Link to September 10 article from the Hudson Star-Observer. (You'll need to register for a free account to access full text.)Excerpt: The Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) has released Jan. 1, 2009, population estimates for towns, villages, cities and counties and St. Croix County remains the state’s fastest growing.
With a 26.5 percent population gain since the 2000 Census, St. Croix is the state’s fastest-growing county by percentage increase. St. Croix’s preliminary estimate for Jan. 1, 2009, is 79,905, compared to the 2000 Census estimate of 63,155 (+16,750).
Calumet County is ranked as the second fastest-growing county at 14.8 percent (+6,011). Chippewa County is ranked fourth on the list, but DOA indicates its growth is influenced by large institutional population change (i.e. a prison, etc.). Polk is ranked fifth with an 11.9 percent increase (+4,912).
You'd think this growth would justify giving some attention to the space needs of the Hudson Area Joint Library. But you'd be wrong. (Read the first 5 paragraphs of letter #2.)
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