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Orange County Library Long-Range Facility Planning J� <br /> not been enlarged in over 20 years, despite the growthinpopulation during the sa11se <br /> period! <br /> Orange County ' s current central library facility was opened in 1981 ; since that time the <br /> population exclusive of the Town of Chapel Hill has grown 59 % from 45 , 017 to 71 ,429 in <br /> 2000 , with no expansion of the library.. Even in 1981 , the facility did not meet the standard <br /> for an adequately sized central library. <br /> Looking forward over the next 20 years , the total population of the county is projected to <br /> grow to approximately 170 , 000, with an estimated 65 ,400 of this population residing in the <br /> town of Chapel Hill . This will bring the service population of the Orange County Public <br /> Library system to more than 100 , 000 . <br /> Chart #2 . Po ulation Projections 2000"2025 (Linear Analysis <br /> Townshi /Municipality 2000 2010 2020 2025 <br /> BINGHAM 61, 181 72295 81408 % 000 <br /> CEDAR GROVE 45930 5, 812 61694 71150 <br /> CHAPEL HILL 795274 93 , 625 107 ,976 1152350 <br /> Town of Carrboro 16 , 782 21 ,415 26 , 047 28 ,400 <br /> Town of Chapel Hill 465798 54, 178 61 , 558 65 ,400 <br /> Unincorporated 15 , 694 185033 204)371 21 , 550 <br /> CHEEKS 71064 8 , 186 91307 %900 <br /> ENO 61092 61913 72734 81150 <br /> HILLSBOROUGH 11 , 639 13 , 159 14, 679 15 ,450 <br /> Town of Hillsborough 5 ,446 610660 72873 81500 <br /> Unincorporated 6 , 193 61, 500 61806 67950 <br /> LITTLE RIVER 35047 31824 4, 601 57000 <br /> TOTAL COUNTY 1 118, 227 1 138 ,814 1595399 170,000 <br /> Source : Orange County Planning Department ( 2025 figures extrapolated by consultant from 2020 and 2030 projections) <br /> Other demographic trends of particular note for Orange County library planning include the <br /> growth , figures by age and the growth of the Hispanic population . The population of the <br /> county is aging, with the highest percentage growth figures occurring in the 45 - 59 age range <br /> (baby boomers) . This population in 2000 represented 17 . 6 % of the total population, up from <br /> 11 . 9 % in 1990 . The juvenile population from 5 - 14 also is growing faster than the overall <br /> average, as is the population over 75 . <br /> In 2000 , the Hispanic population represented 4 . 5 % of the . total population , up from less than <br /> one percent in 1980 . In 2000, 12 . 3 % of Carrboro ' s population was Hispanic . The "Shaping <br /> Orange County ' s Future" study projected that the Hispanic population will increase to 9% of <br /> the total population by 2030 . The Asian population likewise is growing; in 2000 , it <br /> represented 4 . 1 % of the total population. <br /> o The residents of the county depend heavily on the Chapel Dill Public Library to <br /> supplement the resources of the Orange County Library for their library deeds. The <br /> 10 <br />