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There were studies only about the appropriate size of city when it comes to regional population growth. However, since the Korea reached the lowest level of birth rate, and became super aged society, the demographic transition took main place in local policy. This study tries to explain local factors which effect not only changes of gross population, but working age population, youth population, gross population, and net migration etc. Particularly, Unless, existing studies about population size mainly explained regional spatial characteristics and amenites, this study adopted spatial innovativeness which is highlighting in 21C on existing research model: political factors and creative amenity. Subject of analysis is local government, the phase of population growth in capital area differs from non-capital area; capital dummy factor used. Also, by analysing cities and counties data separately, this study explains what kinds of differences that the factors affect population size of city area and county area despite local government. According to the result of empirical analysis, spatial policy, financial policy and population policy as political factors influence in the change of population size. Traffic accidents rate and low income group ratio among spatial amenity have a negative relation with population growth. 'Tolerance'(foreign population rate of increase) as creative amenity has significant positive relation with population growth, however, creative manpower(regional R&D population rate) has little relation with population growth. Population growth is also positively influenced by housing supply and capital area or not.