US Census population estimates show that every state in the Western US reported significant population growth increases over the past two decades. Furthermore, Western population growth represents one of the largest and most significant US demographic trends in recent decades. For many Western US communities, this increase in population growth has resulted in significant changes to its residents’ day-to-day lived experience. Dramatic population growth can change the types of services available, economic opportunities, and perceived satisfaction of communities. This change in the lived experience of a community is perhaps most pronounced when small rural communities undergo a rapid increase in population size. To that end, we present a socio-historical narrative case study examining how population growth-historical and contemporary-has shaped residents’ lived experience in two neighboring population centers in the modern rural West: Utah’s Heber Valley and Park City, Utah.

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在山的阴影下：美国西部两个相邻人口中心人口快速增长的社会历史案例研究

美国人口普查人口估计显示，在过去的二十年中，美国西部的每个州均报告人口增长显着。此外，西方人口增长是近几十年来美国最大，最重要的人口趋势之一。对于许多美国西部社区而言，人口增长的这种增长已导致其居民的日常生活经验发生了重大变化。人口的剧增可以改变可用服务的类型，经济机会以及社区的满意度。当农村小社区人口迅速增加时，社区生活经验的这种变化也许最为明显。为此，