Table 12: Population in 1990 and 2000, Numerical and Percent Change in
          Population 1990 and 2000 in Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan
          Areas in Texas                                                 
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                                                              Change in 
                                      Population              Population   
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Area                                  1990        2000      Number  Percent
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Metropolitan Central City       11,615,291  13,993,705   2,378,414    20.48
Metropolitan Suburban            2,550,367   3,698,175   1,147,808    45.01
Nonmetropolitan Adjacent         1,962,353   2,234,027     271,674    13.84
Nonmetropolitan Nonadjacent        858,499     925,913      67,414     7.85
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