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COVID-19 has dealt a serious blow to downtowns nationwide as health care measures encouraged people to work from home, leaving office buildings empty and stores without foot traffic. Many downtown...
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“When you’re alone and life is making you lonely, You can always go downtown,” Petula Clark famously sang in Tony Hatch’s song “Downtown.” But of course, for that you need a booming and...
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The world’s population is projected to grow by 17.3% from 2020 to 2040, according to the United Nations’ projection data. The United States population is projected to grow at a somewhat slower...
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Well before the CDC declared the end of the federal COVID-19 public health emergency in May 2023, life began to return to pre-pandemic normal — a trend also reflected in the nation’s population...
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A state population can grow, or shrink, two ways: either by natural change or through net migration. Natural change means births less deaths, while net migration is the amount of people moving to an...
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The United States’ urban population increased by 6.4% between 2010 and 2020, according to the Census Bureau, and accounts for the vast majority — or 80% — of the nation’s population. The West...
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The United States has its fair share of large cities, all of which have cultural associations, pop references, and a deep history that surrounds them. Big cities are where the exciting things happen....
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For much of the last 100 years, California has been one of the fastest growing states in the country. Since overtaking New York as the most populous state in 1964, California has doubled its...
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Population growth in the U.S. is starting to recover from historic lows largely related to the COVID-19 pandemic; however, the current growth rate remains lower than any seen during the 20th century....
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New York is losing residents at a faster pace than nearly every other state in the country. According to the latest numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 571,000 Americans – about 3%...
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A poll of U.S. adult citizens conducted in August 2022 by the Economist and YouGov found that two out of five respondents said they thought a civil war was at least somewhat likely in this country in...
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U.S. Census data confirms what has been reported in regard to population shifts in the United States in recent years and since the onset of the pandemic in 2020 — Americans moved out of...
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Every decade since the inaugural census in 1790, the Census Bureau has conducted a fascinating calculation known as the “center of population” for the United States. This point represents...
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