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NATION: Large cities got larger despite downturn
The nation's largest cities are growing faster than the country as a whole, according to Census figures.
- INTERACTIVE: USA's population winners and losers
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NATION: 1940 New York Census records are now searchable by name
Online 1940 New York Census records are now searchable by name, making it easier to come up details on famous Americans.
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NATION: Census continues to undercount blacks, Hispanics and kids
An analysis of the 2010 Census finds it did well overall but kept double-counting whites and undercounting minorities.
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NATION: Census data shows minorities now a majority of U.S. births
More than half of all babies born last year were members of minority groups, the first time in U.S. history.
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RELIGION: Study: Mormonism is fastest-growing faith in half of USA
Mormons were the fastest-growing group in 26 states, expanding beyond their historic home in Utah to the heart of the Bible Belt and Maine.
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NATION: More singles living alone and loving it, despite the economy
Although the economy has forced many to double up or move in with family and friends, data shows that an even larger number of singles choose to live alone.
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NATION: Census shows big jump in interracial couples
Opposite-sex married couples, unmarried couples and same-sex couples all on the increase.
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NATION: More Mexicans returning home, fewer immigrating to U.S.
In a historic reversal, Mexican immigration to the U.S. has tumbled since the recession began and more are returning home.
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NATION: America's romance with sprawl may be over
Three years after the recession officially ended, Census county population estimates show Americans are staying put or moving to cities.
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NATION: Officials urged to prosecute violence against Census workers
Federal authorities urge local law enforcement officials to take action, saying offenses against Census workers have not been prosecuted.
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NATION: 1940 Census so popular that servers can't handle demand
National Archives' first release of 1940 Census online hits a snag when more than 22 million get on the site in the first three hours.
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ON DEADLINE: National Archives swamped by traffic for 1940 Census data
It was an embarrassing moment at the National Archives when a computer glitch halted the unveiling of the 1940 Census records.
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NATION: 1940 Census opens window on history
The 72-year confidentiality rule is up for the 1940 Census, and images of the names of 132.2 million people alive then go online.
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RELIGION: Jews are the world's most migratory religious group
One in four of the world's Jews has migrated from one country to another, compared to 5% of Christians and 4% of Muslims.
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NATION: Economic crisis slows U.S. population growth
In a time of high unemployment and a bad financial climate, fewer people have babies and fewer immigrants have a reason to cross the border.
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NATION: As seniors climb from poverty, young fall in
Over the past three decades, the country has seen child poverty steadily rise and poverty among seniors steadily drop.
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WORLD: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood wants government sacked
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood called on the ruling generals to sack the military-appointed government.
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NATION: Study finds black segregation lowest in century
Researchers attribute a decline in segregation to black suburbanization, access to credit, fair housing laws and immigration.
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NATION: USA sees 'flattest' growth in population since 1940s
The recession may be officially over, but its impact reverberates as the nation sees its most sluggish population growth since the 1940s.
- INTERACTIVE: State-by-state population, rank
- STORY: U.S. marriage rate at a record low
- STORY: World population hits 7 billion
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ON DEADLINE: Census: Number of U.S. youth shrinks
The bad economy and slowdown in immigration attributed to the first decline in young people in a generation, Census data show.