 The Master Plan allows the population of Crozet to grow to over 12,000 people by the 2020s—more than four times the 2001 population.By 2013, the population had swelled to over 7000.These numbers have alarmed some long-time residents who are accustomed to the rural tranquility of Crozet, and over a thousand people have petitioned the county to cut down on the number of planned households.