Minnesota Horizons Conference: Minnesota in the Eighties - R. Thomas Gillaspy, Demographic Trends: 1970-1990

January 31, 1983 - Dr. Thomas Gillaspy, the Minnesota state demographer, speaking at the Minnesota Horizons Conference, held in St. Paul. Gillaspy addressed population trends from 1970 through 1990. Speech was part of day’s theme on how Minnesota population has changed, what that could mean for the future, and what sorts of investments will be needed in housing and public structures. The conference was intended to give state legislators a more comprehensive view of the difficult problems facing the state than they normally get during regular hearings. The conference brought together experts from such fields as economics, energy, housing, agriculture, education, natural resources, and the funding of public services.