<page_title> New Orleans metropolitan area </page_title> <section_title> History </section_title> <table> <cell> 1990 <col_header> Historical populations - New Orleans Metropolitan Area </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1,238,816 <col_header> Historical populations - New Orleans Metropolitan Area </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> </table>
The New Orleans metropolitan area had a total of 1,238,816 residents in 1990.