Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC [CSA]

1967‑1983:		Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC SMSA
1983‑2003:		Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA
2003‑2006:		Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC CSA

Subareas

Timeline

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Subarea

Burlington, NC

Greensboro-High Point, NC

Mount Airy, NC [Micro Area]

Thomasville-Lexington, NC [Micro Area]

Winston-Salem, NC

In this area

Defined but not in this area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Alamance County, NC	71,220	85,674	96,362	99,319	108,213	130,800	140,227

Davidson County, NC	62,244	79,493	95,627	113,162	126,677	147,246	154,533

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

Guilford County, NC	191,057	246,520	288,590	317,154	347,420	421,048	443,539

Randolph County, NC	50,804	61,497	76,358	91,728	106,546	130,454	138,176

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

Rockingham County, NC	64,816	69,629	72,402	83,426	86,064	91,928	92,504

Surry County, NC	45,593	48,205	51,415	59,449	61,704	71,219	72,422



Total	-	-	603,895	827,252	942,091	1,251,509	1,489,621
Percent Change	-	-	-	37.0%	13.9%	32.8%	19.0%



Total (as currently defined)	690,942	842,292	962,338	1,094,045	1,198,072	1,414,656	1,489,621
Percent Change	-	21.9%	14.3%	13.7%	9.5%	18.1%	5.3%

Timeline

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Component

Alamance County, NC

Davidson County, NC

Davie County, NC

Forsyth County, NC

Guilford County, NC

Randolph County, NC

Stokes County, NC

Yadkin County, NC

Rockingham County, NC

Surry County, NC

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950	1960	1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Greensboro, NC	74,389	119,574	144,076	*	155,642	*	183,521	*	223,891	*	231,962	*

High Point, NC	39,973	62,063	63,204	*	63,380	*	69,496	*	85,839	*	95,086	*

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

Burlington, NC	24,560	33,199	35,930		37,266		39,498		44,917	*	47,546	*

Mount Airy, NC	7,192	7,055	7,325		6,862		7,156		8,484		8,454	*

Lexington, NC	13,571	16,093	17,205		15,711		16,581		19,953		20,398	*

Thomasville, NC	11,154	15,190	15,230		14,144		15,915		19,788		25,849	*



Total	0	0	340,193		350,907		396,502		540,423		623,050
Metro	0	0	603,895		827,252		942,091		1,251,509		1,489,621
Percent			56.3%		42.4%		42.1%		43.2%		41.8%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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Greensboro, NC

High Point, NC

Winston-Salem, NC

Burlington, NC

Mount Airy, NC

Lexington, NC

Thomasville, NC

Urban/Rural Population



1970				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			426,036	58.9%
		UA Population		389,560	53.9%
	Rural Population			297,268	41.1%

	Inside Central Cities			340,193	47.0%
	Outside Central Cities			383,111	53.0%

	Total Metro Area Population			723,304	100.0%


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

	Burlington, NC		59,891	1,177	2.0%
	Greensboro, NC		152,252	152,252	100.0%
	High Point, NC		93,547	93,547	100.0%
	Winston-Salem, NC		142,584	142,584	100.0%

	Total			389,560


	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			501,001	58.8%
		UA Population		444,052	52.1%
	Rural Population			350,850	41.2%

	Inside Central Cities			350,907	41.2%
	Outside Central Cities			500,944	58.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			851,851	100.0%


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

	Burlington, NC		66,580	1,976	3.0%
	Greensboro, NC		170,457	170,457	100.0%
	High Point, NC		100,089	100,089	100.0%
	Winston-Salem, NC		171,530	171,530	100.0%

	Total			444,052


	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			627,879	59.8%
		UA Population		561,868	53.5%
	Rural Population			422,425	40.2%

	Inside Central Cities			436,000	41.5%
	Outside Central Cities			614,304	58.5%

	Total Metro Area Population			1,050,304	100.0%


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

	Burlington, NC		74,053	73,490	99.2%
	Greensboro, NC		194,508	194,508	100.0%
	High Point, NC		108,686	108,686	100.0%
	Winston-Salem, NC		185,184	185,184	100.0%

