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Understanding residential growth rates in Cabarrus County <br /> <br /> · The Cabarrus Planning Department has begun projecting population growth based on <br />the analysis of residential building permits for Cabarms County. In general, the number of new <br />housing permits (houses) multiplied by the number of persons per house gives us a population <br />projection. Projections are added to a base of 98,935 persons, the official, population count <br />of the County as of April 1, 1990, the date of the federal Census. Thus, the County's population <br />as of December 31, 1993 is estimated to be: 108,490 . Additionally, the Department can show <br />where (see Attachment One: Total Residential Permits Issued 1990-1993) growth is occurring <br />within the County on an annual basis. <br /> <br /> · Growth in the County since the 1990 U.S. Census Count through December 31, 1993 <br />has been relatively evenly divided between the municipalities and the unincorporated areas of <br />the County. That is, fifty percent of the new growth has been within the cities/town's <br />jurisdictions, the other fifty percent within the remaining portion of Cabarrus County (see <br />Attachment Two: Cabarrus County Population by Jurisdiction - 1994). <br /> <br /> · The Planning Department's population projections show a significantly more rapid <br />rate of growth (2-3% per year) than either the N.C. State Office of Planning or Centralina <br />Council of Governments' show, the two traditional sources of population projections. Please see <br />Attachment Three: Population Projection Comparison). Because the Department's projections <br />are based on locally produced data (on houses that we can go count); they have a higher <br />likelihood of accuracy than the other two sources. <br /> <br /> · Using Planning's data based on building permits, estimates (current numbers) or <br />projections (future numbers) can be prepared in any number of areas, for example, housing, <br />population, school age population, water & sewage usage. These data can be prepared in the <br />form of maps, graphs, charts, etc. <br /> <br />· Other Attachments: <br /> <br />Four: <br />Five: <br />Six: <br />Seven: <br />Eight: <br />Nine: <br />Ten: <br /> <br /> New Housing Distribution Map for 1990 <br />New Housing Distribution Map for 1991 <br />New Housing Distribution Map for 1992 <br /> New Housing Distribution Map for 1993 <br />Existing Subdivisions/Lots Available as of March 1, 1994 <br />Adjusted New Housing Counts for Cabarrus County <br />Map of Available Lots as of March 1, 1994 <br /> <br />Prepared by: Cabarrus County Planning, Zoning & BuiMing Inspections <br />788-8141 <br />March I, 1994 <br /> <br /> <br />