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<br />I <br />11 <br />il <br />II <br />II <br />II <br />1I <br />II <br />II <br /> <br />As the area served by the City water system can be broken down into two separate <br /> <br /> <br />parts, a population projection will be developed first for Canon City and <br /> <br /> <br />secondly for the outside water districts and users served by the City water <br /> <br /> <br />system. 1971 will be used as the present year in determining present water <br /> <br /> <br />usage figures; therefore, in the population discussions 1971 will be taken as <br /> <br /> <br />the present year. <br /> <br />Canon City. To develop a basis for a population projection for Canon City, it <br />is necessary to arrive at a present population figure. U.S. Census Bureau <br />figures indicate that Canon City had a population in 1970 of 9,206. There are <br />a number of methods to arrive at a present population figure. The ratio of <br />the census population to the number of children in schools, the number of <br />telephone services, or the number of customer power accounts in the census year <br />can be applied to the same items in the present year to obtain a present <br />population figure. The number of neW residential building permits since the <br />census year can be used to determine present population; a ratio of 3.5 persons <br />per residence will be used. Using these methods the following figures for the <br />1971 population were obtained: <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />Number of.Children in Schools: <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />Number of Telephone Accounts: <br /> <br />Number of Power Accounts: <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />Building Permits: <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />9206 x 3260 = 9297 <br />3i28 <br />9206 x 5724 = 9515 <br />S538 <br />9.206 x 2915 = 9422 <br />2848 <br />9206 + (3.5 x 29) = 9308 <br /> <br />The 1971 population of Canon City will be taken as 9350. <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />The past pattern of growth for Canon City was taken from U.S. Census Bureau <br /> <br /> <br />information. The following is a record of the population history for Canon City. <br /> <br /> <br />The population for South Canon was i~cluded in these figures from 1910 through <br /> <br /> <br />1950. South Canon was annexed by Ca~on City between 1950 and 1960, <br /> <br />rl <br /> <br />[I <br />II <br />[J <br />'1 <br /> <br />Year <br />1910 <br />1920 <br />1930 <br />1940 <br />1950 <br />1960 <br />1970 <br />Iq71 <br /> <br />Population <br />6483 <br />5832 <br />7409 <br />8419 <br />7933 <br />8973 <br />9206 <br />13)~70 <br />lJ2 <br /> <br />,. <br />