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in their numbers. Those aged 20 years and older comprised 3,250 people in 1970 and 5,285 people in the year 2000, resulting in a total increase of 2,035 persons.
Young adults (age 20-44 years) experienced an increase from 1970 to 2000 (1,481 versus 2,491 persons) but had a decline from 1990 to 2000 (2,491 versus 2,099 persons).
Overall, from 1970 to 2000, the number of young adults increased by 618 persons, representing 30 percent of the total increase in the county’s adult population during this time.
Middle-aged adults (age 4564 years) had a large and consistent increase in their numbers throughout the past 30 years. Their numbers increased from 1,132 in 1970 to 2,223 in 2000. This represents 54 percent of the total increase in the county’s adult population.
Older-aged adults (age 65 years and older) also had consistent increases in their numbers. This group comprised 637 persons in 1970 and 963 persons in 2000. This increase represents 16 percent of the total increase in the county's adult population.
From 1970 to 2000, the total county population increased by 1,784 persons.
Can we draw any conclusions from these changes? The decline in the preschool and school-age population seems consistent over the past 30 years.
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