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Population Outlook For The Portland-Vancouver Metropolitan Area, Barry Edmonston, Masud Hasan

Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies Publications

This paper offers an overview of population dynamics in the metropolitan Portland-Vancouver area--describing current trends for population growth in its counties; the effect of births, deaths, and migration on population growth; how the age, sex, and ethnic composition are changing; and where residents live within the metropolitan area. Finally, the paper discusses likely growth prospects and their implications.