Feeling undercut by Census 2006 population figures, county officials in Ohio are gathering support amongst the 49 municipalities concerned to issue a formal challenge to the Census Bureau.
A number of communities in Hamilton County, Ohio, "believe the census estimates are inaccurate and take issue with the census methodology."
"Cincinnati is in the process of filing a formal challenge to the 2006 numbers and Mallory and Portune are encouraging other Hamilton County communities to follow suit. If enough do, it would be the first time an area of the country has mounted a regional challenge."
"According to the census, Cincinnati, which had been shrinking, is now gaining population."
"The census estimated the 2006 population at 332,252, up from 331,310 in 2005. Mallory argues that number is still too low. He and Portune also object to census calculations that show Hamilton County's suburbs lost 5,891 people during that same time frame, dropping from 828,487 to 822,596."
"Population numbers are important because they can have a financial impact on a community."
"Leaders of about 25 Hamilton County communities attended a meeting Tuesday night in Bond Hill to learn more about challenging the most recent census population estimates. Many of them seemed to embrace the idea."
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