Charlotte's Census Count - Any Guesses? (Statesville, Mooresville: school, live in, price)

[NCDave]

Originally Posted by bandibadji

The city population in 2007 was 671,588. It grew 40,000 from 2006. Figuring in a slowdown, I would guess that the city population at this time would be around 705,000.

The metro population in 2007 was 1,652,000. At a minimum, the area grew at a rate of 50,000 per year so we are sitting around 1,752,000 at this time.

The census estimate for Charlotte above was as of July 1, 2007 and was released in July 2008. The July 1, 2008 estimate will be released in July 2009.

The Census Bureau just released population estimates for counties and metropolitan areas (which are groups of counties) this week. These are as of July 1, 2008. The Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC metropolitan area had a population estimate of 1,701,799. The area grew by 55,368, or 3.4%, since 2007 and had the 7th fastest growth. (Raleigh-Cary was #1.)

Here are the county breakdowns:

.Anson County - 25,162
.Cabarrus County - 168,740
.Gaston County - 206,679
.Mecklenburg County - 890,515
.Union County - 193,255
.York County - 217,448

See the press release: US Census Press Releases

The first official counts from the 2010 census will be the state totals (used to apportion the states' seats in congress) and will be released by December 31, 2010. Counts for cities, counties, and other small geographic areas will be released by April 1, 2011 (one year after Census Day).

[bandibadji]

Originally Posted by NCDave

The census estimate for Charlotte above was as of July 1, 2007 and . The area grew by 55,368, or 3.4%, since 2007 and had the 7th fastest growth. (Raleigh-Cary was #1.)

The first official counts from the 2010 census will be the state totals (used to apportion the states' seats in congress) and will be released by December 31, 2010. Counts for cities, counties, and other small geographic areas will be released by April 1, 2011 (one year after Census Day).

Charlotte and Austin were the top two in the U.S. for cities of over 500,000

[moedog2]

When the latest annexations take place in July, the population of the city of Charlotte will be just over 700,000, which will surpass, Baltimore, St Louis, and Washington DC (actualy, Charlotte passed all three of these cities several years ago). However, I take great exception to the estimate (which was just published in the Observer) that the metro area is now about 1.7 million. It should be much higher than that, probably about 2.1 mil. In the early 2000s, the feds redefined metro area definitions and Charlotte was a big loser. I live 2 miles from the Charlotte city limits-17 miles from uptown (in SC) and our county is not included as a part of the metro area. Iredell(Mooresville), Rowan (Salisbury-Kannapolis), and Lancaster Counties (Indian Land) should definitely be included.

[bandibadji]

Originally Posted by moedog2

When the latest annexations take place in July, the population of the city of Charlotte will be just over 700,000, which will surpass, Baltimore, St Louis, and Washington DC (actualy, Charlotte passed all three of these cities several years ago). However, I take great exception to the estimate (which was just published in the Observer) that the metro area is now about 1.7 million. It should be much higher than that, probably about 2.1 mil. In the early 2000s, the feds redefined metro area definitions and Charlotte was a big loser. I live 2 miles from the Charlotte city limits-17 miles from uptown (in SC) and our county is not included as a part of the metro area. Iredell(Mooresville), Rowan (Salisbury-Kannapolis), and Lancaster Counties (Indian Land) should definitely be included.

The metro area is generally the area for which commuters drive to the center city to work. The CSA is the specific, combined area from which the overwhelming majority of businesses depend on Charlotte. They CSA is nearly 2.3 million. It is interesting to note that the population withing 100 miles of central Charlotte is over 6 million and the fifth largest area in the U.S. comparing the 100 mile radius.

[NCDave]

To be specific, the Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area includes the following metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas:

Albemarle, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Chester, SC Micropolitan Statistical Area
Lancaster, SC Micropolitan Statistical Area
Lincolnton, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area
Salisbury, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area
Shelby, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area
Statesville-Mooresville, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area

Micropolitan statistical areas each contain an urban cluster with a population of 10,0000 or more but less than 50,000. Each of the micropolitan statistical areas above contains one county each. Metropolitan statistical areas contain one or more urbanized areas with a population of 50,000 or more.

Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas include a central county or counties that contain an urban area and outlying counties that have high communiting ties to the central counties.

More info here: Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas

[Constitutionalist]

i live 50 miles outside of atlanta and i am still considered in the atl csa metro well atlanta doesnt have what is call micro metros around it like charlotte does thats why im in the csa of atlanta 50 mi out. charlottes metro area population wise, on paper looks smaller because of cities like hickory and salsbury have the little msa metro areas which cant be combined into the charlotte csa metro area if they were i would guess charlotte true csa would be 2.5mil-3mil in that range. here in atlanta csa metro is at 5 mil but like i said the land mass on paper, is much bigger than charlottes csa land mass. as far as 2010 census guess for me on charlotte i would say charlotte is about to be the 14th or 15th largest city in the u.s. i will put it at 719,767 to be exact. lol

[NCDave]

The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area has 18 counties:

Barrow County, Bartow County, Butts County, Carroll County, Cherokee County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Coweta County, Dawson County, DeKalb County, Douglas County, Fayette County, Forsyth County, Fulton County, Gwinnett County, Haralson County, Heard County, Henry County, Jasper County, Lamar County, Meriwether County, Newton County, Paulding County, Pickens County, Pike County, Rockdale County, Spalding County, Walton County

The Atlanta CSA has 4 additional counties.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Cedartown, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area
Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
LaGrange, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area
Thomaston, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area
Valley, AL Micropolitan Statistical Area

That mother is huge!

[Constitutionalist]

Yep dave it is huge i live 11 miles from al. And im still in the atl csa just thinks if charlottes csa landmass was that big, then it would go from boone nc to hamlet nc from just north of columbia sc to almost the virginia line lol

[bandibadji]

[quote=NCDave;8002083]The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area has 18 counties:

Barrow County, Bartow County, Butts County, Carroll County, Cherokee County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Coweta County, Dawson County, DeKalb County, Douglas County, Fayette County, Forsyth County, Fulton County, Gwinnett County, Haralson County, Heard County, Henry County, Jasper County, Lamar County, Meriwether County, Newton County, Paulding County, Pickens County, Pike County, Rockdale County, Spalding County, Walton County

The Atlanta CSA has 4 additional counties.


Thanks Dave, you saved me a lot of research

[imaterry78259]

is it always Atlanta versus Charlotte