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PublishedJanuary 22, 2023
Augusta’s Ward 3 to cross Kennebec River, take part of Ward 4 in redistricting plan
The city must redrawn the boundaries between voting wards because it is out of compliance — by nine people — with state requirements.
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PublishedApril 10, 2022
Experts: Asian population overcount masks community nuances
Officials say they overcounted the Asian population by 2.6% in the 2020 U.S. census.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2022
Most Maine counties have grown thanks to in-migration
New census figures for April 2020 to July 2021 show growth in 14 of 16 counties, driven by in-migration that was strong enough to offset a natural decrease in population.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2021
Maine population grows from in-migration during pandemic
But Census Bureau officials warned against reading too much into the numbers because of changes in the way the population increase was derived.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2021
First person of color confirmed as Census Bureau director
The Senate on Thursday approved Robert Santos, a third-generation Mexican American statistician from Texas, to lead the nation’s largest statistical agency.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2021
Census analysis finds undercount but not as bad as predicted
The 2020 U.S. census missed an estimated 1.6 million people, but given hurdles posed by the pandemic and natural disasters, the undercount was smaller than expected.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2021
Proposals would shift Augusta, and maybe Waterville, to 2nd Congressional District
Maps showing how Republicans and Democrats want to change Maine's two U.S. Congressional districts and 35 state Senate districts were released late Thursday for voters to contemplate.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2021
Census shows U.S. is diversifying, white population shrinking
The numbers could help determine control of the House in the 2022 elections and provide an electoral edge for years to come.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2021
Maine becomes more diverse, but it’s still whitest state in the nation
The latest census data shows cities in southern Maine gaining residents, while rural regions in the eastern and northern parts of the state saw declines.
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PublishedMay 1, 2021
Booms in Idaho, Utah buck the curve of slowing U.S. population growth
In Utah, births drove the growth, while Idaho's populace burgeoned under an influx of out-of-staters.
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