Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area

The Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of one county – Richland – in north central Ohio, anchored by the city of Mansfield. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 124,936. The MSA forms the eastern half of the Mansfield–Ashland–Bucyrus, OH CSA.

Mansfield Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
Skyline of Downtown Mansfield
Mansfield–Ashland–Bucyrus, OH CSA   City of Mansfield   Mansfield MSA   Bucyrus µSA   Ashland µSA

History

The Mansfield metropolitan area was first defined in 1971.^[1] Then known as the Mansfield Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (Mansfield SMSA), it consisted of a single county – Richland – and had a population of 129,997 in the 1970 census.^[2] By the census of 1980, the population had grown to 131,205.^[2] In 1983, the official name was shortened to the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area (Mansfield MSA), which is still in use to date.^[3] The population had declined to 126,137 in 1990.^[2] By the census of 2000, the population had grown to 128,852.^[4]

Crawford County was added to the MSA in 1999. The two-county area had 175,818 residents in 2000. In 2003, Crawford County was removed from the Mansfield metropolitan area and was re-designated as the Bucyrus Micropolitan Statistical Area (Bucyrus μSA).^[5]

Communities

Cities

• Crestline (partial)
• Galion (partial)
• Mansfield (Principal city)
• Ontario
• Shelby

Villages

• Bellville
• Butler
• Lexington
• Lucas
• Plymouth (partial)
• Shiloh

Unincorporated places

• Olivesburg

Townships

Blooming Grove Butler Cass Franklin Jackson Jefferson

Madison Mifflin Monroe Perry Plymouth Sandusky

Sharon Springfield Troy Washington Weller Worthington

Combined Statistical Area

Main article: Mansfield–Ashland–Bucyrus, OH Combined Statistical Area

The Mansfield–Ashland–Bucyrus Combined Statistical Area is made up of three counties in Northern Ohio. The statistical area includes one metropolitan area and two micropolitan areas.^[6]

• Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
  • Mansfield (Richland County)
• Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs)
  • Ashland (Ashland County)
  • Bucyrus (Crawford County)

See also

• Ohio census statistical areas

References

1. "Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSAs) and Components, 1971" (TXT). Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas defined by Office of Management and Budget, February 23, 1971. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 1 May 2000. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
2. "Ohio - Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 27 March 1995. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
3. "About Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
4. "Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. Archived from the original on 15 June 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
5. "Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Components, 2003" (TXT). Metropolitan statistical areas defined by Office of Management and Budget, June 6, 2003. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 10 July 2003. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
6. "Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau, Retrieved 22 January 2024.

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