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OFFICE OF STATE BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT
JANUARY 1990
NORTH CAROLINA
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1980
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1989
CAROLINA MUNICIPAL POPULATION
1989 POPULATION ESTIMATES FOR NORTH CAROLINA MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES
This report presents estimates of the July 1, 1989 permanent resident population of North Carolina, each of its
100 counties, and each of its 534 incorporated municipalities within boundaries as of July 1, 1989. For comparative
purposes the April 1. 1980 and April 1. 1970 Censuses for each municipality (within boundaries as of January 1 of
each'respective year) and the percentage change in population during the estimate period (April 1, 1980 to July 1,
1989) are shown. In addition, the populations of all municipalities over 2.500 are listed, ranked by size. The
municipalities with the largest percentage change in population during the estimate period are presented in 4 size
categories. The municipalities which have had the largest population growth due to annexations during this period
and the municipalities which have annexed the largest amounts of land during this period are also listed. For the
25 largest municipalities and for selected county balances, the estimate period growth is presented in two parts,
the growth (or loss) due to annexation and the growth within the January 1, 1980 (1980 Census) boundaries.
The state population estimate presented here was prepared by the North Carolina Office of State Budget and
Management in cooperation with the United States Bureau of the Census. The county estimates were prepared
independently by the North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management. The methods used in generating the
county estimates are discussed in detail in "Provisional Estimates of the Population of North Carolina Counties
as of July 1, 1989", State of North Carolina, Office of State Budget and Management, Management and Information
Services, July 1990.
Municipal population estimates have been prepared by the Office of State Budget and Management to meet the
needs of data users requiring estimates more current than the 1980 Census. Annual municipal estimates are prepared
in two series: one for state and municipal planning purposes and a second for the distribution of state-shared
revenues. The series presented in this publication is for planning purposes and estimates the population as of
July 1, 1989 residing in municipal boundaries as of the same date.
Because of specific legislation, municipal estimates for revenue sharing purposes must reflect the population
as of July 1, 1989 residing in municipal boundaries as of July 1. 1990. This information is regularly supplied
to municipal and county governments and is available upon request .
These municipal population estimates were developed from federal census counts as reported in the 1980
Census of Population Volume 1, Characteristics of the Population, Chapter A. Number of Inhabitants. PC80-1-A35, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, including all known corrections to that report, and corresponding data
from the 1970 Census of population. The federal census counts were updated to July 1, 1989 by the North Carolina
Office of State Budget and Management, Management and Information Services, by the procedure outlined on pages
2 and 3 of this document.