	Total			561,868


	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			828,430	64.5%
		UA Population		702,231	54.7%
	Rural Population			455,426	35.5%

	Inside Principal Cities			542,562	42.3%
	Outside Principal Cities			741,294	57.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			1,283,856	100.0%


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

	Burlington, NC		94,248	2,213	2.3%
	Greensboro, NC		267,884	267,884	100.0%
	High Point, NC		132,844	132,844	100.0%
	Winston-Salem, NC		299,290	299,290	100.0%

	Total			702,231


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



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


Mar 1967



-		New SMSA: Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC SMSA
-		Randolph County, NC included as original SMSA component
-		Yadkin County, NC included as original SMSA component
-		Greensboro-High Point, NC SMSA abolished
-		Guilford County, NC included as original SMSA component, transferred from Greensboro-High Point, NC SMSA
-		Winston-Salem, NC SMSA abolished
-		Forsyth County, NC included as original SMSA component, transferred from Winston-Salem, NC SMSA
-		Greensboro, NC designated as original central city of new SMSA, transferred from Greensboro-High Point, NC SMSA
-		High Point, NC designated as original central city of new SMSA, transferred from Greensboro-High Point, NC SMSA
-		Winston-Salem, NC designated as original central city of new SMSA, transferred from Winston-Salem, NC SMSA


Apr 1973



-		Davidson County, NC added
-		Stokes County, NC added
-		New SMSA: Burlington, NC SMSA
-		Alamance County, NC included as original component of Burlington, NC SMSA
-		Burlington, NC designated as original central city of new Burlington, NC SMSA


Jun 1983



-		Davie County, NC added


Dec 1992



-		Burlington, NC MSA abolished
-		Alamance County, NC added, transferred from Burlington, NC MSA
-		Burlington, NC designated as central city of MSA, transferred from Burlington, NC MSA


Jun 2003



-		Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA became Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC CSA
-		Metro Area reestablished: Burlington, NC Metro Area
-		Alamance County, NC included as original component of reestablished Burlington, NC Metro Area
-		Burlington, NC transferred to Burlington, NC Metro Area, designated as original principal city of reestablished Metro Area
-		Metro Area reestablished: Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area in Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC CSA
-		Guilford County, NC included as original component of reestablished Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area in Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC CSA
-		Randolph County, NC included as original component of reestablished Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area in Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC CSA
-		Rockingham County, NC included as original component of reestablished Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area in Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC CSA
-		Greensboro, NC transferred to Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area in Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC CSA, designated as original principal city of reestablished Metro Area
-		High Point, NC transferred to Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area in Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC CSA, designated as original principal city of reestablished Metro Area
-		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 Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area in Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC CSA
-		Forsyth County, NC included as original component of reestablished Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area in Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC CSA
-		Stokes County, NC included as original component of reestablished Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area in Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC CSA
-		Yadkin County, NC included as original component of reestablished Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area in Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC CSA
-		Winston-Salem, NC transferred to Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area in Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC CSA, designated as original principal city of reestablished Metro Area
-		New Micro Area: Mount Airy, NC Micro Area in Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC CSA
-		Surry County, NC included as original component of Mount Airy, NC Micro Area in Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC CSA
-		Mount Airy, NC designated as original principal city of new Mount Airy, NC Micro Area in Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC CSA
-		New Micro Area: Lexington-Thomasville, NC Micro Area in Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC CSA
-		Davidson County, NC included as original component of Lexington-Thomasville, NC Micro Area in Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC CSA
-		Lexington, NC designated as original principal city of new Lexington-Thomasville, NC Micro Area in Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC CSA
-		Thomasville, NC designated as original principal city of new Lexington-Thomasville, NC Micro Area in Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC CSA


Dec 2003



-		Title of Lexington-Thomasville, NC Micro Area in Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC CSA changed to Thomasville-Lexington, NC Micro Area in Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC CSA

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