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iale.,J q as <br />METHOD OF ELECTION OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />COUNTIES FOR POPULATION /CONCENTRATION <br />COMPARISON WITH ORANGE COUNTY <br />Based on a Board of County Commissioners' request relating to the method of election <br />for county commissioners, staff conducted a review of the 2003 certified populations, and <br />the concentration of those populations, for the other 99 counties in North Carolina to <br />determine which counties had both similar population numbers to Orange County AND a <br />significant population concentration in one portion of the county as is the case in Orange <br />County. For comparison to Orange County and its population of approximately 120,881, <br />staff first established a minimum threshold population of 85,000 and a maximum <br />population of 155,000 (35,000 below and above Orange County's estimated population). <br />Secondly, staff established a minimum population concentration percentage in a specific <br />area of a county at 40 %. This compares to the approximate 67% population <br />concentration in southeastern Orange County. The resulting counties with estimated <br />populations between 85,000 and 155,000 AND with a population concentration in one <br />portion of the county of 40% or greater are listed below <br />County <br />2003 <br />Population Concentration <br />Number of <br />Method of Election <br />Estimated <br />Percentage of Total County <br />Commissioners <br />Population <br />Population <br />Orange <br />120,881 <br />67% <br />5 <br />Pare At -Large <br />(Chapel Hill/Carrboro Area) <br />Alamance <br />136,372 <br />433% <br />5 <br />Pure At -Large <br />(Burlington/Graham Area) <br />Cabarrus <br />143,433 <br />69.5% <br />5 <br />Pure At -Large <br />(Concord/Kannapolis Area) <br />Catawba <br />146,458 <br />40.2% <br />5 <br />Pure At -Large <br />(Hickory/Newton/Conover Area) <br />Nash <br />89,626 <br />419% <br />7 <br />Pure District <br />(Rocky Mount Area) <br />Pitt <br />139,007 <br />473% <br />9 <br />Pure District <br />(Greenville Area) <br />