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Maine population grew slowly over the last decade By PATRICK WHITTLEApril 26, 2021 GMT PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s population grew slowly over the last decade, in which the state added about 34,000 residents, the U.S. Census Bureau reported on Monday. The new census data place Maine’s population at 1,362,359. That’s an increase of about 2.6%, or 33,998 people, from 2010. The state population grew more slowly during the 2010s than the 2000s, when Maine grew by more than 4% and added m...

Rapid population growth gives Montana 2nd US House seat By IRIS SAMUELSApril 26, 2021 GMT HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s recent population boom will let the state regain the second U.S. House seat it lost nearly 30 years ago, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released Monday. With over 1 million people, the state’s current at-large congressional district is the most populous in the U.S. and is second only to Alaska’s in geographic size. Growing from one to two seats, Montana will ...

Pennsylvania population lag costs state a US House seat By MARC LEVYApril 26, 2021 GMT HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — For Pennsylvania, the official word that its population growth continues to lag behind the nation’s marks the 10th consecutive decade the Keystone State has lost clout in Congress and presidential contests, even as it rose a notch to the fifth-most populous state. The state has become one of the most important presidential battlegrounds but will have one fewer electoral vote to offe...

Texas' torrid growth over the past decade is paying off with a major boost in political clout -- two additional congressional seats and electoral votes...

South Carolina grows by double digits again, tops 5M people By JEFFREY COLLINSApril 26, 2021 GMT COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s population grew by double-digit percentage points for the fifth decade in a row, but that wasn’t enough for the state to add another U.S. House seat, according to U.S. census data for 2020 released Monday. South Carolina had 5,118,425 people as of April 1, 2020. The state grew by 10.7% from 2010, adding 493,041 people, according to the census data. South ...

Census: Virginia will hold steady at 11 congressional seats April 26, 2021 GMT RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s population grew over the past decade but not enough to gain an additional seat in Congress, according to new figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Monday. Monday’s data release was the first to emerge from the nation’s once-a-decade head count. It showed that from 2010 to 2020, Virginia’s resident population grew by 7.9% to 8,631,393. That growth will not change Vir...

Rapid population growth gives Montana 2nd US House seat By IRIS SAMUELSApril 26, 2021 GMT HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s recent population boom will let the state regain the second U.S. House seat it lost nearly 30 years ago, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released Monday. With over 1 million people, the state’s current at-large congressional district is the most populous in the U.S. and is second only to Alaska’s in geographic size. Growing from one to two seats, Montana will ...

“There were 435 seats. The last seat went to Minnesota and New York was next in line," Koslap said in a news conference announcing the change. "If you do the algebra equation that determines how many they would have needed, it’s 89 people.” The census, held once every decade, took place as New York was getting ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic. Thousands of people in the state died while the count was ongoing. New York is one of seven states losing a member of congress as a result of th...

Arizona fails to add seat in US House after 2020 census By ANITA SNOW and JONATHAN J. COOPERApril 26, 2021 GMT PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona was among the fastest-growing states during the last decade, but its population of 7.1 million was not enough to give it a 10th congressional seat. U.S. Census Bureau data released Monday shows Arizona will continue to have nine congressional seats. It also will be unable to add a 12th presidential electoral vote as some had anticipated. Arizona’s populatio...

Awaiting census count, California ponders slow growth future By KATHLEEN RONAYNEApril 24, 2021 GMT SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In 1962, when California’s population of more than 17 million surpassed New York’s, Gov. Pat Brown celebrated by declaring a state holiday. In the coming days, when the U.S. Census Bureau is expected to release the state’s latest head count, there probably will be no celebrations. Over the past decade, California’s average annual population growth rate slipped ...