Review Article
Urban Areas in the Transformation of the South: A Review of Modern History
Table 5
Metropolitan population: 1950ā2000 (1000s).
| ā | 1950 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 |
| Norfolk, NP News | 541 | 1066 | 1201 | 1443 | 1576 | Richmond | 329 | 542 | 761 | 865 | 1097 | Charlotte, Gast., RH | 197 | 558 | 971 | 1162 | 1330 | Greensboro, WS, HP | 337 | 724 | 951 | 1050 | 1252 | Raleigh-Durham | 238 | 419 | 665 | 856 | 1223 | Atlanta | 672 | 1596 | 2233 | 2960 | 4248 | Jacksonville | 304 | 622 | 722 | 908 | 1123 | Miami, Ft. L., WP | 694 | 2237 | 3201 | 4057 | 5008 | Orlando | 115 | 453 | 805 | 1225 | 1645 | Tampa-St. P. | 409 | 1089 | 1614 | 2068 | 2396 | Memphis | 482 | 834 | 939 | 1007 | 1205 | Nashville | 322 | 699 | 851 | 985 | 1312 | Birmingham | 559 | 767 | 815 | 840 | 1052 | New Orleans | 685 | 1046 | 1304 | 1285 | 1317 | Austin | 161 | 323 | 585 | 846 | 1250 | Dallas-Ft. Worth | 976 | 2378 | 3046 | 4037 | 5162 | Houston | 808 | 1999 | 2753 | 3322 | 4465 | San Antonio | 500 | 888 | 1089 | 1325 | 1712 | Total | 8329 | 18,240 | 24,506 | 30,241 | 38,373 | 11 States | 36,551 | 50,045 | 61,287 | 70,768 | 84,283 | Pct. in 18 Metros | 22.79% | 36.45% | 40.00% | 42.73% | 45.53% |
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Source: US Bureau of the Census, various years.
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