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BUSINESS & LEGAL NEWS IN BAKER, CLAY, DUVAL, NASSAU AND ST. JOHNS COUNTIES
Fireworks light up Downtown at the 2022 Fourth of July celebration.
DUVAL AT 1 MILLION City of Jacksonville photos
Crowds flock to the Jacksonville Beach Pier reopening in July 2022.
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uval County probably welcomed its 1 millionth resident in the early hours of June 17, 2020. Or thereabouts. That’s not scientific, but it is based on U.S. Census Bureau numbers as of April 1, 2020, and the bureau’s estimate of 1,016,809 for 2021. The Florida Legislature Office of Economic and Demographic Research updated its county statisical profiles Dec. 16. Doing the math from those shows it might not have taken long for Duval to reach 1 million people after its population of 995,567 on Census Day 2020. Between then and the estimate for 2021, Duval County added about 58 people a day during that year, taking into account births, deaths, residents
moving in and those leaving. That number would include those who moved to the state during and after the COVID-19 pandemic that started in March 2020, as well as those who died during the time. If more numbers are of interest, the projection for 2022 was 1,033,533 almost 46 people a day for those previous 12 months. Duval could see a population of 1,076,935 in 2025 and, a quarter century after that, 1,278,118 by 2050. We report about the significance of the 1 million landmark in today’s issue.
DUVAL AT 1 MILLION, PAGES 4-10
JACKSONVILLE ON THE RISE
1,033,533 Estimated Duval population in 2022.
The population of Duval County has increased 95.42% since 1970, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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606,837 Population when Michael Jackson performed three concerts at the Gator Bowl in July 1984.
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827,605 Population when the city hosted the Super Bowl on Feb. 5, 2005.
724,468 Population for the first Jaguars season in 1995.
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Real Estate: New residents will need places to live and experts are addressing the challenges. Page 6
Duval County population in 1970.
Neighborhoods: With growth comes the impact on the quality of life. Page 8
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Infrastructure: The city is spending millions to improve Jacksonville International Airport, roads, drainage and more. Page 10
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REAL ESTATE
THE BASCH REPORT
BTI Partners enters area with $116.33 million in deals
They escaped the stock slump
The Fort Lauderdale-based company acquires two future master-planned community developments in Clay and St. Johns counties totalling 4,600 acres. PAGE 13
Only two of the 20 public companies headquartered in the Jacksonville area saw a stock price rise in 2022. PAGE 3
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