The Associated Press
Last Updated: May 20, 2004, 10:45:20 AM PDT
SACRAMENTO (AP) - California will have 20 million more residents by the middle of the century, according to population projections by the state Department of Finance.
The new data indicate that by 2050, the Golden State's population will be 54.4 million - up from the 34 million in 2000.
The long range projections of state demographer Mary Heim, released Wednesday, incorporated information from the 2000 census and other data, including birth and death records, county building plans and migration patterns into and out of the state.
"The purpose of our projections is to say: This is where we're headed," Heim said. "We don't mean for them to be self-fulfilling, but to show the track we're on. If people don't like the direction, it becomes a matter of deciding how to change it."
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