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<br />Population
<br />Population projections are effective planning tools when used correctly. However, their accuracy
<br />is subject to several factors including assumptions for birth rates, death rates, migration, and
<br />economic conditions. Assumptions are based on past trends and the best information available
<br />at the time, but assumptions do not always remain true, and unexpected changes can occur.
<br />Therefore, Elk River should use population projections presented in this Comprehensive Plan as a
<br />general guide and not as an absolute certainty. Moreover, the City should periodically review and
<br />update the population projections based on new conditions.
<br />Over the past 30 years, the City of Elk River experienced significant change in population. In
<br />1980, Elk River was home to 6,785 people, nearly tripling in size from 1970 (2,252 people). By
<br />2000, the population grew to 16,447, and in 2010 the U.S. Census documented a population of
<br />22,974. Refer to Table 4 -A: Population Change: 1980 -2010 for additional information.
<br />Table 4 -A: Population Change: 1980 -2010
<br />25,000
<br />20,000
<br />15,000
<br />10,000
<br />5,000
<br />0
<br />1980
<br />Change
<br />1990
<br />Change
<br />2000
<br />Change
<br />2010
<br />Change
<br />Place
<br />2000
<br />1 2010
<br />■ Population
<br />2,252
<br />6,785
<br />11,143
<br />1 16,447
<br />1 22,974
<br />Population
<br />1970 -1980
<br />Population
<br />1980 -1990
<br />Population
<br />1990 -2000
<br />Population
<br />2000 -2010
<br />City of Elk
<br />6,785
<br />201%
<br />11,143
<br />64%
<br />16,447
<br />48%
<br />22,974
<br />40%
<br />River
<br />City of
<br />4769
<br />213%
<br />5219
<br />9%
<br />6,389
<br />22%
<br />13,571
<br />112%
<br />Otsego
<br />Big Lake
<br />2697
<br />37%
<br />4452
<br />65%
<br />6,785
<br />52%
<br />7,386
<br />9%
<br />Township
<br />City of Big
<br />2210
<br />118%
<br />3113
<br />0
<br />41 /0
<br />6,389
<br />0
<br />105 /0
<br />10,060
<br />0
<br />57.50 /o
<br />Lake
<br />Livonia
<br />n/a
<br />n/a
<br />n/a
<br />n/a
<br />3,917
<br />51%
<br />5,951
<br />51.90%
<br />Township
<br />City of
<br />n/a
<br />n/a
<br />n/a
<br />n/a
<br />2,851
<br />83%
<br />5,228
<br />83.30%
<br />Zimmerman
<br />Sherburne
<br />29908
<br />63%
<br />41945
<br />40%
<br />64,417
<br />54%
<br />88,499
<br />37.40%
<br />County
<br />State of
<br />4,075,907
<br />7%
<br />4,375,099
<br />7.10%
<br />4,919,479
<br />7.30%
<br />5,303,925
<br />12.40%
<br />Minnesota
<br />Chart 4 -I: Population Change
<br />25,000
<br />20,000
<br />15,000
<br />10,000
<br />5,000
<br />0
<br />1970
<br />1980
<br />1990
<br />2000
<br />1 2010
<br />■ Population
<br />2,252
<br />6,785
<br />11,143
<br />1 16,447
<br />1 22,974
<br />Source: U.S. Census
<br />Source: US Census
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