City of Morgan Hill Bikeways, Trails, Parks and Recreation Master Plan

Section 2: Introduction and Executive Summary | May 2017 Sports Market Business Strategy – Morgan Hill, CA PAGE 4

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A strong local population base is important to provide demand for youth sports complex. Most attendees for recurring events, such as local sporting events, will live within a relatively short distance of the facility.

The 2016 population of Morgan Hill was 43,296 residents. This represents a 28% increase from 2000 when the City of Morgan Hill had an estimated resident population of 33,733 persons. Since 2000, the population of Morgan Hill has grown by 28.3 percent to 43,296 residents in 2016. Healthy growth was also observed through the Santa Clara County market and the State of California, during this time.

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Historic & Current Population - Morgan Hill, CA (2000-2016)

CAGR* 2000-2010

CAGR* 2010-2016

2000

2010

2016 %Growth 2000-2016

281,421,906 308,745,538 323,580,626 15.0% 0.93% 0.79%

United States

California 33,871,648 37,253,956 38,986,171 15.1% 0.96% 0.76% Santa Clara County, CA 1,682,585 1,781,642 1,911,024 13.6% 0.57% 1.18% Morgan Hill, CA 33,733 37,882 43,296 28.3% 1.17% 2.25% *Compounded Annual Growth Rate Sources: Johnson Consulting, Esri ArcGIS BAO

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