HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 10 - 2008 Population Estimate TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER 31
MEETING DATE: JANUARY 20, 2009
SUBJECT: 2008 POPULATION ESTIMATE
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution setting the population at 49,797
as of December 31, 2008.
BACKGROUND:
The estimated population as of December 31, 2007 was 49,635. Between the end of 2007
and December 31, 2008, an additional 37 single-family construction permits and 4 single-
family demolition permits were issued along with two multi-family demolition permits. An
additional 24 townhouse units were permitted in this same time frame. A single-family and
townhouse household ratio of 2.94 persons per unit and a 99.5% occupancy ratio were
applied to the net single-family unit and townhouse unit gain. A multi-family household
ratio of 2.25 persons per unit and a 90.8% occupancy ratio were applied to the multi-family
unit gain. These ratios and percentages were derived from the 2000 Census information.
These calculations yielded a population gain of 162 persons during 2008 for a total
population of 49,797 persons by December 31, 2008.
Grapevine's population has grown rapidly since 1970. Steady growth has been
experienced in the past 30 years with the only limiting factor being the availability of
residential land.
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, MAKING OFFICIAL THE FINDING
AND DETERMINATION AS TO THE POPULATION AND
NUMBER OF INHABITANTS OF AND WITHIN THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City Council of Grapevine, Texas, has found and determined that
it will be for the benefit of said City to have a revised estimate of the population and
number of inhabitants, and that the City make an official finding thereof; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has directed that an unofficial census of the
population of the City of Grapevine be taken; and
WHEREAS, based upon the 2000 Census Report, City building records, and the
investigation and review of the City's growth by the Development Services Department, it
has been found and determined that the City of Grapevine, Texas, as of December 31,
2008 actually has within its limits a population of 49,797.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the City Council has officially found and determined, and does
now find and determine, that the population of the City of Grapevine, Texas, as of the
31st day of December 2008, is 49,797.
Section 2. That the City Secretary is hereby directed to forward a copy of this
resolution to the Texas Highway Department so that they may change the population
signs on the roads and highways entering and leaving the City of Grapevine, Texas.
Section 3. That this resolution shall become effective from and after the date of
its final passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 20th day of January, 2009.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
RES. NO. 2