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| | 1000 Friends of Minnesota: Growth Corridor |
 | | According to the Minnesota State Demographic Center, the counties in the growth corridor are expected to add over 400,000 people by 2030, a 43% population increase from 2000. |
 | | In Minnesota, municipalities, counties and townships have the authority to regulate land use, which usually includes a comprehensive land use plan, a zoning ordinance, a subdivision ordinance and a capital improvement program. |
 | | Minnesota enables counties, cities, regions and townships to administer land use controls, but there are no statewide comprehensive planning rules outside of the metropolitan area. |
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