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Planners cite 2020 census undercount and permit data to adjust growth estimates
Summary
Staff said the 2020 Census undercounted State College and Patton Township and that planners examined permit approvals since the report to refine boundaries and projections ahead of zoning updates.
A staff member said that the 2020 Census undercounted the borough and Patton Township and that regional planners examined permit activity since the report to refine their growth estimates.
"I know that in 2020, the Census was under counted for, the borough and Patton Township," the presenter said, adding that permit data were reviewed to better reflect current development activity.
Staff characterized this as an analytic step to improve the REDCap report and the draft future land use map; exact counts or the method used to reconcile census and permit data were not specified during the meeting.
