The Ellis County Press: Ellis County growth rate declines 0.4%

Ellis County growth rate declines 0.4%
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Editor on 04/10/2008 12:51:00


ELLIS COUNTY - Fewer families are moving to Ellis County, according to an
analysis by the _Dallas Morning News_ and statistics from the U.S. Census
Bureau.
Despite being one of the fastest-growing counties in the nation, Ellis County's
new population growth trends trickled from 4.4 percent to 4 percent compared to
last year, according to the Census chart the _DMN_ ran in their March 20 issue.
Estimates from the North Central Texas Council of Governments predict 350,000
people will call Ellis County home by 2025. Current population figures show
Ellis County at about 144,000.
Neighboring Kaufman County was the only county in a five-county region of
Dallas/Fort Worth that experienced increased population growth, according to the
_DMN_.