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After the most recent census, California lost a seat in the House of Representatives, which determines the size of a state’s delegation based on its proportion of the national population.
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Jon Coupal, Orange County Register, 3 Feb. 2025
The Winfield Police Department also has continued to grow to protect and serve a population that has tripled in size and was around 7,000 in the 2020 U.S. census.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Today space scientists are remarkably close to completing their census of sizable near-Earth objects to determine just how dangerous any really are.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025
In the early years after the passage of the law, Seigel and I were frequent speakers on panels along the East Coast regarding the potential of the law to revitalize communities like Baltimore, which had the potential benefit of having 42 census tracts designated as Opportunity Zones.
—Venroy July, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2025
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Jon Coupal, Orange County Register, 3 Feb. 2025
The Winfield Police Department also has continued to grow to protect and serve a population that has tripled in size and was around 7,000 in the 2020 U.S. census.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Today space scientists are remarkably close to completing their census of sizable near-Earth objects to determine just how dangerous any really are.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025
In the early years after the passage of the law, Seigel and I were frequent speakers on panels along the East Coast regarding the potential of the law to revitalize communities like Baltimore, which had the potential benefit of having 42 census tracts designated as Opportunity Zones.
—Venroy July, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Census.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/census. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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