Kyle grew 398 percent and San Marcos grew 58 percent in population between 2000 and 2009, Texas State Data Center estimates released Tuesday show.
The figures put the Kyle population in January of 2009 at 26,482 and San Marcos at 55,013.
The center’s report also indicated Hay County surpassed 150,000 with 151,664 residents and the region’s best growth rate from 2008 at 6.6 percent.
Population estimates are calculated starting with the decennial Census as the base year and simulating change in population based on local data such as school enrollment records, housing construction, and birth and death rates.
Population growth estimates from 2000 - 2009 for other Hays County cities include: Buda at 187 percent, Dripping Springs at 36 percent, Mountain City at 25 percent, Uhland at 24 percent, Wimberley DDP at 24 percent and Woodcreek at 31 percent.
Austin added just over 50,000 people from Jan. 1, 2008 to 2009, the second most of any city in Texas, according to an analysis by the Capital Area Council of Governments.
Austin’s most recent estimate from January 2009 stood at 786,484, while Travis County topped one million for the first time with an estimated population of 1,009,466, adding over 52,000 people.
The five county metropolitan region grew by 5.4 percent over the past year reaching an estimated population of 1.67 million, compared to a 1.8 percent growth rate for the entire state of Texas which now has at total of 24.5 million people.
“With Census 2010 just a few months away, capturing an accurate count is critical, as the population number will be with us in some form for the next ten years,” said Chris Ramser, community planner for CAPCOG.
Ramser added, “We think we know how many people live in our cities and counties, but until those numbers get recorded it is still just an educated guess. Federal and State funding for programs, political representation and much more are at stake with those official numbers.”
The counting will begin by middle March 2010 when Census forms are mailed or delivered to each address.
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