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• Census: Minorities now surpass whites in U.S. births

  May 17, 2012 in Nation/World For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady immigration growth that is now slowing. New … 13

• Census shows 1 in 2 people are poor or low-income

  December 15, 2011 in Nation/World Squeezed by rising living costs, a record number of Americans — nearly 1 in 2 — have fallen into poverty or are scraping by on earnings that classify them as … 31

• Local Census data: Young adult numbers increase

    May 19, 2011 in City on Page A1 The number of young adults living in the city of Spokane has topped 50,000, a number driven by growing universities, a cultural rebound and an affordable cost of living for … 1

• Proposal increases county commission from 3 people to 5

  March 17, 2011 in City on Page A5 Voters may get a chance to decide whether Spokane County needs more than three commissioners to run local government, the number it’s had since Washington became a U.S. territory in … 12

• Census brings Idaho political power shift

  March 10, 2011 in Idaho Just three of Idaho’s 44 counties - Kootenai, Canyon and Ada - accounted for nearly two-thirds of the state’s population growth in the past decade, and that has big implications …

• Census data: Youth reflect area’s racial, ethnic shift

  March 8, 2011 in City on Page A1 A peek inside any classroom at Bemiss Elementary School is evidence of Spokane’s growing diversity among youth. Nearly 27 percent of the north-central school’s students are a member of a … 7

• Census shows growing Latino population in Eastern Washington

  March 7, 2011 in City on Page A1 When Ana Zaragoza Mandziara moved to the Spokane area last summer, her first impression of her new home was, “Where are all the Mexicans?” Latino population in Washington does not … 20

• Growth in every district will redraw Wash. congressional map

  February 24, 2011 in City on Page A1 All congressional districts in Washington have too many people – tens of thousands too many. And in central Washington’s 4th District and two districts in the fast-growing Interstate 5 corridor, …

• Clark: Spokane bigger than Tacoma? Betting on it

  February 20, 2011 in City on Page B1 I hope nobody minds, but I have put our Spokane pride on the line in a friendly cross-state wager with Peter Callaghan, a columnist with the Tacoma News Tribune. Our … 12

• 2010 census shows slowing U.S. growth

  December 21, 2010 in News Republican-leaning states will gain at least a half dozen House seats thanks to the 2010 census, which found the nation’s population growing more slowly than in past decades but still … 3

• Report shows local counties’ income and demographic numbers

  December 15, 2010 in City on Page A5 Spokane County has a higher percentage of single men and single women. Kootenai County a higher percentage of married couples. Kootenai County residents are more likely to have been born … 1

• Census finds record gap between rich and poor

  September 28, 2010 in Nation/World The income gap between the richest and poorest Americans grew last year to its widest amount on record as young adults and children in particular struggled to stay afloat in … 31

• Washington’s growth could bolster showing in House

  September 28, 2010 in City on Page A6 Washington state could be in line for a new congressional district when the numbers from the 2010 census become final. A private organization that analyzes census, election and political data …

• Spokane, Valley mayors’ census bet ends in tie

  April 30, 2010 in City on Page A8 Let Spokane Valley Mayor Tom Towey’s recent bet on the census be a warning to finalize the fine details before agreeing to a wager with Spokane Mayor Mary Verner. Lest …

• Congress moves to ban ‘census’ use

  April 30, 2010 in City on Page A9 Congress is moving quickly to pass a new law to outlaw the use of “census” in mailings that are connected with money-raising schemes, not the official count of the U.S. …

• Census sends show on road to encourage accurate count

  March 17, 2010 in City on Page A5 Ryan Eaton visited the Coeur d’Alene Public Library on Tuesday afternoon during a school field trip to learn more about the 2010 U.S. census. The kindergartener said his family’s census …

• Census: Working at home grew in first part of decade

  January 31, 2010 in Business on Page E3 Who gets to take conference calls in their pajamas? Data from the Census Bureau says Americans working from home are likeliest to be white, college-educated female professionals. They also tend …

• Rural Idahoans staying put

  July 2, 2009 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Rural Idaho residents have been staying put during the current recession, unlike during the previous recession, when they moved in large numbers to the state’s urban areas. “The …

• Rural Idahoans staying put through recession

  July 1, 2009 in Idaho Rural Idaho residents have been staying put through the current recession, unlike the previous recession when they moved in large numbers to the state’s urban areas. “The length and depth …

• Kootenai County among fastest growing

  April 10, 2007 in Idaho on Page B1 Kootenai County and Idaho’s 10 other designated urban areas grew nearly three times faster in 2006 than the rest of the nation’s urban areas, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates …