Demographia

US Urbanized Areas
1950-1990
Urbanized Area Data

CONTENTS
Population
Land Area
Density
Change in Population
Change in Land Area
Change in Density
Notes & Caveats

POPULATION          
Urbanized Area 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Atlanta 507 768 1,172 1,613 2,157
Baltimore 1,162 1,419 1,580 1,755 1,890
Boston 2,233 2,413 2,653 2,679 2,775
Buffalo 895 1,054 1,087 1,002 954
Chicago 4,921 5,959 6,715 6,780 6,792
Cincinnati 813 994 1,111 1,123 1,212
Cleveland 1,384 1,785 1,960 1,752 1,677
Dallas-Fort Worth 855 1,435 2,016 2,451 3,198
Denver 499 804 1,047 1,352 1,518
Detroit 2,752 3,738 3,971 3,809 3,697
Fort Lauderdale --- 320 614 1,008 1,238
Houston 701 1,140 1,678 2,412 2,902
Kansas City 698 921 1,102 1,098 1,275
Los Angeles 3,997 6,489 8,351 9,479 11,402
Miami 459 853 1,220 1,608 1,915
Milwaukee 829 1,150 1,252 1,207 1,226
Minneapolis-St. Paul 987 1,377 1,701 1,788 2,080
New Orleans 660 845 962 1,078 1,040
New York 12,296 14,115 16,207 15,590 16,044
Norfolk 385 508 668 770 1,323
Philadelphia 2,922 3,635 4,021 4,112 4,222
Phoenix 216 552 863 1,409 2,006
Pittsburgh 1,533 1,804 1,846 1,810 1,678
Portland 513 652 825 1,026 1,172
Riverside-San Bernardino 136 378 584 705 1,170
Sacramento 212 452 641 796 1,097
San Antonio 450 642 773 945 1,129
San Diego 433 836 1,198 1,704 2,348
San Francisco-Oakland 2,022 2,431 2,988 3,191 3,630
San Jose 176 603 1,025 1,244 1,435
Seattle 622 864 1,238 1,392 1,744
St. Louis 1,401 1,668 1,883 1,849 1,947
Tampa-St. Petersburg 408 627 863 1,353 1,709
Washington 1,287 1,808 2,481 2,763 3,363
Total 49,364 65,039 78,296 84,653 94,965
LAND AREA          
Urbanized Area 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Atlanta 106 246 435 905 1,137
Baltimore 152 220 310 523 593
Boston 345 516 664 857 891
Buffalo 123 160 214 266 286
Chicago 708 960 1,277 1,498 1,585
Cincinnati 146 242 335 420 512
Cleveland 300 587 646 629 636
Dallas-Fort Worth 262 920 1,071 1,280 1,443
Denver 105 167 293 439 459
Detroit 423 732 872 1,044 1,119
Fort Lauderdale --- 124 212 289 327
Houston 270 431 539 1,049 1,177
Kansas City 149 282 475 589 762
Los Angeles 871 1,370 1,572 1,827 1,966
Miami 117 183 259 340 353
Milwaukee 102 392 457 496 512
Minneapolis-St. Paul 231 657 721 980 1,063
New Orleans 109 154 184 230 270
New York 1,253 1,892 2,425 2,808 2,967
Norfolk 62 109 299 418 664
Philadelphia 312 597 752 1,015 1,164
Phoenix 55 248 388 600 741
Pittsburgh 254 525 596 713 778
Portland 114 192 267 349 388
Riverside-San Bernardino 61 169 310 359 460
Sacramento 42 134 254 278 334
San Antonio 90 192 223 354 438
San Diego 133 276 381 611 690
San Francisco-Oakland 287 572 681 796 874
San Jose 61 223 277 326 338
Seattle 123 238 413 424 588
St. Louis 228 323 461 597 728
Tampa-St. Petersburg 180 218 291 527 650
Washington 178 341 495 807 945
Total 7,952 14,592 19,049 24,643 27,838
DENSITY          
Urbanized Area 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Atlanta 4,783 3,122 2,694 1,782 1,897
Baltimore 7,645 6,450 5,097 3,356 3,187
Boston 6,472 4,676 3,995 3,126 3,114
Buffalo 7,276 6,588 5,079 3,767 3,336
Chicago 6,951 6,207 5,258 4,526 4,285
Cincinnati 5,568 4,107 3,316 2,674 2,367
Cleveland 4,613 3,041 3,034 2,785 2,637
Dallas-Fort Worth 3,263 1,560 1,882 1,915 2,216
Denver 4,752 4,814 3,573 3,080 3,307
Detroit 6,506 5,107 4,554 3,648 3,304
Fort Lauderdale --- 2,581 2,896 3,488 3,786
Houston 2,596 2,645 3,113 2,299 2,466
Kansas City 4,685 3,266 2,320 1,864 1,673
Los Angeles 4,589 4,736 5,312 5,188 5,800
Miami 3,923 4,661 4,710 4,729 5,425
Milwaukee 8,127 2,934 2,740 2,433 2,395
Minneapolis-St. Paul 4,273 2,096 2,359 1,824 1,957
New Orleans 6,055 5,487 5,228 4,687 3,852
New York 9,813 7,460 6,683 5,552 5,407
Norfolk 6,210 4,661 2,234 1,842 1,992
Philadelphia 9,365 6,089 5,347 4,051 3,627
Phoenix 3,927 2,226 2,224 2,348