Talk:Metropolitan statistical area

The problem with never changing the 2020 census population on the chart is that some of the MSA definitions have changed since 2020, and comparing the 2023 estimates for the current definition of an MSA to the 2020 census report for a previous definition of that MSA may be grossly misleading about any changes in population. Donald Albury 21:08, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

:When the new 2023 delineations were released, I manually went through each one of them and recalculated the MSAs given the new boundaries. Since MSAs are defined by county borders, I just used the source from the OMB which listed each county of the new boundaries and updated the 2020 Census figures to reflect those. The 2020 Census column in this chart is indeed the population figures given the new boundaries. Coulraphobic123 (talk) 01:12, 17 March 2024 (UTC)

::Even worse, I see many pages with 2010 and even 2000 data. These should be removed unless there is no more recent data, right? Keystone18 (talk) 15:37, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

:::I would say the choices are: 1) update them; 2) place an {{tl|Update}} or {{tl|Update inline}} tag; 3) leave them alone because they are correct in their context (assuming they show the year the data is from). Stefen Tower_{s among the rest!} ^{Gab • Gruntwerk} 15:05, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Minor question, but in {{tl|U.S. city population tables}}, should the numbers include Puerto Rico? Kk.urban (talk) 22:45, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

:As Puerto Rico is a part of the United States, that would seem to make sense. Stefen Tower_{s among the rest!} ^{Gab • Gruntwerk} 23:45, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

::The Census Bureau does separate statistical areas into two categories, the United States and Puerto Rico, and so do our lists. However, it makes sense to include Puerto Rico, because it's on our pages. Kk.urban (talk) 00:24, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

Can the 2023 estimates be used on respective pages, or are the 2020 full census numbers what should be used? Keystone18 (talk) 15:35, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

:You can add estimates in addition to the 2020 count, but the 2020 count is the primary number used. Criticalthinker (talk) 17:44, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

::And preferably official estimate figures from the US Census Bureau, though if other estimates are used then the sources should be cited. Coulraphobic123 (talk) 02:43, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

:::Thank you! Keystone18 (talk) 21:20, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

The link for Boise, ID says Boise City, ID. Boise city is in Oklahoma. The link correctly points to Boise, ID. The tag should probably be adjusted to the correct city so that there is no confusion. 64.89.105.195 (talk) 19:40, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

:The name of the MSA, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget and reported by the Census Bureau, is "Boise City-Nampa, ID", and of the CSA, "Boise City-Mountain Home-Ontario, ID-OR". The entry in the list is correct. Donald Albury 20:56, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

The 2023 metropolitan and micropolitan statistical area map has now been published (https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-maps/2023/geo/cbsa.html). Could you please update the map on the article? 141.156.171.41 (talk) 22:02, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

:I've updated it, although it's a PDF which is a bit annoying. I tried uploading a PNG version myself but it's not as high quality. Hopefully I or someone else can find a higher quality PNG at some point. TempestSounds (talk) 16:11, 14 March 2025 (UTC)

::::Could you also please update it on the micropolitan page and the CSA page? I'll be updating the new figures for those over the next couple of days. Do you also know how to format it on the micropolitan areas page to make the chart neater? Coulraphobic123 (talk) 16:17, 14 March 2025 (UTC)

::There is nothing wrong with it being a PDF file. In fact, for a map where you need to be able to zoom into detail, that's preferable. Criticalthinker (talk) 17:18, 14 March 2025 (UTC)