NEWSTALK 860 » u.s. census http://ksfa860.com Fri, 24 May 2013 19:59:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Harris County Nation's Fastest Growing County http://ksfa860.com/harris-county-is-nations-fastest-growing-county/ http://ksfa860.com/harris-county-is-nations-fastest-growing-county/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:58:09 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=57438 Led by Harris County, the population of the 10 county Greater Houston Metropolitan area went over 6 million people last summer, making it the nation's fifth-largest metro area.  The US Census Bureau says Harris County added more people than any other county in the nation between April 1, 2010, and July 2011.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/harris-county-is-nations-fastest-growing-county/feed/ 0 via Thinkstock - Growing Population Latest US Census Shows Fewer Children Making Up the Population http://ksfa860.com/latest-us-census-shows-fewer-children-making-up-the-population/ http://ksfa860.com/latest-us-census-shows-fewer-children-making-up-the-population/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:03:26 +0000 Andree Valentine http://ksfa860.com/?p=6972 If your airline flights and restaurant meals seem a bit quieter, it's not your imagination.

The 2010 census reveals children now comprise only 24 percent of the US population, a two-point drop in the past 20 years. Experts predict it will fall another percentage point by 2050, while the group comprised of people 65 and older is expected to rise from 13 percent to 19 percent due to the aging of baby boomers.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/latest-us-census-shows-fewer-children-making-up-the-population/feed/ 0 Census: Texas Population Over 25 Million. Hispanics Lead Growth http://ksfa860.com/census-texas-population-over-25-million-hispanics-lead-growth/ http://ksfa860.com/census-texas-population-over-25-million-hispanics-lead-growth/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:49:53 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=1932 The 2010 Census offered proof that the old Texas mythology is now part of history, revealing a state that is increasingly urban and Latino.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/census-texas-population-over-25-million-hispanics-lead-growth/feed/ 0 Mario Tama, Getty Images Lufkin, Angelina Show Growth in 2010 Census http://ksfa860.com/lufkin-angelina-show-growth-in-2010-census/ http://ksfa860.com/lufkin-angelina-show-growth-in-2010-census/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:15:39 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=1922 Lufkin’s population grew 7.2 percent in the last decade to 35,067 last year, according to 2010 Census numbers released Thursday.

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