2010 U.S. Census thread

[golden eagle]

Just for fun, I'm going to post the fastest-growing and fastest-disappearing cities for each state. It'll take a while to go through them, so it'll be a work in progress...

ALABAMA: Pike Road (1,643.9%), McMullen (-84.8%)
ARKANSAS: Centerton (343.4%), Reed (-48.7%)
COLORADO: Meridian (1514.1%), Lakeside (-60%)
HAWAII: Ewa Gentry (359.4%), Maunawili (-58.1%)
ILLINOIS: Pingree Grove (3,554.8%), Irving (-80.1%)
INDIANA: New Amsterdam (2,600%), Roseland (-65.2%)
IOWA: Waukee (169%), Oakville (-60.6%)
LOUISIANA: Varnado (327.2%), Cameron (-79.3%)
MARYLAND: Clarksburg (650.6%), North Laurel (-78.1)
MISSISSIPPI: Walls (1235.3%), French Camp (-55.7%)
MISSOURI: Biehle (336.4%), Florida and Lakeside (-100%)
NEVADA: Enterprise (639.2%), Nellis AFB (64.2%)
NEW JERSEY: Teterboro (272.2%), Tavistock (-79.2)
OKLAHOMA: Dotyville (494.1%), Pilcher (-98.8)
OREGON: Grand Ronde (512.9%), La Pine (-71.5)  
SOUTH DAKOTA: Two Strike (533.3), White Rock (-83.3%)
TEXAS: Fate (1179.1%), Laredo Ranchettes (-98.8%)
VIRGINIA: Short Pump (13487.4%  ), Woodbridge (-87.3)
WASHINGTON: Snoqualmie (554.2%), North Marysville (-99.5)
UTAH: Saratoga Springs (1672.8%), Mexican Hat (-64.8)
VERMONT: Averill (200%), Warren's (60%)

Is Short Pump, VA the fastest-growing city/CDP in the history of the U.S.? Wow!

[Landshark]

For Washington:

Snoqualmie: 1,631 to 10,670 (+9,039)   554.20%
Endicott: 621 to 289   (-332)   -53.46%

[SP Cook]

A bit political, but a nice article on "natural decrease".

http://www.dailymail.com/News/201102221388

[Michael in Philly]

Where did you find the full Missouri numbers? I can't find them on the Census Bureau's site.

I've been going through the USA Today site via http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/[add state initials here]

Thanks, but (trying New Jersey) I can't get it to show localities, only counties.

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

Just for fun, I'm going to post the fastest-growing and fastest-disappearing cities for each state. It'll take a while to go through them, so it'll be a work in progress...

MISSISSIPPI: Walls (1235.3%), French Camp (-55.7%)

Walls must have gone from a population of 50 to 535.

[golden eagle]

According to Wikipedia:

The town of Walls, which has been a community since the early 1900s, was connected to the tiny village of Memphis which was incorporated in the early 1970s and was located just south of the Walls community. In 2003/2004, the village of Memphis was annexed, thereby giving the town of Walls the official status of a municipality. Today Walls is experiencing a population and economic resurgence under the leadership of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen.
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I don't know what Walls' population was in 2000, but the village of Memphis had 87 people before being annexed by Walls.

[Stephane Dumas]

I spotted on Skyscraperpage forum, some graphics about St. Louis census.

Edit: I forgotted to post the url  here it is http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=5178867&postcount=469

[golden eagle]

Just for fun, I'm going to post the fastest-growing and fastest-disappearing cities for each state. It'll take a while to go through them, so it'll be a work in progress...

MISSISSIPPI: Walls (1235.3%), French Camp (-55.7%)

Walls must have gone from a population of 50 to 535.

Actually, it rose to 1,162. They had 87 people in 2000.

[golden eagle]

One thing I that just occurred to me is that Henderson, NV passed Reno as the state's second-largest city and that North Las Vegas is threatening to push Reno down to fourth place.

[iowahighways]

IOWA: Waukee (169%), Oakville (-60.6%)

You can blame the flood of 2008 for Oakville's big population loss. It's right near the mouth of the Iowa River, which submerged the entire town during the flood.

[hobsini2]

I think it would make sense to have the House Rep districts be to a size of roughly 500,000 people.  Currently the average pop size of each district is 750,000.  Here is what i would do for the issue of physical room size.  Expand the Capitol to where it is possible for each state to have 40 representatives. 
Once a state reaches 40 representatives, looking at you California, that is it. No more.
Let me do some math and i will submit what the representation in the house would look like.

