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12/09 Update Summary

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This section summarizes updates to the statistical areas designated by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget as of December 1, 2009.  These updates are based on the application of the 2000 Standards for Defining Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas to Census Bureau population estimates for July 1, 2007, and July 1, 2008. The updates include designation of two micropolitan statistical areas and a combined statistical area as well as identification of changes in principal cities and area titles. The complete lists of statistical areas incorporating these changes are provided in later sections.

 

New Micropolitan Statistical Areas

31920  Marble Falls, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area

 Principal City: Marble Falls

 Burnet County

48220  Weatherford, OK Micropolitan Statistical Area

 Principal City: Weatherford

 Custer County

 

New Combined Statistical Area

126      Austin-Round Rock-Marble Falls, TX Combined Statistical Area

 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 Marble Falls, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area

Changes to Principal Cities and Titles

... applicable to Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Metropolitan Divisions

 

New Principal Cities and, if Applicable, Titles

 

San Marcos, TX

 qualifies as a new principal city of the Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area.

 New title: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area.

 

Delano, CA

 qualifies as a new principal city of the Bakersfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

 New title: Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

 

Gulf Shores, AL

 qualifies as a new principal city of the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Micropolitan Statistical Area.

 

Conroe, TX

 qualifies as a new principal city of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area.

 

North Port, FL

 qualifies as a new principal city of the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

 New title: North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

 New code is 35840.

 

Sanford, FL

 qualifies as a new principal city of the Orlando-Kissimmee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

 New title: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

 

Glendale, AZ

 qualifies as a new principal city of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area.

 New title: Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area.

 

Palm Desert, CA

 qualifies as a new principal city of the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

 

New Braunfels, TX

 qualifies as a new principal city of the San Antonio, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area.

 New title: San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area.

 

Auburn, WA

 qualifies as a new principal city of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

 

Title Changes

... resulting from changes to the order of principal cities based on population

 

Rockville, MD

 replaces Frederick, MD as the second most populous principal city in the

 Bethesda­-Frederick-Rockville, MD Metropolitan Division.

 New title: Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division.

 

Rock Hill, SC

 replaces Concord, NC as the third most populous principal city in the

 Charlotte­Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.

 New title: Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC.

 

Joliet, IL

 replaces Naperville, IL as the second most populous principal city in the

 Chicago-Naperville­Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.

 New title: Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.

 

Joliet, IL

 replaces Naperville, IL as the second most populous principal city in the

 Chicago-Naperville­Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division.

 New title: Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division.

 

Crestview, FL

 replaces Fort Walton Beach. FL as the most populous principal city in the

 Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

 New title: Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

 New code is 18880.

 

Hillsboro, OR

 replaces Beaverton, OR as the third most populous principal city in the

 Portland-­Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

 New title: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

 

Steubenville, OH

 replaces Weirton, WV as the most populous principal city in the

 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.

 New title: Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area.

 New code is 44600.

Other Changes

The name of Canon City, CO, the principal city of the Canon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area has been changed to Cañon City.

 (pronounces as "canyon")

 New title: Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

 

The name of De Ridder, LA, the principal city of the De Ridder, LA Micropolitan Statistical Area, as well as a principal city in the Fort Polk South-De Ridder, LA Combined Statistical Area, has been changed to DeRidder, LA.

 New title of the micropolitan statistical area is DeRidder, LA Micropolitan Statistical Area

 New title of the combined statistical area is Fort Polk South-DeRidder, LA Combined Statistical Area.