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New Orleans population falls 30% in 10 years

New Orleans population falls 30% in 10 years

The scale of the long-term devastation inflicted on New Orleans has been revealed by the 2010 US census, which found that the city's population has collapsed by almost a third over the past decade.

 

Minority populations booming in Virginia

Soaring numbers of Hispanics and Asians pushed Virginia's population over 8 million in the past decade, transforming the state into a far more diverse place, according to census figures released Thursday.

 

U.S. Population Grew to 308 Million, Census Reports

U.S. Population Grew to 308 Million, Census Reports

The announcement of the first result from the 2010 census marks the start of a season of Congressional redistricting that will increase the power of the South and West.

 

Costly, yet widely supported, census gets rolling

Costly, yet widely supported, census gets rolling

After much hoopla and expense, the US Census Bureau is ready to try and count every US resident. On Monday, 120 million households began receiving letters alerting residents to next week's official census 2010 kickoff ...

 

Audit finds Census preparations wasted millions

A new audit finds that the Census Bureau wasted millions of dollars in preparation for its 2010 U.S. population count, including ...

 

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