Population and Population Density County
State
Land Area in Acres
Land Area in Square Miles
Population in 2005
Density (population per square mile) in 2005
Marion
Indiana
253,440
396
855,204
2,160
Multnomah
Oregon
278,400
435
661,902
1,522
Shelby
Tennessee
483,200
755
909,035
1,204
Duval
Florida
495,360
774
832,499
1,076
Travis
Texas
632,960
989
890,128
900
Table IV: Population and Population Density
Population Growth County
State
Population in 1990
Projected Population in 2020
Projected Population Growth Rate (1990—2020)
Travis
Texas
576,407
1,108,849
92.4%
Duval
Florida
672,971
986,101
46.5%
Multnomah
Oregon
583,887
716,190
22.7%
Shelby
Tennessee
826,330
1,002,359
21.3%
Marion
Indiana
797,159
904,298
13.4%
Table V: Population Growth
Anticipated Acreage Acquisition Agency
Current Park Acreage
Anticipated Park Growth Acreage by 2016
Duval County, Florida Jacksonville Parks, Recreation, Entertainment and Conservation Department Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve (NPS) Florida Park Service St. Johns River Water Management District
75,235 8,400 8,124 5,970
Multnomah County, Oregon Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (USFS) Portland Parks and Recreation Department Metro Regional Parks and Greenspaces
33,280 10,846 7,013
Travis County, Texas Austin Parks and Recreation Lower Colorado River Authority Travis County Parks
16,835 5,390 1,872
Marion County, Indiana Indianapolis Parks and Recreation Dept
10,855
1,500
Shelby County, Tennessee Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park Memphis Division of Park Services
12,387 4,852
600-1,500 N.A.
6,000
3,500-4,500
3,000 1 721
1 Estimate based on past growth rate. N.A. = Not Available
Table VI: Anticipated Acreage Acquisition The Travis County Greenprint for Growth <
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