The Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the

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, is an area consisting of one county – Richland – in north central

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, anchored by the city of

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. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 124,475.

History

The Mansfield metropolitan area was first defined in 1971. 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. By the

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of 1980, the population had grown to 131,205. In 1983, the official name was shortened to the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area (Mansfield MSA), which is still in use to date. The population had declined to 126,137 in 1990. By the census of

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, the population had grown to 128,852. Crawford County was added to the MSA in 1999. The two-county area had 175,818 residents in

. In 2003, Crawford County was removed from the Mansfield metropolitan area and was re-designated as the Bucyrus Micropolitan Statistical Area (Bucyrus μSA).

Communities

Cities

* Crestline (partial) * Galion (partial) *

(Principal city) *

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* Shelby

Villages

* Bellville *

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* Lexington * Lucas *

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(partial) * Shiloh

Unincorporated places

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Townships

Combined Statistical Area

The Mansfield– Bucyrus Combined Statistical Area is made up of two counties in northwest Ohio. The statistical area includes one metropolitan area and one micropolitan area. As of the 2000 Census, the CSA had a population of 175,818 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 167,893). *Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) **Mansfield (Richland County) *Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs) **Bucyrus ( Crawford County)

References

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