Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD [CSA]

1975‑1983:		Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE SCSA
1983‑1992:		Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE CMSA
1992‑2003:		Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE CMSA
2003‑2006:		Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA

Subareas

Timeline

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Subarea

Philadelphia, PA

- Camden, NJ

- Philadelphia, PA

- Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ

Atlantic City, NJ

Trenton-Ewing, NJ

Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ

In this area

Defined but not in this area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Atlantic County, NJ	132,399	160,880	175,043	194,119	224,327	252,552	270,318

Cape May County, NJ	37,131	48,555	59,554	82,266	95,089	102,326	98,805

Burlington County, NJ	135,910	224,499	323,132	362,542	395,066	423,394	449,148

Camden County, NJ	300,743	392,035	456,291	471,650	502,824	508,932	515,381

Gloucester County, NJ	91,727	134,840	172,681	199,917	230,082	254,673	277,037

Salem County, NJ	49,508	58,711	60,346	64,676	65,294	64,285	66,054

Bucks County, PA	144,620	308,567	415,056	479,211	541,174	597,635	619,772

Chester County, PA	159,141	210,608	278,311	316,660	376,396	433,501	473,723

Delaware County, PA	414,234	553,154	600,035	555,007	547,651	550,864	554,393

Montgomery County, PA	353,068	516,682	623,799	643,621	678,111	750,097	774,666

Philadelphia County, PA	2,071,605	2,002,512	1,948,609	1,688,210	1,585,577	1,517,550	1,456,350

New Castle County, DE	218,879	307,446	385,856	398,115	441,946	500,265	522,094

Cecil County, MD	33,356	48,408	53,291	60,430	71,347	85,951	97,474

Mercer County, NJ	229,781	266,392	303,968	307,863	325,824	350,761	366,070

Cumberland County, NJ	88,597	106,850	121,374	132,866	138,053	146,438	152,905



Total	-	-	-	5,547,902	5,899,345	6,188,463	5,958,997
Percent Change	-	-	-	-	6.3%	4.9%	-3.7%



Total (as currently defined)	4,061,388	4,864,312	5,438,781	5,372,905	5,573,521	5,833,585	5,958,997
Percent Change	-	19.8%	11.8%	-1.2%	3.7%	4.7%	2.1%

Timeline

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Component

Atlantic County, NJ

Cape May County, NJ

Burlington County, NJ

Camden County, NJ

Gloucester County, NJ

Salem County, NJ

Bucks County, PA

Chester County, PA

Delaware County, PA

Montgomery County, PA

Philadelphia County, PA

New Castle County, DE

Cecil County, MD

Mercer County, NJ

Cumberland County, NJ

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950	1960	1970	1980		1990		2000		2005


Atlantic City, NJ	61,657	59,544	47,859	40,199		37,986		40,517	*	40,368

Camden, NJ	124,555	117,159	102,551	84,910		87,492	*	79,904	*	80,010	*

Philadelphia, PA	2,071,605	2,002,512	1,948,609	1,688,210	*	1,585,577	*	1,517,550	*	1,463,281	*

Norristown, PA	38,126	38,925	38,169	34,684		30,749	*	31,282		30,689

Wilmington, DE	110,356	95,827	80,386	70,195	*	71,529	*	72,664	*	72,786	*

Newark, DE	6,731	11,404	20,757	25,247		25,098		28,547	*	30,060

Trenton, NJ	128,009	114,167	104,638	92,124	*	88,675	*	85,403		84,639

Ewing, NJ	16,840	26,628	32,831	34,842		34,185		35,707		37,237

Bridgeton, NJ	18,378	20,966	20,435	18,795		18,942	*	22,771	*	23,959	*

Millville, NJ	16,041	19,096	21,366	24,815		25,992	*	26,847	*	27,886	*

Vineland, NJ	8,155	37,685	47,399	53,753		54,780	*	56,271	*	58,164	*



Total	0	0	0	1,850,529		1,963,736		1,845,071		1,726,086
Metro	0	0	0	5,547,902		5,899,345		6,188,463		5,958,997
Percent				33.4%		33.3%		29.8%		29.0%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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1990

