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Old Town Area <br /> <br /> <br />.059 <br />square <br />mile <br />1818 <br />Annexation Resulting Area <br /> <br /> <br />.087 <br />square <br />mile <br />1860 <br />Annexation " <br /> <br /> <br />.271 <br />square <br />mile <br />1873 <br />Annexation <br /> <br /> <br />.340 <br />square <br />mile <br />1888 <br />Annexation <br /> <br /> <br />1.221 <br />square <br />mile <br />1916 <br />Annexation <br /> <br /> <br />3.840 <br />square <br />miles <br />1939 <br />Annexation <br /> <br /> <br />6.434 <br />square <br />miles <br />1963 <br />Annexation IT <br /> <br /> <br />10.362 <br />square <br />miles <br />1968 <br />Annexation It <br /> <br /> <br />10.442 <br />square <br />miles <br /> <br /> <br />There now exists no appreciable unoccupied space within <br /> <br />the corporate limits of Charlottesville for residential, commer- <br /> <br />cial or industrial development. <br /> <br /> <br />United States Census figures for the decennial periods <br /> <br />beginning in 1930 show the growth of Charlottesville's popula- <br /> <br />tion to be as follows: <br /> <br /> <br />Year Population <br />1930 15,245 <br />1940 19,400 <br />1950 25,969 <br />1960 29,427 <br />1970 38,880 <br /> <br /> <br />This gives the City a population density of 3,723 persons <br /> <br />per square mile or approximately 5.82 per acre. <br /> <br /> <br />The concentration of population in the City, and the lack <br /> <br />of space within its boundaries for residential and industrial <br /> <br /> <br />-3- <br />