Page "Hilversum" Paragraph 9

In 1964, the population reached a record high – over 103, 000 people called Hilversum home.

The current population hovers around 85, 000.

Several factors figure into the decline: one is the fact that the average family nowadays consists of fewer people, so fewer people live in each house ; second, the town is virtually unable to expand because all the surrounding lands were sold to the Gooisch Natuurreservaat by city architect W. M.

Dudok.

The third reason for this decline of the population was due to the fact that the property values were increasing rapidly in that moment of time.

So many people were forced to move to cheaper areas in The Netherlands.