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City

Atlantic City, NJ

Camden, NJ

Philadelphia, PA

Norristown, PA

Wilmington, DE

Newark, DE

Trenton, NJ

Ewing, NJ

Bridgeton, NJ

Millville, NJ

Vineland, NJ

Urban/Rural Population



1980				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			5,039,864	88.7%
		UA Population		4,864,976	85.6%
	Rural Population			640,904	11.3%

	Inside Central Cities			2,067,486	36.4%
	Outside Central Cities			3,613,282	63.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			5,680,768	100.0%


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

	Philadelphia, PA-NJ		4,112,933	4,112,933	100.0%
	Vineland-Millville, NJ		88,822	85,180	95.9%
	Trenton, NJ-PA		260,751	260,751	100.0%
	Wilmington, DE-NJ-MD		406,112	406,112	100.0%

	Total			4,864,976


	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			5,214,392	88.5%
		UA Population		5,039,761	85.5%
	Rural Population			678,545	11.5%

	Inside Central Cities			1,907,396	32.4%
	Outside Central Cities			3,985,541	67.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			5,892,937	100.0%


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

	Atlantic City, NJ		169,993	169,993	100.0%
	Philadelphia, PA-NJ		4,222,211	4,222,211	100.0%
	Vineland-Millville, NJ		94,236	94,236	100.0%
	Trenton, NJ-PA		298,602	57,846	19.4%
	Pottstown, PA		53,371	45,859	85.9%
	Wilmington, DE-NJ-MD-PA		449,616	449,616	100.0%

	Total			5,039,761


	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			5,467,023	93.7%
		UA Population		5,336,858	91.5%
	Rural Population			366,562	6.3%

	Inside Principal Cities			1,776,007	30.4%
	Outside Principal Cities			4,057,578	69.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			5,833,585	100.0%


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

	Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD		5,149,079	5,146,314	99.9%
	Vineland, NJ		88,724	84,933	95.7%
	Trenton, NJ		268,472	16,381	6.1%
	Allentown-Bethlehem, PA-NJ		576,408	22,397	3.9%
	Pottstown, PA		73,597	60,106	81.7%
	Aberdeen-Havre de Grace-Bel Air, MD		174,598	6,727	3.9%

	Total			5,336,858


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Atlantic City, NJ SMA
-		Atlantic County, NJ included as original component of Atlantic City, NJ SMA
-		Atlantic City, NJ designated as original central city of new Atlantic City, NJ SMA
-		New SMA: Philadelphia, PA-NJ SMA
-		Burlington County, NJ included as original component of Philadelphia, PA-NJ SMA
-		Camden County, NJ included as original component of Philadelphia, PA-NJ SMA
-		Gloucester County, NJ included as original component of Philadelphia, PA-NJ SMA
-		Bucks County, PA included as original component of Philadelphia, PA-NJ SMA
-		Chester County, PA included as original component of Philadelphia, PA-NJ SMA
-		Delaware County, PA included as original component of Philadelphia, PA-NJ SMA
-		Montgomery County, PA included as original component of Philadelphia, PA-NJ SMA
-		Philadelphia County, PA included as original component of Philadelphia, PA-NJ SMA
-		Philadelphia, PA designated as original central city of new Philadelphia, PA-NJ SMA
-		New SMA: Trenton, NJ SMA
-		Mercer County, NJ included as original component of Trenton, NJ SMA
-		Trenton, NJ designated as original central city of new Trenton, NJ SMA
-		New SMA: Wilmington, DE-NJ SMA
-		New Castle County, DE included as original component of Wilmington, DE-NJ SMA
-		Salem County, NJ included as original component of Wilmington, DE-NJ SMA
-		Wilmington, DE designated as original central city of new Wilmington, DE-NJ SMA


Oct 1963



-		Title of Wilmington, DE-NJ SMSA changed to Wilmington, DE-NJ-MD SMSA
-		Cecil County, MD added to Wilmington, DE-NJ-MD SMSA


