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STAFF BLOG AG RIGHT No fun, but important nonetheless
Completing the once-in-every-five-years Census of Agriculture form isn't something that farmers and ranchers enjoy. Ag producers generally say the task is a nuisance or an intrusion, or both. But ag ...
Posted on 3/26/13 at 2:07 PM
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND N.D., Minn. make Letterman Top 10 list
North Dakota and Minnesota hadcameo appearances on David Letterman's Top 10 list last night. The topic? "Top Ten Surprises In The 2010 Census." North Dakota's mention came in No. 8: North Dakota is ...
Posted on 12/22/10 at 10:02 AM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Minnesota avoids losing U.S. House clout
Minnesota grew by 384,446 people in the past decade, but 15,000 is a more important number. Minnesota beat North Carolina by 15,000 people to keep its eight U.S. House seats. Had 15,000 fewer Minneso...
Posted on 12/22/10 at 1:35 AM
STAFF BLOG NIE ROCKS! Census 2010: It's all about us
Every ten years, a Portrait of America is taken by the U.S. Census Bureau. The following supplement about the census was produced by the NIE Institute. It provides a clear and detailed pict...
Posted on 3/17/10 at 12:00 AM
Jason Schaefer, Grand Forks, letter: Too big a decision in too little time 
To pull the plug on Wilder School while the neighborhood revitalization efforts are in their infancy seems foolhardy.
By Jason Schaefer , December 19, 2011
Kelly Hogness, Grand Forks, letter: School board must analyze, then decide
The debate is a mirror of the one surrounding the UND nickname, especially in the way that the longer it takes to decide, the harder it is to accept that decision.
By Kelly Hogness , December 18, 2011
Heidi Czerwiec, Grand Forks, letter: Closing schools costs rather than saves money
Overwhelmingly, research shows that school closures equate to fewer home sales, lower home values, lower incomes and higher unemployment.
By Heidi Czerwiec , December 18, 2011
Nikki Berg Burin, Grand Forks, letter: Task force needs up-to-date census info
The Demographic Task Force has been deliberating the fate of our schools without 2010 U.S. census data and Altru Hospital birth records, both of which are among the most reliable sources of information when making demographic projections for the future. This is a cause for concern.
By Nikki Berg Burin , December 18, 2011
Lucas Kindseth, Grand Forks, letter: U.S. Census shows growth in Grand Forks’ north end
The U.S. census is the most reliable source of population data.
And the census clearly demonstrates that the north end of Grand Forks is growing.
By Lucas Kindseth , December 18, 2011
Justin Berry, Grand Forks, letter: The case of the vanishing kindergarteners
Do the demographic consultants hired by the district know something we don’t about the upcoming disappearance of these 24 kindergartners?
By Justin Berry , December 18, 2011
New Census data says plenty of poverty, low incomes in North Dakota, Grand Forks
Despite an economy that has performed better than much of the country, nearly a third of North Dakotans are considered poor or low-income, a figure that’s slightly higher in Grand Forks, according to new data from the U.S. Census.
The same data, gathered in 2010, showed that nearly half of Americans fall into those categories.
By Christopher Bjorke , December 15, 2011
Census: 1 in 2 people are in poverty or low-income
The latest census data depict a middle class that's shrinking as unemployment stays high and the government's safety net frays. The new numbers follow years of stagnating wages for the middle class that have hurt millions of workers and families.
By Hope Yen , December 15, 2011
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Grand Forks redrawing ward lines as census shows growth in city's south and west
Grand Forks’ 52,887 people are spreading south and west, meaning that ward boundaries will have to move with them, a process city officials are starting to work on. A City Council committee will begin work Thursday to redraw political boundaries to equalize the population of each ward. Some wards now have a much larger population than others.
By Christopher Bjorke , November 30, 2011
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North Dakota tops the list of states where reaching 90 is more likely than ever
The rolls of America's oldest old are surging: Nearly 2 million now are 90 or over, nearly triple their numbers of just three decades ago.
By Hope Yen , November 17, 2011
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Census analysis: Wealth cap between older, younger Americans widest on record
The typical U.S. household headed by a person age 65 or older has a net worth 47 times greater than a household headed by someone under 35, according to an analysis of census data released today -- more than double what it was in 2005.
By Hope Yen , November 07, 2011
Poorest poor in U.S. hits new record: 1 in 15 people
The ranks of America's poorest poor have climbed to a record high — 1 in 15 people — spread widely across metropolitan areas as the housing bust pushed many inner-city poor into suburbs and other outlying places and shriveled jobs and income.
By Hope Yen and Laura Wides-Munoz , November 03, 2011
Somali population in Minnesota estimated at more than 32,000
he estimate includes both people born in Somalia and their descendants. Other states that have large Somali populations include Ohio with 12,300, Washington with 9,300 and California with 7,500, according to the latest estimates.
By Associated Press , October 27, 2011
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