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census

[sen-suhs] / ˈsɛn səs /


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Over the past five years, the population of Sedgwick County, which includes Wichita, increased by 15,000 people to 528,000, outpacing the growth rate of the rest of the state, according to census data.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Whittier was majority Latino by the 2000 census.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

To prove their ties to Canada - however far back they may go - many have had to look up historic records like census reports, baptismal records and birth certificates.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

There will be reapportionment after the 2030 census to reallocate states based on population.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

That summer Farmer expanded and refined the health census he’d begun in 1981.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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