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<br />Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson counties. The
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<br />Denver Planning Office is concerned only with the City and County of
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<br />Denver.
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<br />The latest published estimates of future growth in the Denver Metro-
<br />politan' Area were made by the ICRPC in August, 1965. population in the
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<br />four counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, and Jefferson from 1940 to 2000,
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<br />as estimated by ICRPC, is given in Table I.
<br /> TABLE I
<br /> POPULATION
<br /> DENVER MEmOPOLITAN AREA
<br />Year Adams Arapahoe Denver Jefferson Total
<br />1940 (a) 22,481 32,150 332,412 30,725 407,768
<br />1950 (a) 40,234 52,125 415,786 55,687 563,832
<br />1960 (a) 120,296 113,426 493,887 127,520 855,129
<br />1962 (b) 138,000 128,000 510,000 150,000 926,000
<br />1964 (b) 152,000 138,000 508,000 174,000 972,000
<br />1965 (b) 156,000 138,000 505,000 180,000 979,000
<br />1970 (b) 195,000 160,000 532,000 225,000 1,112,000
<br />1980 (b~ 270,000 225,000 570,000 325,000 1,390,000
<br />1990 (b 380,000 295,000 620,000 450,000 1,745,000
<br />2000 (b) 470,000 360,000 640,000 600,000 2,070,000
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<br />(a) U. S. Census figures as of April 1.
<br />(b) As of January 1.
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<br />The total figure of 1,390,000 for 1980 is a reduction from the 1,550,000
<br />population estimated by ICRPC in 1961 for the same four counties.
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<br />The average annual rates of increase per county in the 1960-1965 period
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<br />are lower than those for the 1950-1960 period. This indicates that the
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<br />growth is slowing down in all four counties.
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<br />Denver's annexations in the southwest and southeast areas give it room
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<br />to grow. ICRPC expects Denver's population to increase slowly if the City's
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<br />present annexation policies are pursued. Adems, Arapahoe, and Jefferson coun-
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<br />ties are expected to grow at a slower pace than in the past 15 years.
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