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Comprehensive Plan Introductory Element
<br />In the seventies, the County's population increased by over 23,000 persons, an average annual
<br />growth rate of 5.23%.
<br />While the County's growth rate slowed to approximately 4.86% per year during the 1980-1990
<br />timeframe, the numerical increase was the largest recorded. Slowing further, the growth rate
<br />declined to approximately 2.27% per year for the 1990 to 2000 period. Then, the County's growth
<br />rate increased to approximately 2.53% per year between 2000 and 2009. From 2008 and 2009,
<br />however, the County's population actually decreased by 192 people, or 0.14%. That is the first time
<br />that the county's population has ever declined.
<br />Since the early part of the 20th century, both the State and the Treasure Coast Region have also
<br />experienced rapid population growth. Table 1.2 provides the population information for Indian
<br />River County, the Treasure Coast Region, and the state of Florida from 1960 to 2009. During that
<br />period, the population of the county and the region grew more than five fold, with the region slightly
<br />outpacing the county. Both areas grew faster than the state, which more than tripled in population.
<br />In fact, Indian River County's population as a percentage of Florida's population increased from
<br />0.51% in 1960 to 0.75% in 2009.
<br />TABLE 1.2
<br />POPULATION 1960 - 2009
<br />Indian River County, the Treasure Coast, and Florida
<br />Indian River
<br />County
<br />Population
<br />Treasure Coast
<br />Florida
<br />Population
<br />IRC Pop. as % of
<br />Treasure Coast
<br />Pop.
<br />Population
<br />IRC Pop. as % of
<br />Florida Pop.
<br />1960
<br />25,300
<br />309,600
<br />8.2%
<br />4,951,600
<br />0.51%
<br />1965
<br />31,300
<br />397,800
<br />7.9%
<br />5,961,600
<br />0.53%
<br />1970
<br />36,000
<br />463,900
<br />7.8%
<br />6,791,400
<br />0.53%
<br />1975
<br />46,300
<br />640,900
<br />7.2%
<br />8,485,200
<br />0.55%
<br />1980
<br />59,900
<br />787,900
<br />7,C%
<br />9,747,100
<br />0.61%
<br />1985
<br />76,400
<br />986,800
<br />7.7%
<br />11,287,900
<br />0.68%
<br />1990
<br />90,208
<br />1,204,782
<br />7.5%
<br />12,938,071
<br />0.70%
<br />1995
<br />100,261
<br />1,346,259
<br />7.4%
<br />14,149,317
<br />0.71%
<br />2000
<br />112,947
<br />1,563,564
<br />7.2%
<br />15,982,824
<br />0.71%
<br />2005
<br />130,043
<br />1,777,041
<br />7.3%
<br />17,918,227
<br />0.73%
<br />2008
<br />141,667
<br />1,856,774
<br />1 7.6%
<br />18,807,219
<br />1 0.75%
<br />2009
<br />141,475
<br />1,845,539
<br />7.7%
<br />1 18,750,483
<br />1 0.75%
<br />Source: U.S. Census of Population & University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research
<br />Community Development Department Indian River County
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