| BeyondDC has it from an inside source that even the Census never believed their original numbers. To argue that Washington, with its bustling sidewalks, booming housing market, and freshly built neighborhoods full of condo towers, was still shrinking, as population estimates for 2005 suggested, struck even the people making the argument as absurd. But the Census has its formulas, and they can’t deviate without a challenge. Fueled with the knowledge that Arlington and Alexandria successfully contested their estimates a year ago, however, District officials asked the Census to take a closer look.
That was all the pushing the Census needed. Last Friday, federal officials revised Washington’s official population estimate upwards by more than 31, 000 residents, the city’s biggest gain since its population topped out in 1950, and enough to utterly wipe away the supposed losses of recent years. It’s official, folks. The exodus is past. Washington, DC is growing again. Thanks to user otavio for the heads up. |
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July 24th, 2006 | Permalink
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