mel | Shared With: Everyone - Oct 17 2006 | news, 300 million
This is a well-crafted story, interesting read.
Quoted: Six years ago, Edgar Springs experienced a brief moment of acclaim, when the US Census Bureau proclaimed it the new "population centre" of the US.
That is the notional point at which a flat-surface representation of the US would balance if everyone counted in the 2000 census stood up in their homes.
The distinction - calculated every 10 years as an aid to understanding population distribution - is marked by a small plaque outside the town's cemetery.
But really this swathe of the Mid-Western Bible Belt is more like the hole at the centre of a "population bagel".- mel | Shared With: Everyone - Oct 17 2006 | news, 300 million
Story notes that illegal immigration is a hot topic -- and a driver -- behind the numbers.
Quoted: The US population will hit 300 million on Tuesday, 39 years after reaching 200 million, officials predict.
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