vision2020@moscow.com: Moscow population
Moscow population
Kenton (90142419@WSUVM1.CSC.WSU.EDU)
Wed, 13 Dec 95 08:18:12 PST
Dale Pernula calculates that since 1990, Moscow has added 1,126 dwelling
units of all kinds (single-family homes, duplexes, multi-family units
and university housing). (This was current as of mid-November.)
In the 1990 census, the occupancy rate was 2.3 persons per d.u. If that
rate remained constant, the additional population would be 2,590. If
the rate has declined as the population has redistributed itself to
fewer residents per dwelling, the increase would be less. Even so, it
suggests that the increase since 1990 is greater than the Census Bureau
estimates.
One other way of estimating growth would be through utility hook-ups.
WWP had 7,536 residential customers (for electricity) in 1990 in Moscow
and 8,032 in 1994, according to company figures. It had 112 in "Moscow
suburban" in 1990 and 477 in 1994. (WWP and Clwearwater Power both serve
rural areas outside of Moscow, so it's not clear whether that big jump
reflects the transfer of some CP customers to WWP.) Nonetheless, growth
outside the city limits may be one reason why trafrfic on city streets
appears to be growing faster than city population.
Moscow Vision 2020 plans to propose a population/demographic working group
of representatives from local agencies with an interest in staying on top
of these numbers. We have approached Jon Miller with the idea of doing an
annual update of his study "Why is Moscow growing?" If you are interested
in helping shape questions or gather data for this propject, please contact
me or Priscilla Salant (salant@wsu.edu)
Kenton
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