[hobsini2]

Below is the list of representation by pop for 2000 and 2010 census apportionment and what the new number would be if it was for every 500,000 people.  If a number is in (), that is the total amount of reps if there is not a cap of 40 reps per state.

State   2010 Pop             change   2000 App./2010 App./New System App.
AL   4,779,738   +7.5%   7   7   9
AK   710,231      +13.3%   1   1   1
AZ   6,392,017   +24.6%   8   9   13
AR   2,915,918   +9.1%   4   4   6
CA   37,253,956   +10.0%   53   53   40 (75)
CO   5,029,196   +16.9%   7   7   10
CT   3,574,097   +4.9%   5   5   7
DC   601,723      +5.2%   0   0   1*
DE   897,934               +14.6%   1   1   2
FL   18,801,310   +17.6%   25   27   38
GA   9,687,653   +18.3%   13   14   19
HI   1,360,301   +12.3%   2   2   3
ID   1,567,582   +21.1%   2   2   3
IL   12,830,632   +3.3%   19   18   26
IN   6,483,802   +6.6%   9   9   13
IA   3,046,355   +4.1%   5   4   6
KS   2,853,118   +6.1%   4   4   5
KY   4,339,367   +7.4%   6   6   9
LA   4,533,372   +1.4%   7   6   9
ME   1,328,361   +4.2%   2   2   3
MD   5,773,552   +9.0%   8   8   12
MA   6,547,629   +3.1%   10   9   13
MI   9,883,640   (-0.6%)   15   14   20
MN   5,303,925   +7.8%   8   8   11
MS   2,967,297   +4.3%   4   4   6
MO   5,988,927   +7.0%   9   8   12
MT   989,415                +9.7%   1   1   2
NE   1,826,341   +6.7%   3   3   3
NV   2,700,551   +35.1%   3   4   5
NH   1,316,470   +6.5%   2   2   3
NJ   8,791,894   +4.5%   13   12   18
NM   2,059,179   +13.2%   3   3   4
NY   19,378,102   +2.1%   29   27   39
NC   9,535,483   +18.5%   13   13   19
ND   672,591               +4.7%   1   1   1
OH   11,536,504   +1.6%   18   16   23
OK   3,751,351   +8.7%   5   5   8
OR   3,831,074   +12.0%   5   5   8
PA   12,702,379   +3.4%   19   18   25
RI   1,052,567   +0.4%   2   2   3
SC   4,625,364   +15.3%   6   7   9
SD   814,180                +7.9%   1   1   2
TN   6,346,105   +11.5%   9   9   13
TX   25,145,561   +20.6%   32   36   40 (50)
UT   2,763,885   +23.8%   3   4   6
VT   625,741               +2.8%   1   1   1
VA   8,001,024   +13.0%   11   11   16
WA   6,724,540   +14.1%   9   10   13
WV   1,852,984   +2.5%   3   3   4
WI   5,686,986   +6.0%   8   8   11
WY   563,626                 +14.1%   1   1   1
PR   3,725,789   (-2.2%)   0   0   7*
Totals   308,745,538   +9.7%   435   435   580 (45)
Avg         646,952   710,767   500,000
            
* only if they became officially part of the United States as more than territories.

[3467]

I think the 2008 Flood was also responsible for a big decline in Henderson county in Illinois across from Oakville
I am with you on the Cong Dist Size Hobsini. The only way to get any serious attention from a congrescritter looks to be your wallet
We are much larger than most other Western Democrracies.
The state districts are getting bad too esprecially the big states like IL and Calif.
I am so glad we arent like these Mideast countries with their dynasties.
Oh I just see Darin LaHood was appointed to an open state senate district(USDOT sec Ray LaHoods son)

[Scott5114]

OKLAHOMA: Dotyville (494.1%), Pilcher (-98.8)

For Picher, this is unsurprising, as it was the site of a Superfund buyout. I think between the time of the Census and now, it has been disincorporated. Never heard of Dotyville before...

MISSOURI: Biehle (336.4%), Florida and Lakeside (-100%)

Florida only had a population of 9 in the 2000 census, so it's not surprising that it went the 100% population loss route. Lakeside had 37, so it's a bit more eyebrow-raising.

[golden eagle]

OKLAHOMA: Dotyville (494.1%), Pilcher (-98.8)

For Picher, this is unsurprising, as it was the site of a Superfund buyout. I think between the time of the Census and now, it has been disincorporated. Never heard of Dotyville before...

If I remember watching something on TV about Picher and how it was a prosperous mining town way back in the day. Also, a tornado destroyed much of the town a few years ago.

Dotyville is a census-designated place in Ottawa County, the same county where Picher is (or was). With Picher's evacuation, maybe that's the reason for Dotyville's growth?

