Laserfiche WebLink
<br /> <br />ECONOMY <br /> <br />A basic precept must be accepted to understand comprehensive framework plan <br />formulation. This precept is based on projected future .economic conditions. There- <br />fore, the study is based on people and their needs, now and in the future. To make <br />projections, it is necessary to examine present and past trends in such categories as <br />population, employment and income. <br /> <br />POPULATION <br /> <br />In 1930, the Region had a population of 545,000. By 1965, the population had <br />grown to about 1.2 million. These figures indicate a growth rate exceeding the total <br />United States but less than other Regions in the West. <br />Growth pattemsvaried greatly among subregions during the period 1930 through <br />1965. The Central Lahontan subregion population grew 295 percent, followed by <br />the Great Salt Lake subregion with 138 percent. The Humboldt and Bear River sub- <br />regions increased 40 and 28 percent respectively. Population in the Tonopah sub. <br />region increased 6 percent while the Sevier Lake subregion declined 18 percent. <br />Population of the Great Basin Region is expected to triple by the year 2020. <br />(Illustration 6.) . <br /> <br />POPULATION PROJECTIONS <br /> <br />3,198 <br /> <br />3.000 <br /> <br /> <br />[:===J TONOPAH <br />IIIIIIII HUMBOLDT <br />_ IIIIIIII SEVIER LAK~ <br />i 2,600-t,:,;r~i)~~'~,>>1 BEAR RIVER <br />~ _ CENTRAL LA!"lONTAN <br />~ 1,>..';-1:1' :.;' "I GREAT SALT LAKE <br />! <br />. <br />o <br /> <br />1"000 <br />~ <br />S <br />~ 1.600 <br /> <br />1,151 <br /> <br />1,000 <br /> <br />YEARS <br /> <br />2000 <br /> <br />Illustration 6 <br /> <br />6 <br />