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} <br /> Summary of Findings <br /> Substantial growth is foreseen in Orange County , Chapel Hill Township , <br /> and the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro . The 1980 population of <br /> Chapel Hill was 32,500 ; Carrboro was 8 ,118 Orange County was 77 , 055 . <br /> The projections (with a moderate migration assumption) indicate a year <br /> 2000 population for Chapel HILL of about 59 ,000 for Carrboro 13 ,788 and <br /> 120 ,000 for Orange County . <br /> A table summarizing these projections follows . <br /> SUMMARY OF POPULATION PROJECTIONS FOR <br /> ORANGE COUNTY, CHAPEL HILL TOWNSHIP , AND THE TOWNS OF <br /> CHAPEL HILL AND CARRBORO 1980 — 2000 <br /> Year Orange County Chapel, Hill Townsbjp Chapel Hill Carrboro <br /> 1980 77,055 54,128 32,472 8,8118 <br /> 1985 88 ,197 61 ,415 35,837 9 ,307 <br /> 1990 99 ,652 70,187 44,494 10 ,757 <br /> 1995 109,078 77 ,620 50,314 12, 299 <br /> 2000 121 , 253 86 ,973 58 ,640 13 ,788 <br /> 43 <br />