Metro Area: Gainesville, GA Metro Area in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA CSA
-		Hall County, GA included as original component of Gainesville, GA Metro Area in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA CSA
-		Gainesville, GA designated as original principal city of new Gainesville, GA Metro Area in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA CSA
-		New Micro Area: Cedartown, GA Micro Area in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA CSA
-		Polk County, GA included as original component of Cedartown, GA Micro Area in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA CSA
-		Cedartown, GA designated as original principal city of new Cedartown, GA Micro Area in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA CSA
-		New Micro Area: LaGrange, GA Micro Area in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA CSA
-		Troup County, GA included as original component of LaGrange, GA Micro Area in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA CSA
-		LaGrange, GA designated as original principal city of new LaGrange, GA Micro Area in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA CSA
-		New Micro Area: Thomaston, GA Micro Area in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA CSA
-		Upson County, GA included as original component of Thomaston, GA Micro Area in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA CSA
-		Thomaston, GA designated as original principal city of new Thomaston, GA Micro Area in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA CSA
-		New Micro Area: Valley, AL Micro Area in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA CSA
-		Chambers County, AL included as original component of Valley, AL Micro Area in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA CSA
-		Valley, AL designated as original principal city of new Valley, AL Micro Area in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA CSA

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