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Reasons and Options for Shrinking Cities

As cities like Detroit show major population losses in the enumeration of the 2010 Census, experts discuss why cities are shrinking on this episode of the Diane Rehm Show.
30 March 2011 - 9:00am
The Diane Rehm Show

Census Releases New Ways to Measure Poverty

The U.S. Census Bureau has released a new set of formulae that dramatically change the way poverty is determined in the U.S., leaving behind the one-size-fits-all approach in use since the 1960s.
6 January 2011 - 8:00am
The Washington Post

New Census Figures Put U.S. Population at 308,745,538

NPR reports how it will affect the electoral college, noting those that will gain House seats (south and west; mostly red) and the losers (north and mid-west; LA the exception; mostly blue). The Times reports on the importance of minorities.
21 December 2010 - 12:00pm
National Public Radio

Census Shows Formerly Growing States Now Slowing

The economy has slowed growth to a trickle in states like Florida and Nevada, which had seen continuous growth for years.
27 December 2009 - 9:00am
USA Today
Robert Goodspeed

Census 2010: What's Happening Now and What To Expect

Mon, 07/20/2009 - 18:47

One of the interesting parts of my position at the Boston Metropolitan Area Planning Council over the past year has been working with U.S. Census Bureau surveys and data. Since last September, this work has included preparations to ensure the region is prepared for the 2010 Census.

Mandated by the U.S. Constitution to determine political representation, every planner knows the U.S. Census has become the single most important data source for studying American cities. The U.S. Census Bureau produces dozens of surveys, the Census held once every ten years is by far the most important. Many of the other surveys, as well as countless private sector studies and projections, depend on the decennial census numbers.

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Growing Fast and Riding the Momentum

The U.S. Census Bureau recently released a list of the fastest-growing cities, in terms of population growth. Those on the list are hoping their growth will pull them through the recession.
1 July 2009 - 6:00am
The Christian Science Monitor

Americans Moving Less Amid Recession

Fewer Americans moved over the past year than any other year since 1962, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
27 April 2009 - 7:00am
The New York Times

2010 Census Outreach to Target the Foreclosed and Immigrants

Increased ethnic and language diversity, combined with widespread housing abandonment will make data gathering for the 2010 Census especially challenging.
24 March 2009 - 2:00pm
CBS News

Americans Are Flocking to Texas

Sixteen percent of all American moving between July 2006 and July 2007 headed to Texas according to Census data released March 27. Four Texas regions were among the top ten destinations, mostly in the South and West.
29 March 2008 - 11:00am
Associated Press via San Francisco Chronicle
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Computer Problems Prompt Census Bureau to Rethink Counting Method

Technological issues with the handheld computers to be used in the U.S. Census Bureau's 2010 Census have frustrated officials and have them considering a plan to return to the traditional paper and pencil counting method of years past.
27 March 2008 - 2:00pm
CNN
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