Thread: The U.S. population is 308,745,538; Texas gets 4 new seats

Dec 21, 2010

It's official: The U.S. population is 308,745,538; Texas gets 4 new seats

10:44 AM

It's official: The U.S. population is 308,745,538, according to the 2010 U.S. Census.

By Jacquelyn Martin, AP

That represents a 9.7% increase over the 2000 figure of 281,421,906.

Nevada had the biggest growth in population, jumping 35.1%, while Michigan dropped the most, losing 0.6%.

Following a multi-year trend in migration patterns, the South grew 14.3% and the West jumped 13.8%,while the Northeast increased only 3.2% and the Midwest 3.9%.

The count not only gives the nation a snapshot of its overall population, the state-by-state figures are used to determine how the 435 seats in the House of Representatives are apportioned.

Under the 2010 figures, eight states will gain representation, with Texas the biggest winner, picking up four seats.

Also gaining seats: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, South Carolina, Utah and Washington. Florida picks up 2 seats, the rest geting one each.

Losing seats: Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania

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how much of this has to do with illegal populations in specific areas and were counted in the CENSUS?

Census Headlines from around the Web

New Jersey loses seat in Congress
44m ago from N.J. Courier-Post Online

...Jersey has lost a seat in Congress for the next decade, the U.S. Census Bureau announced this morning. With the loss of a seat, New Jersey is reduced to 12 seats in the 435-member House for the first time since the 1920s. At its peak, New Jersey held 15 seats...


Census: Texas grows, picks up 4 congressional seats
45m ago from Times Record News

The U.S. Census Bureau began releasing 2010 Census figures Tuesday. Texas population grew 20.3 percent growth and will pick up four seats in Congress. Each congressional district will contain an average of 710,767 people.


Michigan population drops .6%, Census shows
46m ago from Detroit Free Press

...The 2010 U.S. Census shows a national population of 308,745,538, a gain of 9.7% over the 2000 Census. Michigan suffered a 0.6% loss in population during the decade. Michigan officially loses a seat in Congress because of its population decline, bringing its...


Illinois in top five most populated states: New 2010 Census figures.
48m ago from Chicago Sun-Times

...population figures released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau ranks Illinois in the top five most populated states, according to the 2010 Census. Arizona remains the fastest growing state in the nation. The top five biggest states are California, Texas, New...


Census: America’s population growth is slowing
48m ago from FOX Sports

...After knocking on 50 million doors and handling tens of millions of surveys, the Census Bureau on Tuesday announced that the official population of the United States is now 308,745,538. The 2010 census also shows America’s once-torrid population growth dropping...


Census reports slowing population growth
48m ago from CNN/Money

...million people over the past decade -- the slowest rate of growth since the Great Depression -- the Census Bureau reported on Tuesday. In the 1930s, the population grew by just 7.3%. Comparatively, the nation added 13.2% more residents during the 1990s. Email...


Census will determine congressional districts
50m ago from Pensacola News Journal | PNJ.com

...from the once-every-10-year head count. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, the director of the Census Bureau, and other officials are scheduled to announce the results of the 2010 census, as it relates to congressional apportionment, at a news conference in...


Bay State Losing Congressional Seat
51m ago from Boston Channel.com

...-- Massachusetts will see its congressional delegations shrink again after new numbers from the Census Bureau show the lowest population growth since the Great Depression. The state will lose one of its 10 US House seats. Last year’s official estimate is more...


It’s official: The U.S. population is 308,745,538
54m ago from USA Today

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/default.htm

Losing seats: Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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