Talk:Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas

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[edit] United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas

Please do not change population data in the Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas. Population data is downloaded directly from the United States Census Bureau. If you disagree with the estimates from the Census Bureau, please contact the Bureau. --Buaidh 23:51, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] abc by Abbrev.?

When the chart is alphabetical by state, it uses abbreviations instead of spelling. For example, Alaska (AK), comes before Alabama (AL). Can this be changed? --RockRNC 22:25, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Yes, we can make the State column sort by state name rather than postal abbreviation, although I'm not sure how important this feature may be. --Buaidh 16:20, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 2007 figures

When will the estimates for 2007 become available? --merrick79 20:05, 26 August 2007

U.S. metropolitan population estimates for 2007-07-01, should be available around 2008-03-31. --Buaidh 21:08, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] I'd like to remind you all...

That the "San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont MSA" is only the north/central portion of the Bay Area. The Bay Area also covers Silicon Valley, and the so-called "Santa Rosa, Napa, and Fairfield-Vallejo MSAs". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.5.170.110 (talk) 03:53, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Metropolitan Statistical Areas

California Problems

This article is supposed to be about United States Census Bureau Metropolitan Statistical Areas. Metropolitan nicknames are for subjective, and often ill defined, regions. I see little use for the metro nicknames in this article. --Buaidh (talk) 06:24, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

I completely agree. These nicknames seem to be completely arbitrary, and I doubt that many people outside a given area have heard of those nicknames.--209.183.34.44 (talk) 15:36, 4 March 2008 (UTC)


Furthermore, Greater Los Angeles Also includes as far south Costa Mesa, as Orange and even Ventura counties is unquestionably as much a part of Los Angeles County as New Jersey and Pennsylvania is to Greater New York.

[edit] Milwaukee Data

Your information is way outdated. The 2008 estimates are out from the US Census Bureau and ought to be reflected. I think you probably have pre-2000 data for Milwaukee even, as its current estimated metro population is 1,773,519 (much higher than the 1.5 million you have listed here) Maximilian77 (talk) 20:33, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

The most recent U.S. Census Bureau estimates give the population of the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI MSA as 1,509,981 and the population of the Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI CSA as 1,706,077 as of 2006-07-01.
The U.S. Census Bureau generates population estimates retroactively for July 1 of each year. The estimates of federal and state population are released the last week of the following December. The estimates of county population are released the last week of March of the following year, and the population estimates for metropolitan areas are released a few days later. Finally, the estimates of municipal population are released the last week of June of the following year. See the Census Bureau Estimates Release Schedule. Thus the Census Bureau estimates of metropolitan population for 2007-07-01 should be released about 2008-03-31.
Most states, counties, and many cities prepare their own population estimates to aid and influence the Census Bureau. (With many federal grants based on population estimates, the population game has become a huge business.) --Buaidh (talk) 21:43, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Discrepancies

I wish to post a note that on the page "Raleigh, NC" it shows a number over 1,000,000 pop for the Raleigh-Cary-Durham metro area, whereas on this page it shows just under 1,000,000 pop. Plese look into this. 68.221.15.11 (talk) 16:40, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 2007 Numbers Are Here

http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/

I don't think they are quite yet, thats the estimated population of counties, sometime this week the estimated population of metropolitan and micropolitan areas should be released.-Grey Wanderer | Talk 19:33, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

I got through about 142 of them. Please check my work or complete the list if you have the time and don't have carpal-tunnel syndrome. Thanks. Ufwuct (talk) 20:47, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

The U.S. Census Bureau metropolitan estimates were released this morning. This table can be automatically updated as the comment indicates, but if you prefer to do it manually, be my guest. --Buaidh (talk) 21:00, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
I went ahead and repopulated the U.S. table automatically. --Buaidh (talk) 22:08, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Chicago Metro?

I lived in Chicagoland for 30 years and never heard the term Chicago Metro ever used. Anybody hazard a guess where this comes from?

Davidyorke (talk) 09:48, 2 May 2008 (UTC)