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California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2006
This paper provides background information for a Commission discussion regarding the challenges that community college districts confront when trying to serve rural and remote communities. The paper describes the dynamics of statewide and regional population growth occurring in California and an overview of program-based funding--the budgetary…
Descriptors: Population Growth, Advisory Committees, Community Colleges, Rural Areas
Arizona State Dept. of Economic Planning and Development, Phoenix. – 1976
The mid-1976 population estimates for 73 Arizona nonmetropolitan communities and their immediately surrounding areas were computed using a ratio between selected population indicators and actual population as established for each community by the U.S. Bureau of Census in census years. The resultant persons-per-indicator was then multiplied times…
Descriptors: Average Daily Membership, Electricity, Elementary Schools, Population Growth
United Nations New York, NY. Dept. of Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis. – 1993
This United Nation's publication presents data on the size and growth of urban and rural populations for all countries of the world and contains revised estimates and projections for all urban agglomerations that had at least one million inhabitants in 1990. Chapter 1 presents levels of urbanization and future trends for urban and rural…
Descriptors: Human Geography, Population Distribution, Population Growth, Population Trends
Berry, E. Helen; Kirschner, Annabel – 2002
Between 1990 and 2000, the Hispanic population of the West increased by 54 percent, compared to a 13 percent increase for non-Hispanics. The Hispanic population now represents 25 percent of the West's population, up from 19 percent in 1990. This information brief describes the increase in Hispanic populations in the West from 1990 to 2000 and…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Census Figures, Educational Attainment, Educational Needs
Pickard, Jerome – Appalachia, 1981
Largely from immigration, Appalachian population grew by over 2,000,000 from 1970 to 1980, a rate of 11.1 percent. Statistical tables give state, local development district, regional and county-group population figures for 13 Appalachian states. A map and bar graphs show rate of population change by county, region and state. (NEC)
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Change, Migration Patterns, Population Distribution
Fuguitt, Glenn V.; Beale, Calvin L. – 1976
Based on the decennial censuses of 1950, 1960, and 1970, patterns of population change between 1950-60 and 1960-70 are analyzed for U.S. nonmetropolitan incorporated cities and towns via tabular and narrative data. The cities and towns which are analyzed range in size from less than 100 to 50,000 population and, as of 1970, include over 30 million…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Community Size, Comparative Analysis, Distance
Price, Michael – 1986
A Kentucky population projection presents 1980 census counts and projections for 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2010, and 2020 for the state, its 15 area development districts, and its 120 counties. Populations are broken down by gender and 5-year age groups through 85 years and over, with age summaries for 0-18 years, 19-64 years, and 65 years and over.…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Birth Rate, Cohort Analysis, Community Change
United Nations New York, NY. Dept. of Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis. – 1995
This publication presents data from the current revision of estimates and projections of the size and growth of urban and rural populations for all countries of the world. The publication also contains revised estimates and projections for all urban agglomerations of at least 750,000 inhabitants in 1994. The revisions are part of a series of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Human Geography, Population Distribution, Population Growth
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Biggs, Brian; And Others – 1993
This report summarizes demographic, economic, and social statistics on Canada's rural and small towns through 1989. Rural and small towns include areas with populations of less than 10,000 persons or a population density of less than 400 per square kilometer. The first section examines rural-urban differences in population trends and age…
Descriptors: Crime, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries
Brown, David L. – 1975
Utilizing data compiled from the 1970 U.S. Census of Population, this statistical analysis presents a comparison of the socioeconomic characteristics of growing and declining nonmetropolitan U.S. counties. In addition, separate analyses are presented for whites and racial minorities and for South and nonsouth regions (since analysis is limited to…
Descriptors: Age, Census Figures, Economically Disadvantaged, Education
Knop, Sheila A. – 1983
The statewide population data presented in this document should assist education program planners and policymakers in making judgments about the priority educational needs of adults in different areas of Colorado. Arranged into 4 major sections, the document presents over 35 statistical tables about Colorado's population size and growth, age and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Census Figures, Charts, Comparative Analysis
Pickard, Jerome P.; And Others – 1979
With a total area of 197,116 square miles, the Appalachian Region has an uneven distribution of population, income, wealth and natural resources. The Region's 19.3 million people live in 397 counties and 5 independent cities in Virginia. Under 50% of the population live in metropolitan counties while only 25% live in rural counties. In 1975 the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Agriculture, American Indians