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Jul 23, 2017
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BamaCoug
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If you read the data at the links, 75% of the growth in Utah Co. is from births,
... only 25% from migration.
And a huge reason that's happening is due to LDS having relatively large families.
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Massive growth projected 4 Utah County. Population expected to triple over 50yrs
BamaCoug
7/23/17 4:32am
Just spent 3 days in utah county after being away for 11 years.
MormonThug
7/23/17 4:58am
The summer pollution is caused by
bluegato
7/23/17 6:59am
The 'inversion' is from the fires all over the west
BlueCoug
7/23/17 9:22am
and no rain.
BDAWG
7/23/17 7:56pm
Utah County is already overly congested
Sir_Ten
7/23/17 9:56am
You must not have been around during the Geneva years.
Rhino84
7/23/17 11:36am
So.....bridge over Utah lake may happen.
idacoug
7/23/17 5:45am
I bet that's announced within 5 years.
mokelembembe
7/23/17 7:13am
I hate to see this happening
buffgato
7/23/17 6:07am
Idaho is great this way
OU Cougar
7/23/17 6:12am
I wonder how much Idaho will grow over the next few decades
buffgato
7/23/17 7:03am
It won't stay like it is now.
bluegato
7/23/17 8:04am
Larger cities in Idaho mostly booming
cajuncoug
7/23/17 9:56am
I grew up in Nampa, which was 25k in 1990. Now its sitting close to 90k.
vallivue19
7/23/17 1:27pm
I just noticed it up north too. The Coeur d' Alene area
Lip Gallagher
7/23/17 8:21pm
Or Juab and Sanpete Counties
Revolution
7/24/17 9:47am
It's an interesting dynamic, because people "vote with their feet" & fill up the
BamaCoug
7/23/17 6:21am
For practical reasons
buffgato
7/23/17 6:38am
Yep... and the jobs are coming in droves to Utah. Gear up locals!
BamaCoug
7/23/17 9:12am
Heber City will soon be the new Park City
Y4LYFE
7/23/17 7:17am
No ski resorts or history. Try again
covfefe
7/23/17 7:37am
Y4Life is partially right....
Chris Bailey
7/23/17 7:52am
The Ogden valley by Pineview will be the new park city.. its already underway
SL12
7/23/17 7:53am
Yep Snowbasin will be the largest ski resort in the USA
DJROSS
7/24/17 10:50am
People need to stop procreating. 😉
Blue Golfer
7/23/17 11:15am
Yeah, that's worked great for Japan and Europe, eh? 🤔
BamaCoug
7/23/17 2:26pm
UT complaining about overcrowding lol
californiacoug1920
7/23/17 7:42pm
So many other things can and will change in the next 50 years
macdizzle
7/23/17 6:33am
No need to increase enrollment, all they have to do
Bert609
7/23/17 6:42am
Let's also throw in BYU-Moroni
bluegato
7/23/17 7:32am
Gotta get BYU - Moroni
Q-grr
7/23/17 4:17pm
BYU-Modesto will probably happen first. Get Californians out of the state.
Breaded Hamster
7/23/17 9:59pm
Seems so sexist. What about BYU-Sariah?
teancum
7/24/17 2:20pm
I don't think there's any indication that most of the growth will be among LDS.
SWP
7/23/17 8:07am
Those companies really aren't relocating.
VenetianCougar
7/23/17 8:15am
Probably some of them are, but not big ones
buffgato
7/23/17 8:19am
Not big ones?
VenetianCougar
7/23/17 5:47pm
So you're agreeing with me?
buffgato
7/23/17 7:41pm
I guess so! Lol thought you were saying the converse
VenetianCougar
7/23/17 8:57pm
Yeah, I meant small companies are relocating but not big companies
buffgato
7/23/17 9:45pm
I'm sure that's true for some, but certainly not true of all.
SWP
7/23/17 8:50am
Curious which companies did big relocations
VenetianCougar
7/23/17 5:48pm
Incidentally...I hope your perception is more correct than mine
SWP
7/23/17 8:52am
If you read the data at the links, 75% of the growth in Utah Co. is from births,
BamaCoug
7/23/17 9:15am
UT co leads the nation in people per household and in the youngest average age
BamaCoug
7/23/17 9:17am
Yep- the difference in the past was UT County types like me had to leave to get
BeyondTheMark
7/23/17 9:43am
This is definitely the case. My company has an office in SL Cty, head quarters is in Southern Ca. And Non
ocmyhome
7/23/17 11:02am
The most important factor for increasing enrollment
CocaColaRecovery
7/23/17 9:53am
I agree completely. Great post.
