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118 <br /> TABLE 2 : <br /> POPULATION ESTIMATES FOR CHAPEL HILL TOWNSHIP <br /> AND REVISED POPULATION BOUNDARY <br /> YEAR TOWNSHIP REVISED BOUNDARY <br /> 1980 50, 572 _ 50, 899 <br /> 1985 61 , 415 61 , 812 <br /> 1990 70, 187 . 70,640 <br /> 1995 77,620 78, 122 <br /> 2000 86, 893 87, 454 <br /> I I . ISSUESLIMPL JOII_QN1 <br /> The estimates of future growth are projections based on <br /> historical trends rather than forecasts based on a specific <br /> set of assumptions for the future. As such, the number tend <br /> to raise the issue only of whether the population figures <br /> represents levels and patterns considered acceptable. <br /> Acreage estimates and population projections in tl.e <br /> Joint Planning Land Use Plan use two separate sets of <br /> geographical boundaries . Acreage divisions between the <br /> municipalities and the JPA are based on extraterritorial <br /> jurisdictions . Population projections seem to be based on <br /> corporate limits, but no full explanation of the area <br /> definition is given . Confusion over the standards could have <br /> implications for timing of annexations of Transition Areas <br /> outside the ETJ . Subtracting the projected populations of <br /> Chapel Hill and Carrboro from either the Township or revised <br /> population boundary area shows a decrease in the population <br /> of areas outside the towns between 1985-1990 and 1995-2000 . <br /> The gain between 1990-1995 is marginal . Viewing population <br /> projections in light of the ETJ , rather than corporate <br /> boundaries, implies that Chapel Hill and Carrboro will <br /> conduct extensive annexation outside the ETJ before 1990 . <br /> Ill . REFERENCES <br /> 1 . Joint Planning Land Use Plan, October 1986 . <br />