Jan 1968



-		New SMSA: Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ SMSA
-		Cumberland County, NJ included as original component of Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ SMSA
-		Bridgeton, NJ designated as original central city of new Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ SMSA
-		Millville, NJ designated as original central city of new Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ SMSA
-		Vineland, NJ designated as original central city of new Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ SMSA


Oct 1975



-		New SCSA: Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE SCSA
-		Philadelphia, PA-NJ SMSA included in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE SCSA
-		Trenton, NJ SMSA included in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE SCSA
-		Wilmington, DE-NJ-MD SMSA included in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE SCSA


Jun 1983



-		Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE SCSA became Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE CMSA (The Philadelphia SCSA became the Philadelphia CMSA.)
-		Cape May County, NJ added to Atlantic City, NJ MSA
-		Philadelphia, PA-NJ SMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE SCSA became Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE CMSA (The Philadelphia SMSA became the Philadelphia PMSA in the Philadelphia CMSA.)
-		Camden, NJ designated as central city of Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE CMSA
-		Norristown, PA designated as central city of Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE CMSA
-		Trenton, NJ SMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE SCSA became Trenton, NJ PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE CMSA
-		Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ SMSA became Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE CMSA
-		Wilmington-Newark, DE-NJ-MD SMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE SCSA became Wilmington-Newark, DE-NJ-MD PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE CMSA


Dec 1992



-		Title of Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE CMSA changed to Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE CMSA
-		Atlantic City, NJ MSA became Atlantic-Cape May, NJ PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE CMSA
-		Salem County, NJ added to Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE CMSA, transferred from Wilmington-Newark, DE-NJ-MD PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE CMSA
-		Title of Wilmington-Newark, DE-NJ-MD PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE CMSA changed to Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE CMSA
-		Newark, DE designated as central city of Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE CMSA
-		Norristown, PA no longer designated as central city of Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE CMSA


Jun 2003



-		Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE CMSA became Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA
-		Atlantic-Cape May, NJ PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE CMSA became Atlantic City, NJ Metro Area
-		Cape May County, NJ included as original component of Ocean City, NJ Metro Area, transferred from Atlantic-Cape May, NJ PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE CMSA
-		Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE CMSA became Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area in Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA (The Philadelphia PMSA became the Philadelphia MSA, but included the Wilmington area as well.)
-		Trenton, NJ PMSA in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA became Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
-		Ewing, NJ designated as principal city of Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metro Area in New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
-		Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE CMSA became Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ Metro Area in Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA
-		New Metro Division: Camden, NJ Metro Division in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area in Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA
-		Burlington County, NJ included as original component of Camden, NJ Metro Division in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area in Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA, transferred from Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE CMSA
-		Camden County, NJ included as original component of Camden, NJ Metro Division in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area in Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA, transferred from Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE CMSA
-		Gloucester County, NJ included as original component of Camden, NJ Metro Division in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area in Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA, transferred from Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE CMSA
-		Camden, NJ transferred from Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE CMSA to Camden, NJ Metro Division in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area in Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA and was designated as original principal city of new Metro Division
-		New Metro Division: Philadelphia, PA Metro Division in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area in Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA (The Philadelphia Metro Division included only the counties in Pennsylvania that had been in the Philadelphia PMSA. The New Jersey counties became part of the Camden Metro Division.)
-		Bucks County, PA included as original component of Philadelphia, PA Metro Division in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area in Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA, transferred from Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE CMSA
-		Chester County, PA included as original component of Philadelphia, PA Metro Division in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area in Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA, transferred from Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE CMSA
-		Delaware County, PA included as original component of Philadelphia, PA Metro Division in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area in Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA, transferred from Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE CMSA
-		Montgomery County, PA included as original component of Philadelphia, PA Metro Division in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area in Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA, transferred from Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE CMSA
-		Philadelphia County, PA included as original component of Philadelphia, PA Metro Division in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area in Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA, transferred from Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE CMSA
-		Philadelphia, PA transferred from Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE CMSA to Philadelphia, PA Metro Division in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area in Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA and was designated as original principal city of new Metro Division
-		Title of Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE CMSA changed to Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metro Division in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area in Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA
-		Salem County, NJ added to Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metro Division in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area in Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA, transferred from Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE CMSA
-		Newark, DE no longer designated as principal/central city of Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD PMSA in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE CMSA

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