Seattle CSA = 4,038,741

seaskyfan · #1 Posted **Mar 28, 2008, 1:01 AM**

Hey Folks-

According to the Census folks our current CSA population is over 4 million for the first time - 4,038,741 to be exact. This includes the following counties: King, Pierce, Snohomish, Thurston, Mason, Kitsap, Island, and now Skagit (new this year)!

James Bond Agent 007 · #2 Posted **Mar 28, 2008, 2:48 AM**

Yeah, 4 million!!

Black Box · #3 Posted **Mar 28, 2008, 4:52 AM**

8 counties? Wow. What's the MSA population?

seaskyfan · #4 Posted **Mar 28, 2008, 4:59 AM**

3,309,347 - That's the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue MSA, which includes King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties.

seapug · #5 Posted **Mar 28, 2008, 8:50 AM**

do you have a link to this information? did it have information on county and city populations?

seaskyfan · #6 Posted **Mar 28, 2008, 3:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by seapug

do you have a link to this information? did it have information on county and city populations?

Here's a link to the info that was just released:

http://www.census.gov/population/www...07-annual.html

On the list of files you can download the first is for MSAs and the second is for CSAs.

It doesn't look like the 2007 estimates for cities have been posted yet. You should be able to find the 2006 ones pretty easily. The 2007 county estimates are here: http://www.census.gov/popest/countie...ST2007-01.html

The addition of Skagit County to the CSA (referred to as Metro Mount Vernon-Anacortes I believe) is in an obscure OMB memo that comes out periodically and updates such things. I linked to it on the thread in City Discussions.

Tacoma Boy · #7 Posted **Mar 28, 2008, 7:24 PM**

Given the geography of the area, isn't Pierce/King/Snohomish accurate enough?

I mean, not to sound like an ass or anything, but you can just keep adding counties and end up with all 6 million.

You know, considering we have 2 cities in the area 200K+ as well as 2 over 100K and even 2 over 80k not to mention the myriad of smaller ones, I think we need a more broad terminology.
I was thinking that we take all cities within 25 miles of the Sound and use the term "Pugetopolis" for the much greater region. Besides, "Pugetopolis" is an awesome sounding name!

mhays · #8 Posted **Mar 28, 2008, 8:27 PM**

The Census Bureau has criteria for MSAs, CSAs, etc.

seapug · #9 Posted **Mar 28, 2008, 8:29 PM**

it has to do with how many people commute to where and other things. Don't know the official rules though

seaskyfan · #10 Posted **Mar 28, 2008, 8:49 PM**

Fun Fact - With Skagit added to the Seattle CSA there are only 30 miles separating the Seattle CSA from the GVRD.

Aleks · #11 Posted **Mar 28, 2008, 10:54 PM**

I am the 4,038,741 person. I made Seattle.

Does this count illegal immigrants or what? Is it counted by social security #'s or surveys or how?

Fiat Lux · #12 Posted **Mar 28, 2008, 11:01 PM**

Thurston County passes Yakima and Kitsap to move up to #6:

1 .King County 1,859,284
2 .Pierce County 773,165
3 .Snohomish County 676,898
4 .Spokane County 456,175
5 .Clark County 418,070
6 .Thurston County 238,555
7 .Kitsap County 236,732
8 .Yakima County 233,062
9 .Whatcom County 192,999
10 .Benton County 159,414
11 .Skagit County 116,397
12 .Cowlitz County 100,467
13 .Grant County 83,047
14 .Island County 81,326
15 .Lewis County 73,645
16 .Grays Harbor County 71,335
17 .Chelan County 70,993
18 .Clallam County 70,474
19 .Franklin County 69,578
20 .Walla Walla County 57,709
21 .Mason County 56,384
22 .Stevens County 41,835
23 .Whitman County 41,229
24 .Okanogan County 39,653
25 .Kittitas County 38,542
26 .Douglas County 36,177
27 .Jefferson County 29,199
28 .Pacific County 21,490
29 .Asotin County 21,111
30 .Klickitat County 20,097
31 .Adams County 16,982
32 .San Juan County 15,214
33 .Pend Oreille County 12,760
34 .Skamania County 10,723
35 .Lincoln County 10,255
36 .Ferry County 7,373
37 .Wahkiakum County 4,039
38 .Columbia County 3,986
39 .Garfield County 2,050

Fiat Lux · #13 Posted **Mar 28, 2008, 11:02 PM**

Population growth 7/1/2006-7/1/2007:

1 .King County 25,090
2 .Snohomish County 12,317
3 .Pierce County 9,495
4 .Clark County 8,840
5 .Spokane County 8,783
6 .Thurston County 5,388
7 .Whatcom County 4,224
8 .Franklin County 3,440
9 .Yakima County 2,222
10 .Skagit County 1,902
11 .Benton County 1,865
12 .Grant County 1,699
13 .Cowlitz County 1,636
14 .Mason County 1,469
15 .Chelan County 970
16 .Douglas County 911
17 .Lewis County 886
18 .Clallam County 758
19 .Kittitas County 561
20 .Stevens County 542
21 .Grays Harbor County 499
22 .Island County 469
23 .Okanogan County 422
24 .Adams County 368
25 .Klickitat County 282
26 .Skamania County 199
27 .Jefferson County 170
28 .Walla Walla County 100
29 .Pend Oreille County 96
30 .Wahkiakum County 90
31 .Pacific County 89
32 .San Juan County 70
33 .Asotin County 62
34 .Lincoln County 38
35 .Columbia County 22
36 .Garfield County -68
37 .Ferry County -122
38 .Whitman County -175
39 .Kitsap County -2,095

Nutterbug · #14 Posted **Mar 29, 2008, 12:22 AM**

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Originally Posted by Tacoma Boy

Given the geography of the area, isn't Pierce/King/Snohomish accurate enough?

I mean, not to sound like an ass or anything, but you can just keep adding counties and end up with all 6 million.

You know, considering we have 2 cities in the area 200K+ as well as 2 over 100K and even 2 over 80k not to mention the myriad of smaller ones, I think we need a more broad terminology.
I was thinking that we take all cities within 25 miles of the Sound and use the term "Pugetopolis" for the much greater region. Besides, "Pugetopolis" is an awesome sounding name!

How about "Sound Area"?

Black Box · #15 Posted **Mar 29, 2008, 5:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by seaskyfan

Fun Fact - With Skagit added to the Seattle CSA there are only 30 miles separating the Seattle CSA from the GVRD.

I think it's called Metro Vancouver now.

seaskyfan · #16 Posted **Mar 29, 2008, 4:15 PM**

^ I hadn't realized that. I guess it's a bit hipper....

Nutterbug · #17 Posted **Mar 29, 2008, 5:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by seaskyfan

^ I hadn't realized that. I guess it's a bit hipper....

As in having an air of metrosexuality to it?

Black Box · #18 Posted **Mar 29, 2008, 6:04 PM**

^Makes me think of metronatural. That campaign slogan still cracks me up.

seaskyfan · #19 Posted **Mar 29, 2008, 7:11 PM**

^ That campaign was truly MetroRetarded.

bgwah · #20 Posted **Mar 30, 2008, 7:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by seaskyfan

Hey Folks-

According to the Census folks our current CSA population is over 4 million for the first time - 4,038,741 to be exact. This includes the following counties: King, Pierce, Snohomish, Thurston, Mason, Kitsap, Island, and now Skagit (new this year)!

Mason and Skagit? Sheesh... And I thought including Thurston and Island was pushing it!