21. By 1837 the county was faced with an expanding population and the need for a larger courthouse. 22. Owners and contractors shaved commonsense standards of construction in the rush for profits from a rapidly expanding population . 23. Otherwise there will not be enough funds to maintain, renew and expand facilities for an expanding population . 24. Comanche power peaked in the 1840s when they conducted encroachment by the expanding population of the United States. 25. As the water crisis deepens with an expanding population , this pollution of groundwater causes increasing health risks. 26. Due to the ever-expanding population in New England, land suitable for farming was becoming scarce. 27. A dedicated group of local citizens saw the need for an art museum to serve the expanding population . 28. The Coral Triangle sits at a crossroads of rapidly expanding populations , economic growth, and international trade. 29. Unlike Sunbelt states with expanding populations , Massachusetts'population _ and workforce _ barely grew during the 1990s. 30. From that time on it progressed as the economic and social hub of the expanding population in the area.