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<br />- <br /> <br />City of La Porte Parh. Ie Open Space Master Plan <br /> <br />2.3 A Demographic Profile of La Porte <br /> <br />A key part of the master planning process is understanding the size and the <br />characteristics of the population to be served. La Porte's parks, trails and open <br />spaces provide recreation facilities for the citizens of the city, and along with <br />Seabrook, Pasadena and Deer Park, for a significant number of persons living in <br />nearby communities in Harris County. <br /> <br />Projections and demographic characteristics contained in this section are derived <br />from estimates prepared by Wilbur Smith Associates in the 1998 La Porte <br />Comprehensive Plan Update. Base data is derived from the 2000 Census and the <br />1998 American Community Survey. <br /> <br />Population Growth - La Porte's growth over the past 10 years can be characterized <br />as being moderate and steady (about 14% from 1990 to 2000). The city's high pace <br />of growth from the 19705 and 1980s has not continued over the past decade - yet it <br />has resulted in a better parks system than most Texas cities along the Gulf Coast. <br /> <br />The rate of growth is lower than in Harris County (20.7%), Houston Metropolitan <br />Area (25.2%) or Texas as a whole (22.8%), but has nevertheless resulted in greatly <br />increased demand for recreation facilities, which will continue over the next two <br />decades. <br /> <br />Table 2.1 below illustrates the current and projected growth of La Porte and Harris <br />County over the next 20 years. The population projections are derived from the 1998 <br />La Porte Comprehensive Plan Update, and assume an intermediate rate of growth. <br /> <br />Table 2.1 Population Projections for La Porte 2000 to 2020 <br />2000 - 31,880 (Census 2000) <br /> <br />Future Growth Projections <br />-2005 - 35,213+/- (10.4% change from 2000) / Harris County 3,521,250 <br />"2020 - 42,684+/- (21.2% change from 2005) / Harris County 4,268,350 <br />"Note: 2005 and 2020 Population projections derived from 1998 La Porte Comprehensive Plan Update <br /> <br />It seems likely from the current land use that much of the growth in La Porte over the <br />next few years will be in the northern and western areas of the city, around the <br />airport up to Hwy 225; some redevelopment is planned for the older parts of town <br />around Main Street; another possible development zone is in the corridor between <br />Hwy 146 and the railroad in the southern part of town. Improvements of access to <br />these areas for pedestrians and bicyclists, as well as the availability of undeveloped <br />land are factors to be considered for the future residential development. This <br />development should continue for the next five to ten years. <br /> <br />Chapter 2 - La Porte Toelay <br /> <br />PGge 4 <br />