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v, <br /> A , <br /> ca.qt1 .4.0161,01,a PR Ilea/Will <br /> J V <br /> I. COUNTY PROFILE PERTINENT TO PUBLIC HEALTH <br /> A. General Description of OrangeCEIEE <br /> 1 . Demographic Data and Baseline Indicators <br /> a. Population.--It is estimated that the Orange County population as of Ain <br /> 1 , 1980 was 73,833. Over the past two decades the rate of increase has <br /> hovered at 20% each decade (21.24% for the period 1960-1970 and 19.78% f <br /> 1970-1980). In comparison, the State of North Carolina as a whole • <br /> experienced a 1 .93% toss of population in the period 1960-1970, and a 5. <br /> gain in the period of 1970-1980. <br /> It is expected that Orange County's growth will continue to be far <br /> greater than that of the State as a whole, which could mean the demand f <br /> health care services will also increase at -a greater-than-average rate, <br /> addition, increased density of population, if it results in new construc <br /> tion can create a demand for environmental health services . <br /> The age distribution of the Orange County population differs marked <br /> from the State as a whole in some categories . As the list below shows , <br /> Orange County has a slightly lower proportion of young children (age 9 o: <br /> younger) and adults between 30 and 44, but has a considerably lower <br /> proportion of adults 45 and over. However, the greatest divergence is ii <br /> the ages 20-29, especially in the 20-24 ranges where the prpportion of ti <br /> population in these ages is much greater in Orange County. The presence <br /> of a major university accounts for the cluster in these age groups. <br /> Ages North Carolina Orange Courity. <br /> 0 -; 9 14.32 12.39% <br /> 10-19 17.76 17.00 <br /> 20-24 10.27 21.22 <br /> 25-29 8.74 11.87 <br /> 30-44 19.36 17.07 <br /> 45-64 19.41 13.29 <br /> 65-UP 10. 14 7.20 <br /> The greatest concentration of population (50,212 persons) is in Chapel Hi <br /> Township, which contains the towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro, and <br /> constitutes 68% of the total county population. <br /> The target populations for family planning services are males and <br /> females under 19. This emphasis is based on the need indicated by the <br /> fertility-related rates per 1 ,000 females in. Orange County for 1979: <br /> Ages 15-19 Ages . 15-44 <br /> Births 38•3 42.3 <br /> Abortions r1001 .3-) /474. 5 -) <br /> Pregnancies \- 67.74' <br /> There are 3 ,096 females and 5,489 males in this age range in Orange <br /> County, according to estimates. In the age range 15-44 there are 21 ,664 <br />