2010 U.S. Census thread

[golden eagle]

I spotted a interesting post at http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=5196301&postcount=756 about Milwaukee, they have the smallest population since 1940 but it dropped of 1%, and they have an increase of Latino population.

I wonder if Wisconsin cities like Racine and Kenosha are turning slowly but surely as bedroom communities for people who work around Chicago?

Actually, Kenosha County is an extension of the Chicago MSA, though it lies smack in the middle between Chicago and Milwaukee. I think Racine's too close to Milwaukee to be an extension of Chicago.

[golden eagle]

Arizona numbers less than expected:

http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031111_census_numbers

Also on the right side of that page are the county rankings and that of the 20 largest cities in the state. I'm going to watch that chart for years to come, especially when the economy picks back up and the housing market stabilizes and rebounds.

[Stephane Dumas]

More census graphics on the table, this one about Philadelphia neighboorhoods http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=5196612&postcount=761

[njroadhorse]

NEVADA: Lyon (50.7%), Esmeralda (-19.4%)
NEW JERSEY: Gloucester (13.2%), Cape May (-4.9%)

Nevada: I'm kind of shocked that Clark isn't the fastest growing county, or Washoe.
New Jersey: The only reason that Cape May is up there is because they were small to begin with. I would've thought that either Essex or Hudson would've been the ones to lose people.  I'm also shocked that Gloucester is the fastest growing.  I would've thought it would've been Ocean.

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

The Columbus Dispatch produced a similar graphic for Franklin County to what Stephane linked to for Philadelphia


The Dispatch's take on this: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/03/11/census-shows-columbus-growth-was-uneven.html?sid=101

[golden eagle]

Does Columbus still have their policy of annexing land every year?

[hobsini2]

Well i was a bit off with my guess of Oshkosh, WI.  Census Pop is 66,083.  But i do find it interesting that my other grandmother's town lost almost 300 people for a town that was 1504 in 2000 down to 1214 in 2010.  I know Princeton is a mostly elderly town but my gosh that's a lot to lose.

[Duke87]

Forgot about Connecticut...

http://2010.census.gov/news/releases/operations/cb11-cn70.html

Bridgeport	144,229
New Haven	129,779
Hartford	124,775
Stamford	122,643
Waterbury	110,366

Everyone had been saying that Stamford was going to pass Hartford and by 2020 might even pass New Haven. Looks like that prediction fell a bit short...
So, revise it to: Stamford is going to pass Hartford by 2020.

Interestingly, New Haven, by the numbers, outpaced Stamford's growth from 2000-2010, although it's easy to guess why: it's because the rules changed. College students got counted at their school addresses rather than their home addresses this time around, so New Haven got a boost because of Yale.

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

Does Columbus still have their policy of annexing land every year?

They can if they want, it's just that folks aren't so willing to have their land annexed into Columbus anymore.

[Stephane Dumas]

Oakland CA, like in Chicago, have a big population change, the African-American move to suburbs, Stockton or even out of state
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=5197148&postcount=46
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/11/MNO91I8F86.DTL&tsp=1
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_17577468?nclick_check=1

[golden eagle]

Montana:
http://2010.census.gov/news/releases/operations/cb11-cn85.html

New Mexico:
http://2010.census.gov/news/releases/operations/cb11-cn87.html

[Brandon]

NEVADA: Lyon (50.7%), Esmeralda (-19.4%)
NEW JERSEY: Gloucester (13.2%), Cape May (-4.9%)

Nevada: I'm kind of shocked that Clark isn't the fastest growing county, or Washoe.
New Jersey: The only reason that Cape May is up there is because they were small to begin with. I would've thought that either Essex or Hudson would've been the ones to lose people.  I'm also shocked that Gloucester is the fastest growing.  I would've thought it would've been Ocean.

Not many counties in Nevada had anywhere remotely close to the population of Washoe or Clark.  It's easy to have huge percentage increases when starting with a low population.

