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http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/20.../?ref=nyregion
New York Led Country in Population Growth Since 2010 Census
By SAM ROBERTS
June 28, 2012
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New York began the second decade of the 21st century with a growth spurt, adding more people than any other city in the country in the 15 months ending July 1, 2011, and outpacing population gains in its neighboring suburbs, the Census Bureau estimated on Thursday. An analysis of the latest reported population changes since the April 2010 census found that New York City grew at twice as fast a rate as the rest of the metropolitan area and faster than the city’s annual growth since 2000, because of higher birthrates among immigrants, a greater influx of newcomers and the recession.
“New York metro gained .6 percent, but, digging deeper, New York City’s gain of 0.9 means the city is now growing faster than its surrounding region,” said Andrew A. Beveridge, a sociologist at Queens College of the City University of New York who analyzed census data. The 15-month population increase in the city amounted to a third of the city’s entire growth from 2000 to 2010, according to the census.
“A number of studies have found that there’s a stronger preference for walkable neighborhoods that are close to transit and the younger population is driving less than they used to,” said Christopher Jones, vice president for research of the Regional Plan Association. “All of that favors cities, and New York City in particular has become a more desirable place to live over the past 15 years because of everything from reduction of crime to improved subway service."
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