Posted Apr 13, 2012, 5:41 AM
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http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/...icle-1.1059951
New census numbers show big jump in Brooklyn population
Jump casts doubt on 2010 U.S. Census figures, officials say
Sunset Park is one of Brooklyn’s most crowded neighborhoods.
By Erin Durkin
April 12, 2012
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Brooklyn’s population shot up dramatically in just over a year - after city officials charged the federal 2010 Census undercounted the borough. Brooklyn’s population grew by 28,000 between April 2010 and July 2011, according to estimates released by the Census Bureau last week - a 1.1% increase and the biggest jump in the city.
Borough pols said the increase is more evidence the agency botched the official count. If the numbers are right, it would mean the borough grew almost six times faster after the Census than in an average year from 2000 to 2010.
“It’s probably a combination of some real growth and some errors that were corrected that took place in the 2010 census. We know there was an undercount,” said Joseph Pereira, who tracks census data for the City University of New York.
Department of City Planning Population Director Joseph Salvo said the numbers “confirm our contention that the city is growing, notably in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. “We are pleased that the Census Bureau has begun to recognize this growth, but we continue to believe the real population is over 8.3 million based on our demographers’ scientific work,” he said.
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