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Census 2010: Flagler’s Population Climbs to 95,696, Florida’s to 18.8 Million

March 17, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

What growth slowdown? (Census Bureau)

The 2010 Census figures are out: As of April 1, 2010, Flagler County’s population stood at 95,696, an increase of 45,864 from 2000, or 92 percent.

Florida’s population is 18.8 million, up 17.7 percent from a population of 16 million a decade ago.

“It would have been nice to make the 100,000, but I didn’t expect that we’d quite reach it,” Alan Peterson, chairman of the Flagler County Commission, said when hearing the numbers.

For Flagler County, the 95,696 count is higher than the Census Bureau’s last estimate, in 2009, of 91,622, but still short of the 100,000 mark that would have placed the county in a more urban bracket and qualified it for a different set of federal grants such as mass transportation.

“The 100,000 was an arbitrary target, it’s a nice round number,” Palm Coast Mayor Jon Netts said. “I think it’s indicative of what we felt all along that this is an area of potential growth. The fact that you’ve got those kinds of numbers and the fact that we’re seeing an increasing retail interest in Palm Coast, I think this helps us better project the future and what’s in store for us.” If, for example, the numbers had declined in comparison with projections, the county and the city may have had to rethink their strategies, the mayor continued. “So we’re on the right track. All of these discussions that we’re having about economic development probably validate some of those economic goals.”

According to Census figures, The five most populous incorporated places and their 2010 Census counts are Jacksonville, 821,784; Miami, 399,457; Tampa, 335,709; St. Petersburg, 244,769; and Orlando, 238,300. Jacksonville grew by 11.7 percent since the 2000 Census. Miami grew by 10.2 percent, Tampa grew by 10.6 percent, St. Petersburg decreased by 1.4 percent, and Orlando grew by 28.2 percent.

Flagler and Sumter counties were the fastest growing in the decade. Monroe County, covering the Florida Keys, and Pinellas County, home to St. Petersburg, lost population.

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  1. Big D says

    March 17, 2011 at 3:47 pm

    100,000 people and no jobs. If it weren’t for the weather, this place would be a dump.

  2. tulip says

    March 17, 2011 at 5:26 pm

    Everybody in Flagler County is not in the workforce. Exclude children, the retirees and people who can’t work because of handicaps, etc. the actual people available in the workforce decreases significantly

  3. Kevin says

    March 18, 2011 at 10:51 am

    I for for one would expect that there would be an increase given the very favorable real estate market here. If only and I mean if only government and local colleges did something more than what they currently have been doing to bring in more and better jobs to this great state, already regarded for no personal income tax. I for one love Florida from the bottom tip of the keys, to the Georgian-Alabama borders! Flagler is a great example of a gorgeous, high potential area but driven into the ground through failed policies and erroneous spending on projects that lacked long-term viability and true investment benefits. (I hope that made sense?)

  4. Original Floridian says

    March 19, 2011 at 5:48 pm

    Those that think Flagler has “really” continued to grow are so in the dark. Why does Flagler have the highest unemployment rate and one of the highest mortgage foreclosures in the US? I am one of few and far between original Floridians, born and raised and I am like Kevin, above, I love Florida but with all these “newbies” moving in and changing or making up “new policies”, it is a matter of time before it will be ruined for “everybody”. Why cant we find “politicians” that moved here because they loved Flagler county do the “right” thing for the majority of people that live here and not for a hand few?
    Disgusted Original Floridian

  5. yankee says

    March 19, 2011 at 8:33 pm

    well thats cause if we left it up to you floridians yous wouldnt have paved roads or electricity i for one am glad were making florida more like up nort

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