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

Just for fun, I'm going to post the fastest-growing and fastest-disappearing cities for each state. It'll take a while to go through them, so it'll be a work in progress...

MISSISSIPPI: Walls (1235.3%), French Camp (-55.7%)

Walls must have gone from a population of 50 to 535.

Actually, it rose to 1,162. They had 87 people in 2000.

I've actually driven through Walls before (2003 I think), and passed it several times in my commutes between BR & C-bus. The 87, that was the old (black) town along old old 61. The other 1,000+, that's all the new subdivisions between US 61 and Horn Lake.

[golden eagle]

Since I did it for the cities, I'll post the list of fastest-growing and fastest-disappearing counties for each state. This is also a work in progress:

ALABAMA: Shelby (36.1%), Lowndes (-16.1%)
ARKANSAS: Benton (44.3%), Monroe (-20.5%)
COLORADO: Douglas (62.4%), Cheyenne (-17.7%)
HAWAII: Hawaii (24.4%), Kalawao (-38.8%)
ILLINOIS: Kendall (110.4%), Pulaski (-16.2%)
INDIANA: Hamilton (50.3%), Blackford (-9.1%)
IOWA: Dallas (62.3%), Pocahontas (-15.6%)
LOUISIANA: Ascension (39.9%), St. Bernard (-46.6%)
MARYLAND: St. Mary's (22%), city of Baltimore (-4.6%; no actual counties lost population)
MISSISSIPPI: Desoto (50.4%), Issaquena (38.2%)
MISSOURI: Christian (42.6%), Atchison (-11.6%)
NEVADA: Lyon (50.7%), Esmeralda (-19.4%)
NEW JERSEY: Gloucester (13.2%), Cape May (-4.9%)
OKLAHOMA: Canadian (31.8%), Cimarron (-21.4%)
OREGON: Deschutes (36.7%), Sherman (-8.7%)
SOUTH DAKOTA: Lincoln (85.8%), Campbell (-17.7%)
TEXAS: Rockwall (81.8%), Cottle (-21%)
UTAH: Wasatch (54.7%), Millard (.8%; no county lost population)
VERMONT: Chittenden (6.8%), Rutland (-2.8%)
VIRGINIA: Loudon (84.1%), Accomack (-13.4%)

[golden eagle]

Here's something I stumbled upon. It's the Buffalo Business First's population projections for all incorporated cities in the U.S. as of December 22, 2010. I looked at some cities and they've projected too high or too low for a number of locations and close to what the census is reporting for some. For instance, they had Houston at 2.3M, when Houston is just over 2m. They also had St. Louis at 355K, while the census showed 312K. Just click below and you can see what they have...

http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/datacenter/populations-of-13362-us-cities.html

[golden eagle]

Even better...projections from February 1, 2011 from the New Mexico Business Journal. Given that the numbers for some areas are already released, they're not the official numbers though.

http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/news/2011/02/01/us-counties-cities-abq-population.html

[Stephane Dumas]

Nebraska census had been released, the population increased in urban aeras while the rural areas continue its decline http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/2011-03-01-nebraska-census_N.htm

[golden eagle]

Does Lincoln not have suburbs? Out of the 285K-plus that live in Lancaster County, over 258K are in Lincoln.

[huskeroadgeek]

Does Lincoln not have suburbs? Out of the 285K-plus that live in Lancaster County, over 258K are in Lincoln.

No-that's one of the odd things about Lincoln. It's one of the largest cities I know of that has no suburbs. There are a bunch of small towns in Lancaster County-the largest of which is Waverly. Hickman is the only other one that even tops 1,000. Waverly is the closest city to Lincoln, and the closest thing to a suburb that Lincoln has, but there are about 3 miles between the city limits of Lincoln and the city limits of Waverly along US 6. The area in between is mostly farmland with a couple of large industrial plants(I-80 Exit 409 is also in between). Waverly is more of a bedroom community for Lincoln but it isn't really a suburb.

[golden eagle]

Seems like Lubbock, TX is the same way. It was well over 200K people, but not real suburbs. There are a number of towns in Lubbock County, but only one outside of Lubbock has over 3000 people.

[Brandon]

I am so glad we arent like these Mideast countries with their dynasties.
Oh I just see Darin LaHood was appointed to an open state senate district(USDOT sec Ray LaHoods son)

Heh.  We have dynasties a plenty in Illinois.  All hail Dictator for Life Mike Madigan! 

[agentsteel53]

Heh.  We have dynasties a plenty in Illinois.  All hail Dictator for Life Mike Madigan! 

and the reanimated corpse of Richard Daley.