Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 230, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 30, 1978 Page: 9 of 64
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120,1978
, April 30,1978
• THE DENTON RECORD-CHRONICLE
Popula tion boom : Truck accident kills Lubboc
— HOUGHTON, Mich. (AP) - A Lubbock, Texas was driving the truck: Anthony Gilo, 61, Corona, _.:
NY; and Wayne Lee Sater, 38, Springfield, Me.
Three persons were injured. One of the injured
was admitted to Portage View Hospital, where he
was listed in good condition Saturday with con-
tusions. Two others were treated for cuts and
released, a spokeswoman said.
Police said the three victims were riding in the
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Lewisville, Denton
show greatest increase
In 1970, Denton was *
college town of less than
40,000 population, there were
still open spaces between
Lewisville and Dallas and
The Colony wasn't even on
the map.
Since then, 38,367 people
have moved into Denton
County to make a visible
mark on its physical and
economic face.
Today, Denton’s sprawl
far surpasses its limits of a
decade ago. Lewisville is
bursting its boundaries to
creep ever cioeer into Dallas
suburbia and The Colony has
sprung off the drawing board
to become the county’s third-
largest city.
What happened? The
North Central Texas Council
of Governments (NCTCOG),
which this week released its
16-county population
estimates for 1978, calls the
growth “indicative of a
healthy, maturing region.”
The latest population
estimates reflect “the
economic stability and
diversity of North Central
Texas as compared to other
major metropolitan areas,"
NCTCOG said in its report,
noting that the regional ■
growth rate of the 1970s has
not matched the boom
decade of the 60s.
"This slower growth is
understandable, and is due
in part to such national
trends as the declining birth
rate, smaller household size
and the national economic
picture," the report said.
The NCTCOG figures show
Lewisville as by far the
fastest-growing city in
Denton County, gaining
14,006 people since 1970 to
increase its population by 152
percent. In seven years, the
estimates show, Lewisville
grew from a city of 9,264 to
its present estimated 23,350
population, experiencing a
12.7 percent annual growth
rate along the way. In 1960,
Lewisville had a population
of only 3,956.
Denton is the only other
city in the county to gain
more than 10,000 new
residents since 1970.
The NCTCOG estimates
show 51,550 permanent
Denton residents now,
compared to 30,867 in 1970
and 26,884 in 1900.
The 11,676 new residents
added to Denton in the past
seven years represent a 29.3
percent increase in the 1970
figures, and a 3.4 percent
annual growth rate.
Third in population size in
Denton County is The
Colony, a Fox and Jacobs
housing development that
incorporated two years ago
and now counts 5,950
residents within its cor-
porate limits.
Fourth largest city ia
Denton County to Flower
Mound, a community of 2,850
whichin 1970 with 1,685
residents was the talk of an
ambitious government-s-
ponsored New Town project.
The project flagged in 1976
but was revived a year later,
contributing to part to at-
tracting some 1,165 new
residents into the Flower
Mound town limits. With a 09
since 1970, Flower Mound is
second only to Lewisville in
proportionate growth.
NCTCOG pegs its annual
growth rate at 7 percent
since 1970.
Other cities in Denton
County have followed suit
with similar population
increases to experience,
along with other counties
surrounding the Dallas and
Fort Worth metropolitan
areas, "the most vigorous
growth" in the 16-county
region.
The figures show Lake
Dallas adding 769 new
residents since 1970 for an
estimated total 2,200
population; Sanger adding
497 residents to bring its
population up to the 2,100
mark; and Pilot Point
gaining 387 to reach an
estimated 2,050.
The remainder of the
county, including 6,600 from
Carrollton, grew from 20,113
residents in 1970 to an
estimated 23,950 todayfor a
19 percent upward change
and a 2.3 percent annual
growth rate.
The county as a whole,
according to the report, is
now home to114,000 people,
up 38,367 from 1070. In 1960,
the population of the entire
county was only 47,432.
Figures for Wise County
show growth patterns in
rural areas surpassing those
in the principal cities of
Decatur and Bridgeport.
The county as a whole has
grown from 19,678 residents
in 1370 to an estimated 24.450
as of Jan. 1, 1978, the NCT-
COG report shows.
Bridgeport, Wise County's
largest city, grew from 3,614
residents in 1870 to an
estimated 3,800 today. That
represents a 5 percent
population increase.
Decatur added 410 new
residents since 1970 to bring
its population total up to
3,650, a 12.7 percent
population change.
The remainder of the
county has grown 32.5
percent in population since
1970, adding 4,167 new
residents for sn estimated
17.000 rural population.
Figures for Wise County
show growth patterns in
rural areas surpassing those
in the principal cities of
Decatur and Bridgeport.
The county aa a whols has
grown from 19,678 residents
in 1070 to an eatimated 28,450
as of Jan. 1, 1978, the NCT-
COG report shows.
Bridgeport, Wise County's
largest city, grew from 3,614
residents in 1070 to an
estimated 3,800 today. That
represents a 5 percent
population increase.
Decatur added 410 new
residents since 1970 to bring
its population total up to
3,650, a 12.7 percent
population change.
The remainder of the
county has grown 32.5
percent in population since
1978, adding 4,167 new
residents for an estimated
17.000 rural population.
Meanwhile, the central
cities of Dallas and Fort
Worth are now reported to
have a combined population
equal to only 42.7 percent of
the region, compared to 40
percent in 1070 and 50 per-
cent in 1960.
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resident was among three men killed when a truck
and trailer — carrying props for a Shrine Circus
touring company — careened down * hill, across a
MP and emathed toto a concrete tridee
Police identified the victims from Friday night’s
accident as Carl A. Nordin,«of Lubbock, who
ELECT
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COUNTY JUDGE
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QUALIFICATIONS
BBA — FINANCE North Texas State University 1965
LAW DEGREE Southern Methodist University 1968
PRACTICING ATTORNEY DENTON COUNTY
CITY GOVERNMENT:
Advisory Appeals Beard
Planning and Zenning Commission 1976
City Councilman 1976-1978
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