Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area Explained

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.

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

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]

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

See also

• Ohio census statistical areas

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSAs) and Components, 1971 . . Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas defined by Office of Management and Budget, February 23, 1971 . United States Census Bureau, Population Division . 1 May 2000 . 7 February 2009.
2. Web site: Ohio - Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 . United States Census Bureau, Population Division . 27 March 1995 . 7 February 2009.
3. Web site: About Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas. United States Census Bureau, Population Division . 7 February 2009.
4. Web site: Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 . United States Census Bureau, Population Division . 28 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100615175258/http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2009/CBSA-EST2009-01.csv . 15 June 2010 .
5. Web site: Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Components, 2003. . Metropolitan statistical areas defined by Office of Management and Budget, June 6, 2003 . United States Census Bureau, Population Division . 10 July 2003 . 7 February 2009.
6. Web site: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas . United States Census Bureau, Retrieved 22 January 2024.