The group 1,000 Friends of Florida contracted with the University of Florida's GeoPlan Center for population projections for the State of Florida in the year 2060. Additional detailed information provided in this study can be obtained from their website.
Some interesting projections for Central Florida (Brevard, Citrus, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lake, Manatee, Marion, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Seminole, St. Lucie, Sumter, Volusia):
2005 Population for Central Florida: 6,595,259. 2060 Est. Population: 15,478,239 Increase: 8,883,980
Several counties are expected to "build out" between 2020 and 2040, including Hillsborough & Pinellas!
Least change of all central Florida counties will be Pinellas because "more than 70 percent is already in urban use, the highest of any county in the state".
The Central Florida region is expected to have the "largest percentage of urban land use of any region in the state by 2060"! (51%)
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