Population and Growth Trends

• According to 2000 Census figures, population for the Northeast County Sector increased by 2,823 persons, or 14.9%.
• Population increased most significantly in tract 64, a 34.7% increase. (Map 2-Census Tracts).
• Population dropped by 3.8% in tract 52.01.
• Northeast County Sector’s population increased more than East and South County Sectors but not as much as North, Northwest and Southwest County Sectors.

New subdivisions, such as Twin Brooks, house the growing population in Gibbs, located in Census tract 64.

Map 2: Census Tracts
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Census tracts 52.01, 52.01, 64 and 65 are in the Northeast County Sector and are shown in gray.

Figure 1: Northeast Knox County Sector
Population Change, 1970-2000