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[erm1981]

What are the most recent urban area population statistics?

[krazeeboi]

erm1981, on 27 March 2011 - 04:42 PM, said:

What are the most recent urban area population statistics?

Those won't be released until some time in the near future.

[GvilleSC]

krazeeboi, on 23 March 2011 - 05:15 PM, said:

OK, here are the new MSA/CSA numbers for the Big Three with growth in absolute numbers and percentages since 2000:

Columbia MSA: 767,598 (+120,440) 18.6%
Charleston MSA: 664,607 (+115,574) 21%
Greenville MSA: 636,986 (+77,046) 13.8%

Greenville CSA: 1,266,995 (+138,891) 12.3%
Columbia CSA: 805,106 (+121,840) 17.8%

How did the definitions of each MSA/CSA change over the past 10 years?

[krazeeboi]

GvilleSC, on 28 March 2011 - 10:32 AM, said:

How did the definitions of each MSA/CSA change over the past 10 years?

2003 is when the Upstate was split up and Columbia gained a couple of counties; I'm not sure if the Charleston MSA was changed at all. Any changes to the current compositions of MSAs/CSAs will happen in 2013.

[Spartan]

^It will probably be the same time frame. It takes a long time to analyze and politically vet urbanized areas.

[Spartan]

Also, Charleston has annexed most of the area surrounding James Island. That place has nowhere to expand.