TV population 101600
 

ORLANDO, Fla.: The Villages leads growth in Fla. - Florida Wires - MiamiHerald.com

I did not know the 90,000 mark was crossed

Ah ha! I thought the roads were a little more crowded this winter!

WE are the fourth fastest growing area in the WHOLE Country!

Wow! Wonder if the 100,000 resident got a Gift Certificate or perhaps a new golf cart or something?? Nah!

If this statistic is accurate than there are going to be substantially more than 110,000 people living here when build out is complete.

Just saw on WKMG channel 6 news that TV is the fastest growing area in Florida and 4th in the nation. The 7:00 news just put TV population at 102,000.

Rubicon I agree----about 102,000 now seems 120,000 at buildout is not out of the ballpark. As you said, assuming the Numbers are accurate. However, 110k or 120k probably makes little difference.

What's another 10 thousand people on the golf courses and roads???:22yikes:

I got a chance to count them one by one and there are 101,600. They were all at the Colony Plaza Publix.

EXCELLENT!:wave:

:a040::coolsmiley::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Hey wait i shop at sweetbay so you didn't count me so 101,601

Does anyone know how the census bureau estimates population? For instance, Mrs. Pirate and I bought our house in TV - but don't live there. So, right now it may be occupied by 4 people during 'high rental season' or by no one during the 'off season'. Are estimates based on how many individuals are named on the deed?

Just curious... :wave:

They first count the number of fingers and toes on each individual, then divide by 3 at each home, afterwhich they go to Publix and count the number people in checkout lines while at the same time another worker counts the number of flushes in home toilets occurring at the same time. Then they factor in the 1000 ways to figure your social security check and divide the number of tires on your red car by 3. The people shopping at Sweetbay are not included as they are used to get the 'average' since no one in the government really wants a correct number as it would mess up the laws regarding redistricting on the books. Simple standard government procedure. :laugh:

Good Lord, no wonder it takes me 45 minutes to get home on what should be a 10 minute drive!!

Oh, that is funny! I need a few things from Publix, guess I will set my alarm and hustle down there first thing in am... I was surprised, I went to Colony around one pm and found no crowds. Go figure. Maybe they will all be there tomorrow, early.

Their number will be wrong very soon, we are finally under contract here and moving down in July!!!!!!!!!!

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101.602 counting me. :smiley:

Still growing, with what has been estimated 30% + or - additional residents during peak season. Unfortunately all of the great planning done to accomodate the increasing population did not happen until development started south of CR 466. North of CR 466 some of the roads and golf cart lanes that were built earlier were done without the growth estimates that have now become reality. The Village Hospital is one example of poor planning, Morse Blvd north of CR 466 is another example. Long waits in ER and for a room, daily traffic jams, golf carts, walkers, bicyclists all sharing the same single lane road. Many must cross all traffic lanes to get to mail stops and cart paths to travel to new areas. Roads are patched and not re-surfaced. IMO, Morse Blvd North should either be widened or through traffic should not be permitted. I believe the developer has learned to plan better for the future but fixing things that were not planned well enough in the past usually becomes other's responsibility.

Just wondering. What the population would be if all of the snowbirds became permanent residence.

Has the build out changed from 100,000 to 110,000?

The traffic on North Morse Blvd would be less of a problem if there were more goods and services south of CR466; ie another hospital, churches, grocery stores, Lowes, Home Depot, bowling alleys, Target, etc etc.

Remember back in 2001 or 2002 when The Villages got totally shut down by the courts and was not allowed to build anything south of 466 because of a lack of water in that area? That was before there was a single structure south of 466. Look at it now. Where did the water come from?

You were ther also?
 

You were there also? I did not see you.
You must have been lost in the crowd.

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[QUOTE=janmcn;643249]The traffic on North Morse Blvd would be less of a problem if there were more goods and services south of CR466; ie another hospital, churches, grocery stores, Lowes, Home Depot, bowling alleys, Target, etc etc

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The concrete pad isn't poured yet for the home and on the day I leaving for Ohio wouldn't you know I have a medical emergency and had to visit the ER at the hospital. I was informed that it was a 5-6 hour wait. This is totally unacceptable for any hospital and, now we hear the population is over 100k!
IMO seniors visit there more than younger people so, apples to oranges I would say we need another hospital probably on 466a or 44. When I questioned this I was told they were going to add on to the hospital....adding room does nothing to relieve the wait time in er as many patients are discharged without needing a bed. Failing to plan ahead is planning to fail!
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Apparently, the current population of The Villages is not as large as was reported a few days ago by many news outlets. Today's Daily Sun has this correction:
OOPS!

Please splain.

In the "Corrections" area on page 3 today they state that the previous figure included areas surrounding The Villages in Sumter County, and called it The Villages Metropolitan Statistical Area"