TMP Reports
Posted: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 2:58 pm

It’s official. The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development certified Murfreesboro’s population at six figures.

Murfreesboro planner and special census project manager Robert Lewis said he was gratified the tally reached six figures.

He added that reaching that goal had been a team effort that included several key staff members, those who tabulated the results and firefighters who relentlessly canvassed their zones to those who tabulated the results.

“And we don’t want to forget the residents who participated by submitting their information,” he added. “In the end, they are the ones who will reap the benefits.”

Based on the just more than $112 per head paid back to the city from state collected and shared sales taxes, that translates into more than $2.1 million extra for the city’s budget.

The new population figure represents a 19,192 increase over the 81,393 certified population tabulated during the 2005 special census or about a 23.5 percent population increase during the three-year period.

“The popularity of our community continues to be based on job growth and opportunity,” he said. “Our residents and business community expect, and have built and maintained, a strong vibrant economy surrounded by educational, medical and recreational facilities, second to none.

“This attractive mix,” he continued, “located in a low tax state, is an unbeatable combination for Murfreesboro and Rutherford County.”