The 2000 Census of Population and Housing showed that Ilocos Norte had a total population of 514,241, registering an increase of 6.5 percent over the 482,651 persons counted in September 1995.

The area that is bounded by Carasi, Adams and Gubang should be designated as municipal managed wilderness park. The park as wilderness would serve as a reminder of the land we have forever changed and a symbol of the land we have tried to protect.