West Piedmont Planning District Population Counts and Projections
(Towns are included in County totals)
              2005 2006 2005 2006 VEC VEC
  1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 Census Census WCCPS WCCPS 2010 2020
  Census Census Census Census Census Census Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Projection Projection
           
Franklin County 24,560 25,925 28,163 35,740 39,549 47,286 50,172 50,784 50,122 51,307 53,200 58,800
 Town of Boones Mill 335 371 363 344 239 285 290 - - - - - - - - - -
 Town of Rocky Mount (1) 1,432 1,412 4,002 4,198 4,098 4,565 4,568 - - - - - - - - - -
           
Henry County (2) 31,219 40,335 50,901 57,654 56,942 57,930 56,367 56,208 54,317 54,506 54,400 52,400
 Town of Ridgeway 440 524 624 858 752 775 798 - - - - - - - - - -
           
Patrick County 15,642 15,282 15,282 17,647 17,473 19,407 19,216 19,212 19,117 19,517 20,000 20,600
 Town of Stuart 849 974 947 1,131 965 961 925 - - - - - - - - - -
           
Pittsylvania County (3) 66,096 58,296 58,789 66,147 55,655 61,745 61,583 61,501 60,895 62,275 63,400 65,200
 Town of Chatham 1,456 1,822 1,801 1,390 1,354 1,338 1,298 - - - - - - - - - -
 Town of Gretna 803 900 986 1,255 1,433 1,257 1,222 - - - - - - - - - -
 Town of Hurt (4) - - - - 1,434 1,481 1,294 1,276 1,245 - - - - - - - - - -
           
Danville City (3) 35,066 46,577 46,391 45,642 53,056 48,411 45,869 45,586 46,012 45,700 45,300 45,300
           
Martinsville City (2) 17,251 18,798 19,653 18,149 16,162 15,416 14,900 14,945 14,366 14,320 14,900 14,600
           
West Piedmont 189,834 205,213 219,179 240,979 238,837 250,195 248,107 248,236 244,829 247,625 251,200 256,900
           
Virginia 3,318,680 3,966,949 4,651,448 5,346,797 6,189,200 7,078,515 7,564,327 7,642,884 7,564,327 7,642,884 7,892,900 8,601,900
           
United States 151,325,798 179,323,175 203,302,020 226,542,204 248,718,291 281,421,906 296,507,061 299,398,484 - - - - - - - -
                         
Notes:
(1) In 1961, the Town of Rocky Mount annexed portions of Franklin County.  In 1999-2000, the Town of Rocky Mount annexed less than 600 persons from Franklin County.
(2) In 1960 and 1965, the City of Martinsville annexed less than 250 persons from Henry County each year.
(3) In 1951, the City of Danville annexed over 5,000 persons from Pittsylvania County.  In 1956, 1957, 1963, 1970, 1972, 1973, and 1977, the City of Danville annexed
      less than 250 persons from Pittsylvania County each year.  In 1987-88, the City of Danville annexed approximately 10,663 persons from Pittsylvania County.
(4) The Town of Hurt was incorporated in 1967.
Sources:  Decennial Census Counts;  2005 & 2006 Population Estimates, U.S. Bureau of the Census; 2005 & 2006 Virginia Population  Estimates, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service;
                                                              & Virginia Population Projections 2010 - 2020, Virginia Employment Commission, May, 2003.
Prepared by West Piedmont Planning District Commission, Revised April 2007.