A.V. AREA EXPANSION GROWING HOUSING PROJECTS TO BOOST PALMDALE, LANCASTER TOTALS.Byline: Jim Skeen Staff Writer PALMDALE - Palmdale and Lancaster both grew last year at a modest 1.8 percent, adding a total of 4,616 new residents to the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley , but officials said Monday that greater growth is ahead. Palmdale grew from 120,132 residents in 1999 to 122,392 residents this year, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. state Department of Finance estimates. Lancaster grew from 125,858 last year to 128,214 this year. The Lancaster figures do not include 4,188 inmates at the state prison. ``The economy here is just now starting to rear its head,'' said Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford. ``I see greater numbers than that in our future. The precursor precursor /pre·cur·sor/ (pre´kur-ser) something that precedes. In biological processes, a substance from which another, usually more active or mature, substance is formed. In clinical medicine, a sign or symptom that heralds another. is all the development that is going on.'' Among the indications of greater growth, Ledford said, are the planned start-ups of the City Ranch ranch, large farm devoted chiefly to raising and breeding cattle, horses, sheep, and goats. The cattle ranch was introduced from Latin America to Texas and the plains of the W United States and Canada. and Ritter rit·ter n. pl. ritter A knight. [German, from Middle High German riter, from Middle Dutch ridder, from r Ranch housing projects. Plans for City Ranch call for about 4,500 homes; Ritter Ranch plans call for 7,200 homes. Palmdale will eventually catch and pass Lancaster in terms of population, officials believe. Much of the southern cities' greater population growth will be driven by the fact that commuters can shave shave (shav) 1. to cut at or parallel to the surface of the skin. 2. to remove the beard or other body hair by such a process. 3. to cut thin slices from or to cut into thin slices. a few minutes off their daily treks to work in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. and Los Angeles Basin The Los Angeles Basin is the coastal sediment-filled plain located between the peninsular and transverse ranges in southern California in the United States containing the central part of the city of Los Angeles as well as its southern and southeastern suburbs (both in Los Angeles by living in Palmdale. Lancaster will continue to grow through job creation, although at what rate is hard to predict, Lancaster City Manager Jim Gilley said. ``As we get more and more job activity, that will be hugely important in terms of growth,'' Gilley said. Growth in Palmdale and Lancaster surged in the 1980s, fueled by first- time home buyers lured to the High Desert by affordable housing. Lancaster's population grew from 48,027 in 1980 to 88,732 by 1990 while at the same time Palmdale grew from 12,277 to 70,262 residents. The growth rates Growth Rates The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures. Notes: Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future. made the cities among the fastest growing communities in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. during the 1980s. Both cities' population growth rates slumped in the 1990s. Last year's slow pace in Palmdale was that city's lowest percentage growth in decades, falling below the 2.4 percent growth of 1998 and the 2.1 percent of 1997. Lancaster's growth rate last year was the same as the 1.8 percent growth of 1996. The additional population will add about $120 to $165 a person to the two cities from state revenue sources and from federal grants, the cities say. BY THE NUMBERS Lancaster and Palmdale population growth since 1990. Year Residents Change PALMDALE 1990 56,476 +23.2% 1991 78,046 +38.2% 1992 84,238 +7.9% 1993 89,717 +6.5% 1994 98,314 +9.6% 1995 104,656 +6.4% 1996 111,980 +7.0% 1997 114,874 +2.6% 1998 117,324 +2.1% 1999 120,132 +2.4% 2000 122,392 +1.8% LANCASTER 1990 88,732 +8.0% 1991 102,026 +15.0% 1992 104,655 +2.6% 1993 107,675 +2.9% 1994 115,524 +7.3% 1995 118,457 +2.5% 1996 121,023 +2.2% 1997 123,197 +1.8% 1998 127,136 +3.2% 1999 130,079 +2.3% SOURCE: Cities of Lancaster and Palmdale and state Department of Finance. Lancaster population includes California State Prison-Los Angeles County inmates. CAPTION(S): chart Chart: By the Numbers (see text) |
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