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Officials OK efforts to increase water supply City leaders are taking steps to increase drinking water for residents as demand climbs with the city’s growing population. At a Dec. 30 meeting, City Council members approved a 30-year agreement with Gate- House Water LLC. The decision allows the city to purchase 18,500 acre-feet of water per year from the Simsboro Aquifer in Lee County, according to city documents. The setup According to the city’s website, the agreement will help Georgetown to expand its raw water resources, a need outlined in the city’s integrated water resources plan. The IWRP found the city should receive water from a new supplier by 2030 to avoid water supply shortages.
Georgetown population growth The U.S. Census Bureau’s surveys show population changes in the city of Georgetown over the past five years. From 2019 to 2023, there was a 10.98% population increase.
Population
75,470
80,000
71,788
78,803
70,000
71,004
60,000
66,514
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SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU/COMMUNITY IMPACT
City’s population, annual household income grow New information from the U.S. Census Bureau shows the city of Georgetown experienced population growth and higher annual household incomes in 2023. The big picture According to the bureau’s 2023 American
Community Survey five-year estimates, the city’s total population has grown from 71,004 in 2019 to 78,803 in 2023, a 10.98% increase. Additionally, the five-year ACS shows George- town’s average family size has gone down slightly from 3.12 people in 2019 to 2.88 in 2023. The city of Georgetown’s median age also went down in the last five years from 46.3 to 44.3. By the numbers In the past five years, average household income in Georgetown grew from $95,061 to $122,939.
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