Oct 02 2007
Baltimore’s Population Increases for 1st Time in 50 years
After a recount… The city’s population jumped a whopping 900 people. However, if the murder rate continues to increase, the population numbers may even out by years end.
Elated city leaders were fast to spread the news: For the first time in decades, Baltimore’s population has increased, reversing a half-century of decline, according to revised estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Mayor Sheila Dixon announced the revised estimate yesterday, calling the nearly 900-person gain between 2005 and 2006 a “reversal of fortune.”
The new figures come after Baltimore officials challenged the city’s 2006 estimate, released in June. The adjusted figure puts Baltimore’s population as of July 1, 2006, at 640,961, up 897 from the 2005 Charm City count of 640,064. The initial 2006 estimate had been 631,366.
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I was actually thinking the same thing. I would guess that at least 300 (if not more) a year die either directly or indirectly due to the murder rate and that would tend to cancel out any rise in the population. I mean 900 people if you put them in Ravens stadium would hardly be visible!
Do homeless people generally count as residents? That’s a serious question. Anyone know? I’m guessing not. Seems like city officials could use some creative counting of “non-resident residents” to add an extra 900 to the total.
I know it’s a little off-subject, but we made this video that shows all the things we love in Baltimore. It shows a lot of great, classic sites around the city, so I thought it would go along with the theme of your blog.
http://visitmybaltimore.com/video/193/
Let me know what about think about it!
Cool video. I was actually checking out the site a few days ago.