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Comprehensive Plan Economic Development Element seven miles west of the coastal ridge. The St. Johns Marsh is west of the Ten -mile Ridge and has an elevation of approximately 25 feet. The second terrace in Indian River County, the Talbot Terrace, begins at the western edge of the St. Johns Marsh. That terrace, which reaches an altitude of approximately 40 feet above sea level, extends into and beyond the northwest corner of the county. Demographic Characteristics Historic Population Table 5.1 shows the county's historical population for the years 1930 to 2009. For the entire 1930 to 2009 period, Indian River County's population increased by 134,751 persons, a 2,004% increase in population over seventy-nine years. In the more recent 1980 to 2009 period, Indian River County's population increased by 81,579 persons. That 136% increase in population over twenty-nine years exceeded Florida's population growth rate which was 92.37% during that period. Table 5.1: Historic Population of Indian River Count 1930 - 2009 Year Population Numerical Increase % Increase 1930 6,724 1940 8,957 2,233 33.21% 1950 11,872 2,915 32.54% 1960 25,309 13,437 113.18% 1970 35,992 10,683 42.21% 1980 59,900 23,904 66.41% 1990 90,208 13,766 18.01% 1995 100,375 10,167 11.27% 2000 112,947 12,686 12.65% 2005 130,041 17,094 15.13% 2009 141,475 -192 -0.135% Source: U.S. Census Bureau and the University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research. In 2009, the state's population was estimated to be 18,750,483, an increase of 17.32% since 2000, when the state had a population of 15,982,824. Indian River County's growth rate was 7.94 percentage points higher than the state's growth rate during that period. As shown in table 5. 1, Indian River County's population increased from 112,947 people in 2000 to 141,475 in 2009, an increase of 25.26%. This population growth was almost exclusively due to new Community Development Department Indian River County 3