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MEDIA RELEASE The U.S. Census Bureau reports the U.S. population reached 314,395,013 at noon Monday, which is the 225th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787 in Philadelphia. Sept. 17 is recognized as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day to commemorate the creation and signing of the supreme law of the land […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Through 2050, the United States is projected to remain in third place behind India and China among the world’s most populous countries, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. These findings are derived from the population estimates and projections for 228 countries and areas released through the Census Bureau’s International Data Base. This release […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Townspeople, elected representatives, government officials and hundreds of students gathered last week to celebrate the naming of Plato as the 2010 Census U.S. center of population. Amid music, speeches, banners and cheers, village chairman Bob Biram welcomed the crowd, saying, “We’re proud of our village. As one of our students said, ‘we’re in […]

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Pearl City grew by 54 percent since the 2000 Census. Hilo grew by 6.1 percent and Kailua grew by 5.8 percent. Percent change data are not available for Urban Honolulu and East Honolulu census designated places because they were established after the 2000 Census.

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MEDIA RELEASE On the eve of the 2010 Census, as the Census Bureau prepares to conduct an actual count of the nation’s population, the bureau projects that on Jan. 1, 2010 — three months out from Census Day — the total U.S. population will be 308,400,408. This would represent an increase of 2,606,181, or 0.9 […]

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MEDIA RELEASE As the nation prepares to ring in the new year, the U.S. Census Bureau is projecting the Jan. 1, 2009, total U.S. population will be 305,529,237 — up 2,743,429, or 0.9 percent, from New Year’s Day 2008. The latest population estimate for the state of Hawaii is 1,283,388; the latest population estimate for the […]

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