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Section V. Draft Countv Profile (Data) Element Orange Countv Comprehensive Plan <br />C 1 d Chart: Orange Count Average 10 Year Exponential Projections ( 1980 -2000) by <br />Municipality <br />250,000 <br />Carrboro <br />-0- Chapel Hill <br />Mebane <br />200,000 Hillsborough <br />-o-Total County <br />Unincorporated <br />150,000 <br />50,000 ' <br />1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 <br />Source: Orange County Planning Department Average 10 -Year (1980 -2000) Exponential Projections <br />C l e Table: Average 10 Year (1980 -20001 Exponential Projections by County <br />Notes and Sources: <br />1 The Population figures for 1980, 1990, and 2000 are from the US Census Bureau. <br />2 The Average 10 -Year Growth Rate is the average between the 1980 to 1990 and 1990 to 2000 growth rates. <br />3 The Population Projections for 2010 to 2030 are based upon the population figure for the previous timeframe multipled by the Average 10 -Year <br />Growth Rate, which is the growth figure. The growth figure is then added to the previous timeframe figure to get the projected population. The <br />Population Projections for Orange County from 2010 to 2030 are based upon the sum of the population figures for each of the Townships. <br />9/6/2007 C5 <br />POPULATION <br />AVG 10- <br />'POPULATION PROJECTIONS <br />YEAR '_ <br />County : , <br />"1980,1 <br />1990. <br />2000 <br />GROWTH <br />2010 <br />2020 <br />2030 <br />RATE2 <br />ORANGE <br />77,055 <br />93,662 <br />115,531 <br />2.1% <br />142,079 <br />174,931 <br />215,649 <br />ALAMANCE <br />99,319 <br />108,213 <br />130,794 <br />1.4% <br />150,297 <br />172,708 <br />198,460 <br />CHATHAM <br />33,415 <br />38,979 <br />49,329 <br />2.0% <br />59,985 <br />72,943 <br />88,700 <br />DURHAM <br />152,235 <br />181,844 <br />223,314 <br />1.9% <br />270,494 <br />327,643 <br />396,865 <br />JOHNSTON <br />70,599 <br />81,306 <br />121,900 <br />2.9% <br />161,574 <br />214,162 <br />283,864 <br />LEE <br />36,718 <br />41,370 <br />49,208 <br />1.5% <br />56,987 <br />65,995 <br />76,427 <br />PERSON <br />29,164 <br />30,180 <br />35,623 <br />1.0% <br />39,456 <br />43,701 <br />48,403 <br />WAKE <br />301,429 <br />426,311 <br />627,866 <br />3.7% <br />906,352 <br />1,308,360 <br />1,888,675 <br />NORTH <br />CAROLINA <br />5,880,095 <br />6,632,448 <br />8,046,491 <br />1.6% <br />9,419,021 <br />11,025,670 <br />12,906,373 <br />Notes and Sources: <br />1 The Population figures for 1980, 1990, and 2000 are from the US Census Bureau. <br />2 The Average 10 -Year Growth Rate is the average between the 1980 to 1990 and 1990 to 2000 growth rates. <br />3 The Population Projections for 2010 to 2030 are based upon the population figure for the previous timeframe multipled by the Average 10 -Year <br />Growth Rate, which is the growth figure. The growth figure is then added to the previous timeframe figure to get the projected population. The <br />Population Projections for Orange County from 2010 to 2030 are based upon the sum of the population figures for each of the Townships. <br />9/6/2007 C5 <br />