BamaCoug
7/23/17 10:01am
It appears that the spend is going to BYUI and most likely won't go to BYU
Acorn
7/23/17 10:12am
BYUI has a lot of ridiculous policies that need to be done away with
therock
7/23/17 3:22pm
Went there back when it was Ricks. They lost me when they dropped athletics.
Q-grr
7/23/17 4:20pm
Now I wonder if I truly want to retire there.
pittsburghcoug
7/23/17 10:00am
If enrollment increase, it will have nothing to do with fans.
mudpupper
7/23/17 10:21am
Winning will make more fans than larger enrollment.
Acorn
7/23/17 10:36am
^^BINGO^^ Have you ever been to a Pitt game
zerome4sooners
7/23/17 10:58am
Winning is absolutely key to maintain/grow fanbase, but over 1 million LDS in...
BamaCoug
7/23/17 11:06am
Valid point
zerome4sooners
7/23/17 8:10pm
Because of LDS ties, enrollment is significantly less important to BYU sports than at other schools. As millionaires are
HarlemCoug
7/23/17 11:33am
Oh brother, you got yours, now you want to slam the door on the up and comers.
Diablo and Doc
7/23/17 2:45pm
"Slam the door" ??? The acceptance rate is 50%. There are 30k seats at the school. And for so many of the best students
HarlemCoug
7/23/17 3:01pm
Is 50% acceptance a bad thing for a non-Ivy? It's a massive university with
Diablo and Doc
7/23/17 4:36pm
your outline of what BYU is in paragraph two of your post should be the purpose of BYUI. I'm hopefully that the goal of
HarlemCoug
7/23/17 4:56pm
and I'll add that the strides BYU has made over the last 50 years are nothing short of miraculous. They are the result
HarlemCoug
7/23/17 5:04pm
I disagree. BYU and the church benefit from having many & various types of grads
BamaCoug
7/23/17 5:22pm
I'm not sure I agree that the amount of people is that high who could
Harrison0Yfan
7/23/17 7:16pm
Acceptance rate can't be compared to non-LDS schools since our applicant pool is
BamaCoug
7/23/17 5:11pm
Gonna be fun to watch the power struggle between SLC and
hansel
7/23/17 2:40pm
Some northern and southern kingdoms OT parallels
Scooter
7/23/17 3:44pm
Read just about any business related publication recently and they all rank...
COACHdrn
7/23/17 3:39pm
These lists are exciting for BYU and the church. Fortunately, there is a direct correlation with these lists and
HarlemCoug
7/23/17 3:48pm
Maybe Provo will finally move beyond being a college town
qom
7/23/17 5:47pm
Slum lords? A bit of an exaggeration maybe?
Adrielle
7/23/17 7:23pm
Not really. The Provo landlords routinely put kids on the street
qom
7/23/17 11:05pm
Wow... Ok
Adrielle
7/24/17 10:57am
I guess you haven't had to live in that reality, huh?
qom
7/24/17 2:53pm
Your last line is a bit of wag the dog as if their decision to increase
SoutheastIdaCoug
7/23/17 8:10pm
No doubt. Enrollment expansions wouldn't be done to increase fans/fill stands,
BamaCoug
7/24/17 8:19am
I was talking to a Utah County planner 10 years ago and he said Eagle Mountain
Bullrider
7/23/17 8:24pm
That's like someone in L.A. saying that Palmdale would be the biggest city.
COACHdrn
7/23/17 10:21pm
I'll let the population growth planner know you disagree.
Bullrider
7/24/17 2:05pm
They don't need more people in order to fill it.
Lip Gallagher
7/23/17 8:34pm
Lavell regulary filled it with half the population.
Rhino84
7/23/17 8:42pm
He also had less competition
buffgato
7/23/17 9:47pm
Unfortunately, I'll be dead in 50 years
Hard to get excited about that!
BYU28_Miami21
7/23/17 9:02pm
If this is true, it's only a matter of time before Utah Co. becomes more "urban"
chilango
7/24/17 9:09am
Water?
DoseOfReality
7/24/17 1:46pm
The church may not want to subsidize 2 or 3x the number of students they are
Big Daddy D
7/24/17 1:57pm
As the LDS population gross, I do think they should increase enrollment..
Adrielle
7/24/17 2:15pm
I bet they'll buy SVU before they increase enrollment
buffgato
7/24/17 3:21pm
They need a BYU East and a BYU California
Big Daddy D
7/24/17 3:24pm
While growth in Utah County will help build the BYU fanbase, there are other
Oatmeal
7/24/17 3:38pm
I don't think BYU football will exist in 50 years.
Rogue Gunner
7/24/17 8:35pm
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