census
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She lives in Montreal which has a large Moroccan diaspora of about 104,000 people, according to the 2016 census.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
The 2020 census places Black Angelenos at just 8% of the city’s population, the fifth census in a row where the community’s share has shrunk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The ACS has an annual sample size of only 3.5 million, whereas the decennial census has universal reach.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
But according to the most recent Burning Man census, Samantha is an anomaly.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
The census of 1790 revealed that the window of opportunity to end slavery was not opening, but closing.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Between the censuses of 2010 and 2020, the number of Americans reporting that they belonged to more than one race jumped by 276%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
At 2.6%, it’s a slight gain over the 2.1% recorded in the 1990, 2000 and 2010 U.S. censuses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025
As of 2020, Christians comprised 47% of the global migrant population, Muslims 29%, Hindus 5%, Buddhists 4% and Jews 1%, according to Pew Research Center's analysis of UN data and 270 censuses and surveys.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2024
That concern kept detailed caste documentation out of subsequent censuses, including after India gained independence in 1947.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 22, 2024
His Cange census allowed him to begin building files and to create a baseline against which future censuses could measure how well his system was working.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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