Goč Mountain and its foothill lie in the middle of Serbia, in the central part of West Morava Valley. It covers only 402.1 km2 and it extends between 170 and 1127 meters above sea level. Goč and its foothill have 26 settlements. Twenty-one settlements are between 180 and 350 meters above sea level. Great differences of disposition of population are evident on that area. Particular attention was given on the disposition of the population in the period between the end of the Second World War and the last census. In that period, the population increased for 40.9%. Different factors influenced the disposition of the population such as geographic, socio-historical economic, etc. According to the census 2002, average disposition of the population on the territory of Goc and its foothill increased 1.7 times in comparison to the census 1948. It is five inhabitants per square kilometer more than average value of Republic of Serbia. Geographic factors dominated at the beginning of the period. In the middle of the period, according to the census 1971, economic factors made strong influences on the disposition of the population. In the last twenty years, the most important factors for the disposition of the population are demographic ones. The disposition of agricultural population is inversed when compared with the general disposition of the population. In 1948 about 1/5 of the population lived in towns. However, in 2002 the share increased on almost 1/3. Average population also increased from 944 (1948) to 1597 (2002) inhabitants per settlement.