population
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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
The share of women working has always been lower than men’s, but it has held up much better despite an aging population.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
In Madrid, Spain's health and interior ministers insisted there would be "no contact" with the local population, and that passengers would leave "by nationality groups".
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
Despite only making up 2 percent of the population, Mormons have a large presence on social media.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
Over the next days, at least three hundred people, more than six times Hydesville’s population, visited the Fox home.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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