Mansfield Metropolitan Area | |
Official Name: | Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area |
Settlement Type: | 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.
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]
See 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]