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C. POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS Hugo has always been a "growth" community and will undoubtedly continue to grow in the future. As can be noted below on Table I the Village (and Oneka Township) had experienced very slow, steady growth during the period 1940-1960. Both communities were averaging an increase of approximately one hundred (100) persons in each of the two ten year periods. (1940-1950, 1950-1960.) TABLE I - POPULATION TRENDS Since 1960 there has been a marked acceleration in the rate of growth, especially in Oneka Township, where an increase of over 100% has been realized. The old Village of Hugo increased approximately 50% in this ten year period. The composite Village's rate of growth was somewhat greater than that of Washington County, which was 58%. With the greater mobility of the populace and the recent opening of I -35E, it appears that the urban "fringe" of St. Paul is fast approaching the Hugo area. Current population estimates by the Twin Cities Metropolitan Council for 1972 indicate that this recent growth phenomenon is continuing. They estimate a population of 3,164 for Hugo, which is an increase of 18i over the 1970 Census figures. Future growth of this magnitude can be borne out by the fact that the Village has issued building permits for 74 housing units for 1972. Future population projections have been prepared by the Metropolitan Council and are shown on Table II below: 5 1940 1950 1960 1970 1972* Hugo 348 440 538 751 3,164 Oneka Twp. 683 771 898 1,918 ---- Tota1 1,031 1,211 1,436 2,669 3,164 Washington County 26,430 34,544 52,432 82,948 92,625 * Metropolitan Council - All other data from U.S. Census Since 1960 there has been a marked acceleration in the rate of growth, especially in Oneka Township, where an increase of over 100% has been realized. The old Village of Hugo increased approximately 50% in this ten year period. The composite Village's rate of growth was somewhat greater than that of Washington County, which was 58%. With the greater mobility of the populace and the recent opening of I -35E, it appears that the urban "fringe" of St. Paul is fast approaching the Hugo area. Current population estimates by the Twin Cities Metropolitan Council for 1972 indicate that this recent growth phenomenon is continuing. They estimate a population of 3,164 for Hugo, which is an increase of 18i over the 1970 Census figures. Future growth of this magnitude can be borne out by the fact that the Village has issued building permits for 74 housing units for 1972. Future population projections have been prepared by the Metropolitan Council and are shown on Table II below: 5