The City Council voted last week to approve a plan to redraw the lines in four city wards, and councilors are scheduled to take a second, final vote next week.
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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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Experts: Asian population overcount masks community nuances
Officials say they overcounted the Asian population by 2.6% in the 2020 U.S. census.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
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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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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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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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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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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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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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.