Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA [CSA]

1975‑1983:		Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA SMSA
1983‑2003:		Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA
2003‑2006:		Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol (Tri-Cities), TN-VA CSA

Subareas

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Subarea

Bristol, VA

Johnson City, TN

Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA

In this area

Defined but not in this area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Carter County, TN	42,432	41,578	42,575	50,205	51,505	56,742	58,884

Hawkins County, TN	30,494	30,468	33,726	43,751	44,565	53,563	56,203

Sullivan County, TN	95,063	114,139	127,329	143,968	143,596	153,048	152,535

Unicoi County, TN	15,886	15,082	15,254	16,362	16,549	17,667	17,599

Washington County, TN	59,971	64,832	73,924	88,755	92,315	107,198	112,422

Scott County, VA	27,640	25,813	24,376	25,068	23,204	23,403	22,899

Washington County, VA	37,536	38,076	40,835	46,487	45,887	51,103	51,918

Bristol city, VA	15,954	17,144	14,857	19,042	18,426	17,367	17,391



Total	-	-	-	433,638	436,047	480,091	489,851
Percent Change	-	-	-	-	0.6%	10.1%	2.0%



Total (as currently defined)	324,976	347,132	372,876	433,638	436,047	480,091	489,851
Percent Change	-	6.8%	7.4%	16.3%	0.6%	10.1%	2.0%

Timeline

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Component

Carter County, TN

Hawkins County, TN

Sullivan County, TN

Unicoi County, TN

Washington County, TN

Scott County, VA

Washington County, VA

Bristol city, VA

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950	1960	1970	1980		1990		2000		2005


Bristol, TN	16,771	17,582	20,064	23,986	*	23,421	*	24,821	*	24,994	*

Johnson City, TN	27,864	31,187	33,770	39,753	*	49,381	*	55,469	*	58,718	*

Kingsport, TN	19,571	26,314	31,938	32,027	*	36,365	*	44,905	*	44,130	*

Bristol, VA	15,954	17,144	14,857	19,042		18,426	*	17,367	*	17,335	*



Total	0	0	0	95,766		127,593		142,562		145,177
Metro	0	0	0	433,638		436,047		480,091		489,851
Percent				22.1%		29.3%		29.7%		29.6%

Timeline

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City

Bristol, TN

Johnson City, TN

Kingsport, TN

Bristol, VA

Urban/Rural Population



1980				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			241,211	55.6%
		UA Population		221,770	51.1%
	Rural Population			192,427	44.4%

	Inside Central Cities			114,808	26.5%
	Outside Central Cities			318,830	73.5%

	Total Metro Area Population			433,638	100.0%


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

	Bristol, TN-Bristol, VA		53,537	53,537	100.0%
	Johnson City, TN		78,473	78,473	100.0%
	Kingsport, TN-VA		89,760	89,760	100.0%

	Total			221,770


	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			242,013	55.5%
		UA Population		222,348	51.0%
	Rural Population			194,034	44.5%

	Inside Central Cities			127,593	29.3%
	Outside Central Cities			308,454	70.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			436,047	100.0%


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

	Bristol, TN-Bristol, VA		52,563	52,563	100.0%
	Johnson City, TN		82,382	82,382	100.0%
	Kingsport, TN-VA		87,403	87,403	100.0%

	Total			222,348


	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			285,835	59.5%
		UA Population		256,694	53.5%
	Rural Population			194,256	40.5%

	Inside Principal Cities			142,322	29.6%
	Outside Principal Cities			337,769	70.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			480,091	100.0%


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

	Bristol, TN-Bristol, VA		58,472	58,472	100.0%
	Johnson City, TN		102,456	102,456	100.0%
	Kingsport, TN-VA		95,766	95,766	100.0%

	Total			256,694


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

Component Change History




Apr 1973



-		New SMSA: Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA SMSA
-		Hawkins County, TN included as original component of Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA SMSA
-		Sullivan County, TN included as original component of Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA SMSA
-		Scott County, VA included as original component of Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA SMSA
-		Washington County, VA included as original component of Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA SMSA
-		Bristol city, VA included as original component of Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA SMSA


Oct 1975



-		New SMSA: Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA SMSA
-		Carter County, TN included as original SMSA component
-		Unicoi County, TN included as original SMSA component
-		Washington County, TN included as original SMSA component
-		Bristol, TN designated as original central city of new SMSA
-		Johnson City, TN designated as original central city of new SMSA
-		Kingsport, TN designated as original central city of new SMSA
-		Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA SMSA abolished
-		Hawkins County, TN included as original SMSA component, transferred from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA SMSA
-		Sullivan County, TN included as original SMSA component, transferred from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA SMSA
-		Scott County, VA included as original SMSA component, transferred from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA SMSA
-		Washington County, VA included as original SMSA component, transferred from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA SMSA
-		Bristol city, VA included as original SMSA component, transferred from Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA SMSA


Jun 1983



-		Bristol, VA designated as central city of MSA


Jun 2003



-		Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA became Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA
-		New Metro Area: Bristol, VA Metro Area in Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA
-		Washington County, VA included as original component of Bristol, VA Metro Area in Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA
-		Bristol city, VA included as original component of Bristol, VA Metro Area in Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA
-		Bristol, VA transferred to Bristol, VA Metro Area in Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA, designated as original principal city of new Metro Area
-		New Metro Area: Johnson City, TN Metro Area in Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA
-		Carter County, TN included as original component of Johnson City, TN Metro Area in Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA
-		Unicoi County, TN included as original component of Johnson City, TN Metro Area in Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA
-		Washington County, TN included as original component of Johnson City, TN Metro Area in Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA
-		Johnson City, TN transferred to Johnson City, TN Metro Area in Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA, designated as original principal city of new Metro Area
-		Metro Area reestablished: Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Metro Area in Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA
-		Hawkins County, TN included as original component of reestablished Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Metro Area in Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA
-		Sullivan County, TN included as original component of reestablished Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Metro Area in Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA
-		Scott County, VA included as original component of reestablished Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Metro Area in Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA
-		Bristol, TN transferred to Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Metro Area in Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA, designated as original principal city of reestablished Metro Area
-		Kingsport, TN transferred to Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Metro Area in Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA, designated as original principal city of reestablished Metro Area


Dec 2003



-		Title of Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA changed to Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol (Tri-Cities), TN-VA CSA
-		Bristol, VA Metro Area in Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA abolished
-		Title of Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Metro Area in Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA changed to Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metro Area in Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol (Tri-Cities), TN-VA CSA
-		Washington County, VA added to Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metro Area in Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol (Tri-Cities), TN-VA CSA, transferred from Bristol, VA Metro Area in Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA
-		Bristol city, VA added to Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metro Area in Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol (Tri-Cities), TN-VA CSA, transferred from Bristol, VA Metro Area in Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA
-		Bristol, VA transferred from Bristol, VA Metro Area in Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA to Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metro Area in Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol (Tri-Cities), TN-VA CSA and was designated as principal city of Metro Area

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