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Existing ConditionsDRAFT 2-11
<br />6,448
<br />19,507
<br />23,269 22,207 22,206 21,456 22,300 23,100 24,100
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<br />10,000
<br />15,000
<br />20,000
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<br />30,000
<br />1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040
<br />Projections
<br />Census
<br />Figure 2-2. Population Growth and Projections
<br />Source: U.S. Census 1960-2010; Metropolitan Council
<br />DeMOGraphICS &
<br />prOJeCtIONS
<br />Population
<br />Population growth in New Brighton was rapid during the 1960’s, increasing 202%
<br />from 1960 to 1970. However, during the 1970’s, the population growth of New
<br />Brighton slowed down to just 19%. The City’s population peaked around 1980, and
<br />began to decline over the next three decades. It was during these decades that the
<br />community’s traditional employment base of industrial jobs decreased. At the same
<br />time, suburban communities further away from Minneapolis and Saint Paul offered
<br />newer housing stock and larger lots than New Brighton’s traditional neighborhoods.
<br />While proximity to the urban core may have been a deterrent in the past, it is now
<br />seen as an asset. With that, the population is expected to increase through 2040,
<br />surpassing the city’s peak population of the 1980’s.
<br />Table 2-1. Historic Trends and Projections
<br />1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040
<br />Population 19,507 23,269 22,207 22,206 21,459 22,300 23,100 24,100
<br />Households 5,467 7,739 8,523 9,013 8,915 9,500 10,000 10,400
<br />Employment 3,740 8,557 9,779 11,007 9,213 11,000 11,800 12,700
<br />Source: U.S. Census 1970-2010; Metropolitan Council
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