Collierville outgrows Germantown

For those of us in the Memphis metro area, remember when Collierville was a quaint little town for horse-lovers? The "quaintness" may still be there but the "littleness" may be going away...

"Fast-growing Collierville may soon pass Germantown as Shelby County's third-largest municipality, if projections hold true.

"We're projecting about 43,000," said David Smoak, assistant to the town administrator.

The revised 2000 Census counted 32,824 Collierville residents. In a special census the town took two years ago, the population grew to 37,044.

As of Friday, Collierville's second special census of the decade has counted about 11,500 residences and 37,168 people.

But 2,000 more homes sheltering an estimated 6,000 people still wait to be counted, town officials estimate.
An additional 6,000 residents would bring $600,000 more to the town budget from sales tax revenues shared by the state.

It also would push Collierville past Germantown as the county's third-largest city. "

This article was published by Tom Bailey Jr. on 4/5 in the Commercial Appeal.