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2010 U.S. Census for Louisville, as well as a population estimate for 2015 and projection for 2020. The <br />city's annual growth rate from 2000 through 2010 was - 0.44 %. Esri's projected growth rate for 2015 <br />through 2020 is 1.23% for Louisville, compared to the projected 2015 – 2020 annual growth rate for the <br />state of Colorado at 1.29 %. As a land locked community, growth will not be experienced through <br />annexation and subdivision expansion, but rather infill, which is limited. <br />Table 2: Louisville Population Projections and Growth, 2000 -2020 <br />US Census (2000 and 2010) and Esri Projections <br />2000 Population <br />19,203 <br />2010 Population _ 18,376 <br />2015 Estimated 19,662 <br />2020 Projected 20,901 <br />Source: 2010 U.S. Census; 2015 estimates and 2020 forecast provided by Esri Business Information Solutions. <br />Population Age Distribution <br />The population of Louisville is not expected to change dramatically; however, the age cohorts will vary <br />slightly. Shifts in age cohorts will occur due to aging residents. <br />B. Relevant Trends <br />Demographic Trends Influencing Recreation Programming <br />a. Boomer Basics <br />Baby boomers are defined as individuals born between 1946 and 1964, as stated in "Leisure <br />Programming for Baby Boomers."' They are a generation that consists of nearly 76 million Americans. As <br />baby boomers enter retirement, they will be looking for opportunities in fitness, sports, outdoors, arts <br />and cultural events, and other activities that suit their lifestyles. Emilyn Sheffield, Professor of <br />Recreation and Parks Management at the California State University, at Chico, in the NPRA July 2012 <br />Parks and Recreation magazine article titled "Five Trends Shaping Tomorrow Today," indicated that Baby <br />Boomers are driving the aging of America, with boomers and seniors over 65 composing about 39% of <br />the nation's population2. <br />b. The Millennial Generation <br />Over 80 million people between the ages of 15 and 35 now belong to the Millennial Generation, the <br />largest of any generation group.3 This group is highly diverse, with 42% of American Millennials <br />identifying as a race or ethnicity other than "non- Hispanic white," as opposed to the 28% of Baby <br />Boomers that identify as Non - Caucasian °. <br />1 Linda Cochran, Anne Roshschadl, and Jodi Rudick, "Leisure Programming For Baby Boomers," Human Kinetics, <br />2009. <br />z Emilyn Sheffield, "Five Trends Shaping Tomorrow Today," Parks and Recreation, July 2012, p. 16 -17. <br />3 The Colorado College State of the Rockies Project. MILLENNIALS IN THE WEST. A Survey of the Attitudes of <br />Voters in Six Western States, 2015. <br />'Samantha Raphelson, "Amid the Stereotypes, Some Facts About Millennials," National Public Radio, <br />http:// www .npr.org/2014/11/18/354196302/a mid - the - stereotypes- some - facts - about - millennials) <br />6 Recreation & Senior Center Expansion Feasibility Study <br />