That change represents a 12 percent increase in people. Most growth is concentrated in the eastern part of the county. Farms are being bought up all the time and there's a ton of new homes. Avon grew 28 percent in the past 10 years, from 970 people in 1990 to 1,242 people in 2000. Albany grew 16 percent, from 1,548 people to 1,796 people.
People are more stressed out than ever before.
The western part of the county's growth has been stable, mainly because of the area's dependency on the agricultural economy, said Don Adams, county environmental services director. They're baby boomers who are coming to retirement ages and turning seasonal homes into year-round homes. The city that grew the most is Pleasant Lake, to 504 people in 2000 from 79 in 1990, a 538 percent change. That growth is mainly because of annexation. The township that grew the most is Collegeville Township, to 3,516 people in 2000 from 1,624 in 1990, a 117 percent change.