DARLINGTON - Due to a slight increase in population in the county, a few districts in Lafayette County will now have more wards under a final Lafayette County redistricting plan approved Monday night.
The target population for each district is 1,052, and some of the districts are either over or under the target population by 10 percent, according to officials. The districts cover different municipalities, and because there was an increase in population in many of the districts, municipalities were divided into wards to allow Lafayette County to continue its 16 supervisory districts.
In the new redistricting plan, the Town of Fayette, the Town of Seymour, the Town of Argyle and the Town of Lamont are going from one ward to two wards. The Town of Darlington is going from two wards to three wards, said Lafayette County Clerk Linda Bawden.
The new redistricting plan was passed unanimously by the 16 board supervisors.
Lafayette County grew about 2.6 percent, or about 419 people, between the 2000 and 2010 census. The 2010 population was 16,556, up from the 2000 population, which was 16,137. The increase in population caused changes in district boundaries, Bawden said.
District 10 saw the biggest increase in population, Bawden said, and District 12 saw an increase in population as well.
The Village of Benton's population went up from 976 to 1,005, and the Village of Belmont increased from 871 to 909.
The target population for each district is 1,052, and some of the districts are either over or under the target population by 10 percent, according to officials. The districts cover different municipalities, and because there was an increase in population in many of the districts, municipalities were divided into wards to allow Lafayette County to continue its 16 supervisory districts.
In the new redistricting plan, the Town of Fayette, the Town of Seymour, the Town of Argyle and the Town of Lamont are going from one ward to two wards. The Town of Darlington is going from two wards to three wards, said Lafayette County Clerk Linda Bawden.
The new redistricting plan was passed unanimously by the 16 board supervisors.
Lafayette County grew about 2.6 percent, or about 419 people, between the 2000 and 2010 census. The 2010 population was 16,556, up from the 2000 population, which was 16,137. The increase in population caused changes in district boundaries, Bawden said.
District 10 saw the biggest increase in population, Bawden said, and District 12 saw an increase in population as well.
The Village of Benton's population went up from 976 to 1,005, and the Village of Belmont increased from 871 to 909.