Fast Facts

  • The population within MUMPO’s region is approximately 1.12 million as of the 2010 census, making its population the largest of any MPO in the state.
     
  • MUMPO’s population density is 1,206 persons/square mile, as of the 2010 Census.
     
  • The total area contained within MUMPO’s planning region is 929.4 square miles.
     
  • MUMPO currently consists of 22 jurisdictions within Mecklenburg and Union counties, 16 of which are voting members.
     
  • MUMPO’s regional air quality status is: Non-Attainment.
     
  • The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department is the lead planning agency for MUMPO.
     
  • MUMPO is one of the four MPOs and two RPOs that make up the Charlotte Regional Alliance for Transportation (CRAFT).
     
  • MUMPO is considered a Transportation Management Area (TMA) because its population exceeds 200,000.
     
  • The entirety of MUMPO is within Division 10 of the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT).
     
  • The City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County and the State of Highway Commission adopted the first formal Memorandum of Understanding in 1965, which defined a transportation planning process for Charlotte-Mecklenburg.
     
  • Union County became a part of the Charlotte area MPO after the 1990 census due to an expansion of the Charlotte Urbanized Area into parts of Union County (hence the establishment of the Mecklenburg-Union MPO).