May 06, 2009

Victorville grows 2.5 percent, leads county

Growth leads the county

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By: Victorville Daily Press

April 30, 2009 - 5:44 PM
FROM STAFF REPORTS

Victorville had the fastest-growing population in San Bernardino County in 2008, even as population growth countywide leveled off, according to figures released Thursday.

The county’s population grew from 2,044,895 in January 2008 to 2,060,950 in January 2009, according to the California Department of Finance. That amounts to an increase of 0.8 percent.

Only six cities in the county grew by more than 1 percent.

The Department of Finance reported the following 2009 population figures for local cities:
• Adelanto — 28,265, 0.9 percent growth
• Apple Valley — 69,861, 0.3 percent growth
• Barstow — 24,213, 1.7 percent growth
• Hesperia — 88,184, 1.1 percent growth
• Victorville — 109,441, 2.5 percent growth

California added 409,000 new residents in 2008 to reach a total population of 38.3 million. Out of 480 California cities, 453 had gains in population, five had no change and 20 lost population.