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Title: 2006 Chiefs Review Asheville NC, July 2428


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1950
2006 Chiefs Review Asheville NC, July 24-28
Changing Faces, Changing Places Demographic
Trends of the South
1970
2000
Ken Cordell, Southern Research Station, FS RD,
Co-authors Carter Betz, Shela Mou, Gary Green
(UGA) and Mike Bowker---Southern Research Station
http//www.oldtelephonebooks.com/phusncab.html
2
The modern-day context of the United States and
its Southern Region is population growth
Worldwide, 6.3 Million/Month in 2006
Population densities (per square km)
http//sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/gpw/
3
Forecast for 2050, between 8.9 and 9.2 Billion
(UN vs US Census)
World Population 6.6 billion 2006 Growth 6.3
million/month (U. S. Census Estimates for July
2006)
http//www.census.gov/ipc/www/img/worldpch.gif
4
North America is very much a part of the Worlds
population story
5
  • POPULATION STATISTICS FOR THE U.S. (2006)
  • Population growth rate per year
  • 0.91 (about 3 million per year)
  • Birth rate
  • 14.14 births/1,000 population
  • Death rate
  • 8.26 deaths/1,000 population
  • Immigration
  • 3.18 migrant(s)/1,000
  • Life expectancy at birth
  • total population 77.8 years male 75.0 years
    female 80.8 years (2006 est.)

14.14 8.26 3.18 9.06/1,000
https//www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos
/us.html
6
Percent Foreign-Born by State, 2003
Immigration adds over 3 million per year
Source Population Reference Bureau analysis of
the 2003 American Community Survey
7
Trend in Total Population for the South
The Population Trend for the South is much the
same as for the U. S.
Source United States Bureau of Census and
Woods-Poole Data Projections
8
Southern States Population for 1990 2006 and
Percentage Change
Source Woods Poole CEDDs Series
May not reflect Katrina impact
9
Southern Metro and Non-Metro population change
for 1990-98 and 1998-2006 (Thousands)
Numbers are still growing, but rate is declining
somewhat
10
Urban 500/sq. mile
First Chiefs Overview, 1998
Source Cordell, SRS, Athens GA
11
2006 and 2030 Projections of population density
(growth in numbers per square mile, density, not
percentage change)
Atlanta
12
Atlanta, GA
10 Years, Urban 500 per sq. mile
Source Nowak 2005
13
Trend in Southern Population by age group, 1990,
1998, 2006
Falling Rising
14
Percent of Population in the South by Age and
State, 2006
15
The number of seniors (65) is projected to
continue to rise through 2030 (thousands/county)
16
Percentage of Population by State and Race
17
Racial and Ethnic Diversity will rise in the
future
18
Diversity rising most in South Texas, along the
Mississippi, the Piedmont of NC/SC/GA, Mid-AL,
and South Florida
19
Down/Up
Percent of Population by Type of Employment by
Year
20
Amenity migration has added new meaning to the
phrase Urban National Forests
21
As the senior population expands, National
Forests are increasingly the natural amenity
drawing them as retirees
22
Total Number of Days of Recreation Participation
Across Nature-based Activities with Percent of
Market Share
Source NSRE Athens GA
The Souths population is 30.8 percent of total
U.S. recreation demand (days of)
23
Historical Population Trend for the South-----Why
are all these Demographic Trends Important??
Updated Source So. Forest Resources Assessment

24
There will be forest management challenges
brought about by growing and diversifying
population in the South
  • Loss of open space
  • Catastrophic events
  • Hazardous fuels

Source United States Bureau of Census and
Woods-Poole Data Projections
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1. Population growth is driving rapid urban
expansion (Nowaks projections of urban 2000 to
2050)
Urban 500 person/sq. mile
26
Percent Urban (2010)
27
Percent Urban (2020)
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Percent Urban (2030)
29
Percent Urban (2040)
30
Percent Urban (2050)
31
2. A lot more people live in the interface area,
which we define as developing rural (Source,
Athens Research Group)
(Percent of Population)
30
More People living in the woods
32
High/Low
3. Aging of the population matters w.r.t. forest
values
33
Blue lowest Red highest
4. Rising diversity matters w.r.t. forest values
34
5. Changing age distribution of the Souths
population will likely change recreation demands
Source National Survey on Recreation and the
Environment, Athens, GA
35
Index of participants-to-total population for 6
outdoor activities by race and place of birth
(national)
6. Rising diversity will likely change recreation
demand
36
Rising population, aging, and growing diversity
will mean changing local demand as well, e.g.,
the Pisgah
Source National Survey on Recreation and the
Environment, Athens GA Research
Group (http//www.srs.fs.fed.us/trends/RECUPDATES/
NFR8/pisgah1.htmlnbhm)
37

Source National Survey on Recreation and the
Environment, Athens GA Research
Group (http//www.srs.fs.fed.us/trends/RECUPDATES/
NFRR8/pisgah1.htmlnbhm)
7. Changing local populations at all NFs
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2006 Chiefs Review Asheville NC, July 24-28
1950
Changing Faces, Changing Places Demographic
Trends of the South
1970
2000
Ken Cordell, Southern Research Station, FS RD
http//www.oldtelephonebooks.com/phusncab.html
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Population of the 13 Southern States by
Race---1990, 2000, 2005
Source Census Bureau, Projected state
populations by sex, race, and hispanic origin
1995-2025, Population estimates for states by
race and hispanic origin July 1, 1990.
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