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England and Wales in numbers: key points from the 2021 census
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The first data from the 2021 census provides a vivid snapshot of the population of England and Wales but also of the dynamic changes affecting different towns and cities. Here are some highlights:
Census names Richmondshire fastest-ageing area in England and Wales
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Fans of Channel 5’s Our Yorkshire Farm could be forgiven for thinking Richmondshire is overrun with young people, as they follow the adventures of shepherd Amanda Owen and her nine rosy-cheeked children. But this part...
Fears census abstention could hit public services in Scotland’s poorest areas
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Public services in Scotland’s poorest areas could be harmed by widespread abstention from this year’s census in urban areas, experts fear. Public policy specialists and opposition parties are alarmed after it emerged ...
US census produced huge undercount of Latino population in 2020
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The 2020 US census undercounted America’s Latino population at more than three times the rate of the 2010 census, according to a report released on Thursday by the US Census Bureau. The census also undercounted the na...
Femicide Census: there’s a disturbing reason for the falling number of murders
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The Femicide Census usually reports on women killed by men annually, but we had incomplete data from 2019, which continued into 2020 and beyond, largely due to the pandemic’s impact on the court system. We’re finally ...
Transgender people can self-identify in Scottish census, confirms judge
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A judge has approved a decision to allow any transgender person in Scotland to select male or female as their sex in this year’s census without holding a gender recognition certificate. Lord Sandison, a civil court ju...
Nicola Sturgeon urged to scrap census asking teenagers about anal sex
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Scotland’s largest parents’ organisation is calling for the SNP government to withdraw its schools’ health and wellbeing census, which has attracted opprobrium for asking 14-year-olds about their experience of anal se...
Walrus from Space census seeks public help to spot animals in satellite images
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Conservationists are on the hunt for “citizen scientists” to spot walruses from their own home to help track populations of the creatures and give scientists an understanding of how many are left in the wild. Keen-eye...
The census shows how the US is diversifying – will it lead to political power?
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The data the Census Bureau released last week offered a remarkably clear picture of how the United States is becoming more diverse. For the first time ever, America’s white population declined, while people of color a...
The census proves the US is diversifying. Here’s how – in five charts
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The past decade has brought about a rapid increase in the number of people of color in the US, but unlike past decades, the population growth of racial minorities wasn’t just in major metropolitan areas, the latest ce...
US’s white population declines for first time ever, 2020 census finds
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America’s white population declined for the first time while US metro areas were responsible for almost all of the country’s population growth, according to groundbreaking new data released on Thursday by the US censu...
US population now less than 60% white, 2020 census finds
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America’s white population declined over the last decade while US metro areas were responsible for almost all of the country’s population growth, according to significant new data released Thursday by the US census bu...
Census Bureau data out today will shape the redistricting fight of this decade
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Happy Thursday, It has arrived without much fanfare, but today is one of the most important days for the next decade of American politics. Later this afternoon, the Census Bureau will release the data that all 50 sta...
US Census Bureau to kick off redistricting battle with release of 2020 data – live
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• Decennial count determines each number of state’s House seats• Republicans control majority of statehouses that redraw lines
Texas, Colorado and Florida among states to gain House seats after Census
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Six states will gain additional seats in the US House of Representatives because of population shifts over the last decade, the US Census Bureau announced on Monday. Seven states will lose one congressional seat. The...