LOCAL : Santa Clarita Valley Grows Fastest
For the fourth straight year, the Santa Clarita Valley was the fastest-growing region in Los Angeles County, narrowly outpacing the rapidly growing Antelope Valley in 1988, according to a new report.
Between 1980 and 1988, the Santa Clarita Valley’s population jumped from 79,015 residents to 132,700--an increase of 68%, the Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning said.
The population of the Antelope Valley rose from 70,400 residents to 177,500. That translates to a 65.7% increase, the department said in a report released last week.
Palmdale was the county’s fastest-growing city, with a whopping 229% growth rate. Since 1980, the Palmdale population has grown from 12,277 to 40,419, the report said.
Overall, Los Angeles County grew by 930,000 residents to 8.4 million--an increase of 12.4%, the report said.
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