A special census is headed to a fast-growing community in Johnson County.

Tiffin and the U.S. Census Bureau will conduct a count of all residents in September in an effort to quantify its growth in the last five years. The hope is to leverage the numbers into additional funding for infrastructure improvements, street maintenance and snow removal equipment.

Tiffin's population more than doubled between 2010 and 2020, increasing by about 132% from 1,947 residents to 4,512. If similar growth continues in the next decade, Tiffin's population is expected to eclipse 10,000 by 2030, the next time the Census Bureau conducts its nationwide canvass.

The city's most recent comprehensive plan, approved in 2018 , assumed an aggressive 150% population growth and estimated a 2030 population of ove

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