Albemarle County’s population topped 100,000 in 2011 U.S. Census Bureau estimates and Charlottesville reversed its population loss trends as a wave of growth increased Virginia’s population and most Central Virginia localities.
Population estimates developed by demographers from the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service showed a 1.8 percent population increase for Albemarle County between 2010 and 2011, from 98,970 to 100,780.
Charlottesville’s population increased nearly 2.3 percent from 43,475 in 2010 to 44,471 in 2011. The city had lost 3.5 percent of its population between 2000 and 2010, dropping from 2000’s 45,049 to 2010’s 43,475.
Albemarle County’s population grew 25 percent between 2000 and 2010. The 2000 census showed 79,236 people living in the county.
Since the 2010 census, Virginia’s population grew by 1.2 percent, to 8.1 million residents, according to the center’s estimates. The commonwealth grew faster than the rest of the country, which saw less than 1 percent population increase. Virginia ranked 13 among the states for growth rates.
Within Virginia, the largest population gains were concentrated in the urban centers of Northern Virginia, Richmond and Hampton Roads, the center’s figures show.
Greene County grew 3.4 percent between 2010 and 2011, increasing from 18,403 to 19,042.
Fredericksburg was the fastest-growing locality in Virginia between 2010 and 2011, with a growth rate of 4.9 percent, figures show.
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