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May 11,2018 <br /> Michael Ericson,City Administrator <br /> City of Centerville <br /> 1880 Main St <br /> Centerville, MN 55038 <br /> Dear . Ericson: <br /> The MetropolitanCouncil has prepared preliminary population and householdestimates for your community as of <br /> Aril 1,2017. This is an annual process governed by Minnesota Statutes 473.24.Please nate that these estimates <br /> e different from the Council's local forecasts that your community has reviewed before.Forecasts look ahead to <br /> e coming decades;the annual estimates communicated below Hook back in nine to the previous year. <br /> 201 7 I Population Estimate <br /> The Metropolitan Councilestimates te City of Centervilleand 1,378households as <br /> of April ,2017.Household size averagedper household. <br /> How s this estimatecalculated? <br /> We estimate households and population with a housing-stock-based me o ,which involves three questions: <br /> 1.How many housing units did'your community have? <br /> 2. How many households occupied these housing units? <br /> 3. How many people lived in these occupied housing its? <br /> This letter includes overview of our estimation method along with a report showing the data inputs and <br /> calculations e o develop the preliminary estimates.For more infirmiation,visit <br /> or contact me at 651-602-1513. <br /> Can this to be compareds e is estimate? <br /> Each year,we update our data and refine our methods, so preliminaryestimates from different years are not <br /> directly comparable. Wedon't recommend taking the difference between the 2015 and 2017 estimates to calculate <br /> growthbetween 2016 and 2017.I ste ,we recommend examining growth since the 2010 Census,which you can <br /> find in the enclosed report. <br /> How can community r vi a feedback on this estimate? <br /> We welcome discussion of the preliminary estimates and invite you to review comment on them. Please sen <br /> y written comments or questions to Matt Schroeder,Metropolitan Council Research,390 Robert Street North, <br /> Saint Paul,MN 55101- or by e- it Under Minnesota Statutes 473.24, we <br /> must receive your comments, questions, or specific objections, in writing, by June 24, 2013. <br /> What happens after my community providesfeedback? <br /> The Council will certify final estimates by July 15,2018 for state government use in allocatinglocal government <br /> aid and et aid. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Matt Schroeder <br /> Senior Researcher <br /> a. <br />