Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI [CSA]
2003‑2006:Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA


Subareas

Timeline
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Subarea
Faribault-Northfield, MN [Micro Area]
Hutchinson, MN [Micro Area]
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Red Wing, MN [Micro Area]
St. Cloud, MN
In this areaDefined but not in this area


Components

Population
Component1950196019701980199020002005
Rice County, MN36,23538,98841,58246,08749,18356,66561,054
McLeod County, MN22,19824,40127,66229,65732,03034,89836,593
Anoka County, MN35,57985,916154,556195,998243,641298,084323,403
Carver County, MN18,15521,35828,31037,04647,91570,20584,930
Chisago County, MN12,66913,41917,49225,71730,52141,10149,349
Dakota County, MN49,01978,303139,808194,279275,227355,904383,368
Hennepin County, MN676,579842,854960,080941,4111,032,4311,116,2001,118,746
Isanti County, MN12,12313,53016,56023,60025,92131,28737,582
Ramsey County, MN355,332422,525476,255459,784485,765511,035494,883
Scott County, MN16,48621,90932,42343,78457,84689,498120,008
Sherburne County, MN10,66112,86118,34429,90841,94564,41781,830
Washington County, MN34,54452,43282,948113,571145,896201,130220,167
Wright County, MN27,71629,93538,93358,68168,71089,986110,562
Pierce County, WI21,44822,50326,65231,14932,76536,80438,956
St. Croix County, WI25,90529,16434,35443,26250,25163,15577,266
Goodhue County, MN32,11833,03534,76338,74940,69044,12745,529
Benton County, MN15,91117,28720,84125,18730,18534,22638,492
Stearns County, MN70,68180,34595,400108,161118,791133,166142,481
Total------3,465,199
Percent Change-------
Total (as currently defined)1,473,3591,840,7652,246,9632,446,0312,809,7133,271,8883,465,199
Percent Change-24.9%22.1%8.9%14.9%16.4%5.9%

Timeline
195019601970198019902000
Component
Rice County, MN
McLeod County, MN
Anoka County, MN
Carver County, MN
Chisago County, MN
Dakota County, MN
Hennepin County, MN
Isanti County, MN
Ramsey County, MN
Scott County, MN
Sherburne County, MN
Washington County, MN
Wright County, MN
Pierce County, WI
St. Croix County, WI
Goodhue County, MN
Benton County, MN
Stearns County, MN
In this areaIn another area


Principal/Central Cities

Population
City1950196019701980199020002005
Faribault, MN16,02816,92616,59516,24117,08520,81822,047*
Northfield, MN7,4878,70710,23512,56214,68417,14718,021*
Hutchinson, MN4,6906,2078,0319,24411,52313,08013,722*
Minneapolis, MN521,718482,872434,400370,951368,383382,618372,811*
St. Paul, MN311,349313,411309,980270,230272,235287,151275,150*
Bloomington, MN(x)50,49881,97081,83186,33585,17281,164*
Eagan, MN(x)(x)(x)20,70047,40963,55763,665*
Eden Prairie, MN(x)(x)6,93816,26339,31154,90160,649*
Minnetonka, MN(x)25,03735,77638,68348,37051,30150,045*
Plymouth, MN(x)9,57618,07731,61550,88965,89469,701*
Red Wing, MN10,64510,52810,44113,73615,13416,11615,799*
St. Cloud, MN28,41033,81539,69142,56648,81259,10765,792*
Total0000001,108,566
Metro0000003,465,199
Percent 32.0%

Timeline
Principal or central city of this metro area
195019601970198019902000
City
Faribault, MN
Northfield, MN
Hutchinson, MN
Minneapolis, MN
St. Paul, MN
Bloomington, MN
Eagan, MN
Eden Prairie, MN
Minnetonka, MN
Plymouth, MN
Red Wing, MN
St. Cloud, MN


Urban/Rural Population

2000Population
in Metro Area
Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population2,784,44785.1%
UA Population2,479,89875.8%
Rural Population487,44114.9%
Inside Principal Cities1,110,32333.9%
Outside Principal Cities2,161,56566.1%
Total Metro Area Population3,271,888100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population
UA Population
in Metro Area
Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN2,388,5932,388,593100.0%
St. Cloud, MN91,30591,305100.0%
Total2,479,898

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



Component Change History
Apr 1950
-New SMA: Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN SMA
-Anoka County, MN included as original component of Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN SMA
-Dakota County, MN included as original component of Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN SMA
-Hennepin County, MN included as original component of Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN SMA
-Ramsey County, MN included as original component of Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN SMA
-Minneapolis, MN designated as original central city of new Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN SMA
-St. Paul, MN designated as original central city of new Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN SMA
Dec 1958
-Washington County, MN added to Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN SMA
Apr 1973
-Title of Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN SMSA changed to Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI SMSA
-Carver County, MN added to Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI SMSA
-Chisago County, MN added to Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI SMSA
-Scott County, MN added to Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI SMSA
-Wright County, MN added to Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI SMSA
-St. Croix County, WI added to Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI SMSA
-New SMSA: St. Cloud, MN SMSA
-Benton County, MN included as original component of St. Cloud, MN SMSA
-Sherburne County, MN included as original component of St. Cloud, MN SMSA
-Stearns County, MN included as original component of St. Cloud, MN SMSA
-St. Cloud, MN designated as original central city of new St. Cloud, MN SMSA
Jun 1983
-Isanti County, MN added to Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA
-Bloomington, MN designated as central city of Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA
Dec 1992
-Sherburne County, MN added to Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA, transferred from St. Cloud, MN MSA
-Pierce County, WI added to Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA
-Bloomington, MN no longer designated as central city of Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA
Jun 2003
-New CSA: Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA
-Title of Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA changed to Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area in Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA
-Bloomington, MN designated as principal city of Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area in Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA
-Eagan, MN designated as principal city of Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area in Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA
-Eden Prairie, MN designated as principal city of Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area in Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA
-Minnetonka, MN designated as principal city of Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area in Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA
-Plymouth, MN designated as principal city of Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area in Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA
-New Micro Area: Faribault-Northfield, MN Micro Area in Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA
-Rice County, MN included as original component of Faribault-Northfield, MN Micro Area in Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA
-Faribault, MN designated as original principal city of new Faribault-Northfield, MN Micro Area in Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA
-Northfield, MN designated as original principal city of new Faribault-Northfield, MN Micro Area in Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA
-New Micro Area: Hutchinson, MN Micro Area in Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA
-McLeod County, MN included as original component of Hutchinson, MN Micro Area in Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA
-Hutchinson, MN designated as original principal city of new Hutchinson, MN Micro Area in Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA
-New Micro Area: Red Wing, MN Micro Area in Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA
-Goodhue County, MN included as original component of Red Wing, MN Micro Area in Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA
-Red Wing, MN designated as original principal city of new Red Wing, MN Micro Area in Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA