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Originally Posted by Westernwilly
I think that the loss in population is because of Covid19 and the lack of many on campus students in 2020. East Lansing, Mt Pleasant, MI, Bloomington, IN, Athens, OH, ect... all lost population. This in spite that the 2019 population est. had shone a growth in population in all of those collage towns. Even Ann Arbor lost population compared to the 2019 est. In short, Covid19 made the 2020 census in accurate for most college cities as they lost their dorm population for that year.
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I think you make a good point. Just look at this map of housing occupancy - the less than 50% occupancy tract is WMU -
https://mtgis-portal.geo.census.gov/...ed2b2fd7ff6eb7