------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL [CSA] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2003-2006: Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA Subareas Timeline ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 Subarea | | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Auburn-Opelika, AL ''''**** Columbus, GA-AL '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''**** Tuskegee, AL [Micro Area] **** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Population History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee County, AL 45,073 49,754 61,268 76,283 87,146 115,092 123,122* Russell County, AL 40,364 46,351 45,394 47,356 46,860 49,756 49,371* Chattahoochee County, GA 12,149 13,011 25,813 21,732 16,934 14,882 12,406* Harris County, GA 11,265 11,167 11,520 15,464 17,788 23,695 27,697* Marion County, GA 6,521 5,477 5,099 5,297 5,590 7,144 7,222* Muscogee County, GA 118,028 158,623 167,377 170,108 179,278 186,291 185,799* Macon County, AL 30,561 26,717 24,841 26,829 24,928 24,105 22,684* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total - - - - - - 428,301 Percent Change - - - - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total (as currently defined) 263,961 311,100 341,312 363,069 378,524 420,965 428,301 Percent Change - 17.9% 9.7% 6.4% 4.3% 11.2% 1.7% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component Change Timeline ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 Component | | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee County, AL ''''**** Russell County, AL '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''**** Chattahoochee County, GA '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''**** Harris County, GA '''''''''''**** Marion County, GA **** Muscogee County, GA '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''**** Macon County, AL **** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Population History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- City 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Auburn, AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 49,928* Opelika, AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 23,804* Columbus, GA 0 0 0 0 0 0 185,271* Tuskegee, AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 11,590* Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 270,593 Metro 0 0 0 0 0 0 428,301 Percent 63.2% Principal/Central City Change Timeline ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 City | | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Auburn, AL **** Opelika, AL **** Columbus, GA **** Tuskegee, AL **** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component Change History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apr 1950 New SMA: Columbus, GA-AL SMA Russell County, AL included as original component of Columbus, GA-AL SMA Chattahoochee County, GA included as original component of Columbus, GA-AL SMA Muscogee County, GA included as original component of Columbus, GA-AL SMA Columbus, GA designated as original central city of new Columbus, GA-AL SMA Dec 1992 Harris County, GA added to Columbus, GA-AL MSA Jun 1999 New MSA: Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA Lee County, AL included as original component of Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA Auburn, AL designated as original central city of new Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA Opelika, AL designated as original central city of new Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA Jun 2003 New CSA: Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA Marion County, GA added to Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area in Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA New Micro Area: Tuskegee, AL Micro Area in Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA Macon County, AL included as original component of Tuskegee, AL Micro Area in Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA Tuskegee, AL designated as original principal city of new Tuskegee, AL Micro Area in Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------