[BigMattFromTexas]

Tom Green County (county of San Angelo) has a total population of over 110,000. This is really a big jump from 2000. It's good to see increasing populations in Angelo too.
BigMatt

[golden eagle]

Tennessee:

http://2010.census.gov/news/releases/operations/cb11-cn93.html

This link shows Nashville's population at over 626K, which would pull it to within almost 20K people of Memphis. However, this link has Nashville at just over 601K, when you take out all the independent communities of Davidson County. so, which is the actual population. That would put it 47K behind Memphis.

Minnesota's numbers was also released today (http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/mn). Minneapolis lost 40 people from its 2000 population, but still retains its spot as the largest city in Minneapolis. St. Paul lost a meager .7% of its population.   

[golden eagle]

Georgia released:
http://2010.census.gov/news/releases/operations/cb11-cn97.html

I think there may've been a serious undercount with Atlanta. I've seen estimates prior showing Atlanta having well over 500K. If I were in Atlanta leadership, I'd have the Census Bureau look at this again. Gwinnett County is poised to take over Fulton County, but I believe Fulton was undercounted, too.

Florida:
http://2010.census.gov/news/releases/operations/cb11-cn95.html

Orlando is within earshot toppling St. Petersburg as the 4th largest city in the state. Otherwise, no real surprises here except that I though Miami would be over 400K.

[Stephane Dumas]

North Dakota population growth, but at the expense of rural communities http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/2011-03-16-north-dakota-census_N.htm

[formulanone]

Otherwise, no real surprises here except that I though Miami would be over 400K.

Technically, actual city of Miami is surrounded by many smaller towns, cities, and communities for which there is no more room for annexing any more land. The only way for the population of the city of Miami to truly increase is by building more skyscrapers (or space stations?); but the entire three-county "South Florida" MSA is at about 6 million people or so. The MSA is really just an unbroken swath of civilization from Homestead (to the south), to Jupiter (at the north end) along the US 1 corridor.

[Stephane Dumas]

Michigan's census will be released next week, it might have a lost of population, however there an increase of hispanics
http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/03/chart_growth_of_hispanic_popul.html
http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/03/michigan_census_which_places_w.html

I wonder if Coleman A. Young might roll and spin in his grave? 

[golden eagle]

Michigan's census will be released next week, it might have a lost of population, however there an increase of hispanics
http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/03/chart_growth_of_hispanic_popul.html
http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/03/michigan_census_which_places_w.html

I wonder if Coleman A. Young might roll and spin in his grave? 

A quote from one of the links:

"But a July 2010 estimate by a regional planning agency placed the number closer to 772,419. That number was developed by the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG)."

Are they saying Detroit fell that far down?

[Stephane Dumas]

"But a July 2010 estimate by a regional planning agency placed the number closer to 772,419. That number was developed by the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG)."

Are they saying Detroit fell that far down?

Yes, from the peak in the early 1950s when Detroit got 1.8 millions to today, Detroit's population declined
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographic_profile_of_Detroit

[golden eagle]

The decline of white people in Detroit is even steeper. Only 116K+? And that was in 2000; I wonder what it is now.

[Stephane Dumas]

The decline of white people in Detroit is even steeper. Only 116K+? And that was in 2000; I wonder what it is now.

From what I read on City-Data and Skyscraperpage forum, we might see some small increase
http://www.city-data.com/forum/detroit/1095791-detroit-sees-rise-white-residents-after.html
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=185427
even Time magazine did posted a short post in their blogs http://detroit.blogs.time.com/2010/09/29/the-return-flight/

[golden eagle]

Blogger hopes Atlanta mayor sues Census Bureau for undercount

[SP Cook]

I'm sure there are bloggers that want all sorts of things.

Suits over the Census have always been unsuccessful.  For a good reason.  Nobody has ever been able to prove any of the conspiracy theories surrounding "planned undercounts".

[Landshark]

Blogger hopes Atlanta mayor sues Census Bureau for undercount

He is using the census estimates to bash the actual count?  What a clown.  Census estimates are usually poorly done.  Here in Washington, the Office of Financial Management is always way closer to the actual count with their estimates.