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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 Virginia’s allotted number of congressional seats, 11. Altogether, the U.S. population rose to 331,4...

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 go from being the least represented state in the union — with close to a million people in the sin...

“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 the 2020 census. Five states will gain one seat in congress. Texas will gain two.

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 population increased by about 700,000 people over the past decade, from about 6.4 million in 2010, a jump of ...

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 to 0.06% — lower than at any time since at least 1900. The state is facing the prospect of losing ...