Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA [CSA]

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Kitsap County, WA	75,724	84,176	101,732	147,152	189,731	231,969	241,525

Island County, WA	11,079	19,638	27,011	44,048	60,195	71,558	79,983

Thurston County, WA	44,884	55,049	76,894	124,264	161,238	207,355	228,881

King County, WA	732,992	935,014	1,156,633	1,269,749	1,507,319	1,737,034	1,799,119

Snohomish County, WA	111,580	172,199	265,236	337,720	465,642	606,024	655,564

Pierce County, WA	275,876	321,590	411,027	485,643	586,203	700,820	753,209

Mason County, WA	15,022	16,251	20,918	31,184	38,341	49,405	54,169



Total	-	-	-	-	-	3,554,760	3,812,450
Percent Change	-	-	-	-	-	-	7.2%



Total (as currently defined)	1,267,157	1,603,917	2,059,451	2,439,760	3,008,669	3,604,165	3,812,450
Percent Change	-	26.6%	28.4%	18.5%	23.3%	19.8%	5.8%

Timeline

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1990

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Component

Kitsap County, WA

Island County, WA

Thurston County, WA

King County, WA

Snohomish County, WA

Pierce County, WA

Mason County, WA

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000		2005


Bremerton, WA	27,678	28,922	35,307	36,208	38,142	37,259	*	37,828	*

Oak Harbor, WA	1,193	3,942	9,167	12,271	17,176	19,795		22,327	*

Olympia, WA	15,819	18,273	23,111	27,447	33,840	42,514	*	44,114	*

Seattle, WA	467,591	557,087	530,831	493,846	516,259	563,374	*	573,911	*

Everett, WA	33,849	40,304	53,622	54,413	69,961	91,488	*	96,604	*

Auburn, WA	6,497	11,933	21,817	26,417	33,102	40,314		47,086

Bellevue, WA	(x)	12,809	61,102	73,903	86,874	109,569	*	117,137	*

Kent, WA	3,278	9,017	21,510	23,152	37,960	79,524		81,800	*

Renton, WA	16,039	18,453	25,258	30,612	41,688	50,052		55,817	*

Tacoma, WA	143,673	147,979	154,581	158,501	176,664	193,556	*	195,898	*

Shelton, WA	5,045	5,651	6,515	7,629	7,241	8,442		9,065	*



Total	0	0	0	0	0	1,037,760		1,234,501
Metro	0	0	0	0	0	3,554,760		3,812,450
Percent						29.2%		32.4%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

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City

Bremerton, WA

Oak Harbor, WA

Olympia, WA

Seattle, WA

Everett, WA

Auburn, WA

Bellevue, WA

Kent, WA

Renton, WA

Tacoma, WA

Shelton, WA

Urban/Rural Population



1990				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			2,542,887	85.6%
		UA Population		2,449,744	82.5%
	Rural Population			427,441	14.4%

	Inside Central Cities			921,740	31.0%
	Outside Central Cities			2,048,588	69.0%

	Total Metro Area Population			2,970,328	100.0%


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

	Bremerton, WA		112,977	112,977	100.0%
	Seattle, WA		1,744,086	1,744,086	100.0%
	Olympia, WA		95,471	95,471	100.0%
	Tacoma, WA		497,210	497,210	100.0%

	Total			2,449,744


	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			3,248,653	90.1%
		UA Population		3,148,772	87.4%
	Rural Population			355,512	9.9%

	Inside Principal Cities			1,195,573	33.2%
	Outside Principal Cities			2,408,592	66.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			3,604,165	100.0%


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

	Bremerton, WA		178,369	178,369	100.0%
	Seattle, WA		2,712,205	2,712,205	100.0%
	Olympia-Lacey, WA		143,826	143,826	100.0%
	Marysville, WA		114,372	114,372	100.0%

	Total			3,148,772


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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Seattle, WA SMA
-		King County, WA included as original component of Seattle, WA SMA
-		Seattle, WA designated as original central city of new Seattle, WA SMA
-		New SMA: Tacoma, WA SMA
-		Pierce County, WA included as original component of Tacoma, WA SMA
-		Tacoma, WA designated as original central city of new Tacoma, WA SMA


May 1959



-		Snohomish County, WA added to Seattle, WA SMA


Oct 1963



-		Title of Seattle, WA SMSA changed to Seattle-Everett, WA SMSA
-		Everett, WA designated as central city of Seattle-Everett, WA SMSA


Oct 1975



-		New SCSA: Seattle-Tacoma, WA SCSA
-		Seattle-Everett, WA SMSA included in Seattle-Tacoma, WA SCSA
-		Tacoma, WA SMSA included in Seattle-Tacoma, WA SCSA


Jun 1981



-		New SMSA: Bremerton, WA SMSA
-		Kitsap County, WA included as original component of Bremerton, WA SMSA
-		Bremerton, WA designated as original central city of new Bremerton, WA SMSA
-		New SMSA: Olympia, WA SMSA
-		Thurston County, WA included as original component of Olympia, WA SMSA
-		Olympia, WA designated as original central city of new Olympia, WA SMSA


Jun 1983



-		Seattle-Tacoma, WA SCSA became Seattle-Tacoma, WA CMSA
-		Title of Seattle-Everett, WA SMSA in Seattle-Tacoma, WA SCSA changed to Seattle, WA PMSA in Seattle-Tacoma, WA CMSA
-		Auburn, WA designated as central city of Seattle, WA PMSA in Seattle-Tacoma, WA CMSA
-		Tacoma, WA SMSA in Seattle-Tacoma, WA SCSA became Tacoma, WA PMSA in Seattle-Tacoma, WA CMSA


Dec 1992



-		New CMSA: Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA
-		Bremerton, WA MSA became Bremerton, WA PMSA in Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA
-		Olympia, WA MSA became Olympia, WA PMSA in Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA
-		Title of Seattle, WA PMSA in Seattle-Tacoma, WA CMSA changed to Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA in Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA
-		Island County, WA added to Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA in Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA
-		Bellevue, WA designated as central city of Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA in Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA
-		Seattle-Tacoma, WA CMSA abolished
-		Auburn, WA no longer designated as central city of Seattle, WA PMSA in Seattle-Tacoma, WA CMSA


Jun 2003



-		Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA became Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA
-		Bremerton, WA PMSA in Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA became Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metro Area in Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA
-		Olympia, WA PMSA in Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA became Olympia, WA Metro Area in Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA
-		Metro Area reestablished: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area in Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA
-		Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA in Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA became Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metro Division in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area in Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA
-		Kent, WA designated as principal city of Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metro Division in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area in Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA
-		Renton, WA designated as principal city of Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metro Division in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area in Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA
-		Tacoma, WA PMSA in Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA became Tacoma, WA Metro Division in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area in Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA
-		New Micro Area: Oak Harbor, WA Micro Area in Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA
-		Island County, WA included as original component of Oak Harbor, WA Micro Area in Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, transferred from Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA in Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA
-		Oak Harbor, WA designated as original principal city of new Oak Harbor, WA Micro Area in Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA
-		New Micro Area: Shelton, WA Micro Area in Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA
-		Mason County, WA included as original component of Shelton, WA Micro Area in Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA
-		Shelton, WA designated as original principal city of new Shelton, WA Micro Area in Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA

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