Las Cruces 2010 Population to be above 100,000? (Santa Fe, Rio Rancho: estimate, water, economy)

[Pink Jazz]

I was wondering, does anyone think Las Cruces' 2010 population will be above 100,000 after the official Census counts? The 2009 estimate was 93,570. Rio Rancho as of 2009 is estimated at 82,574, while Santa Fe is estimated at 73,720.

[JBM]

I think it would be… I don't know that census numbers are completely accurate anyway, though

[domino]

I think they're estimating somewhat less than 100,000.

[Ziasforever]

Will you guys have any water left down there when the pop hits 200K in the city?

[ibarrio]

Originally Posted by Ziasforever

Will you guys have any water left down there when the pop hits 200K in the city?

The MSA is already about 200,000

[Pink Jazz]

Originally Posted by ibarrio

The MSA is already about 200,000

In fact a little more than that; Las Cruces MSA population is estimated to be 201,603 as of 2009.

[bradly]

Rio Rancho will pass Las Cruces in say..... another 6 or 5 years?

[funkymonkey]

I assume the recent census estimates are on the low end, so I think it's possible we could be over 100k. On the other hand I'm pretty sure the growth has slowed the past few years due to the economy so we might be a little under.