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D.C. Area Continues Strong Growth Region is growing faster than any metropolitan area outside Sunbelt, drawing thousands of immigrants and holding on to current residents despite worsening commutes, skyrocketing home prices.
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Population Shows Gains And Losses: D.C. Young Adults Rise, Middle-Aged Decrease (Post, March 10, 2005)
D.C. Down, Va., Md. Up in Census Estimates: City Disputes Drop Of 4,097 in One Year (Post, Dec. 23, 2004)
Seeking A Share Of Power In Charles: Blacks Growing In Numbers as County Changes (Post, Dec. 1, 2004)
Area Immigration Booming: Census Finds Steady Flow Despite Economy, 9/11 (Post, Nov. 23, 2004)
Minorities Driving Growth in D.C. Area (Post, Sept. 30, 2004)
N.Va. Neighbors Hoping To Raze, Rebuild, Profit: 70 Homeowners Near Vienna Metro See Riches in 1,000-Unit Replacement (Post, Sept. 20, 2004)
Prince William Flaunts Its Prosperity: Study Ranks Income 3rd Among U.S. Counties, but Some Experts Are Dubious (Post, Sept. 17, 2004)
Survey Captures D.C. in Transition: Census Data Show Fast-Changing City (Post, Aug. 27, 2004)
Loudoun Leads Nation in Growth: Exurbs Booming, Census Data Show (Post, April 9, 2004)
Minorities, Women Gain Professionally (Post, June 18, 2004)
D.C. Population Fell by 5,800, Census Says: City Officials, Seeking to Boost Number of Residents, Hotly Dispute Bureau's Estimate for Year (Post, Dec. 19, 2003)
Out of the Driver's Seat: Arlington Residents Increasingly Choose to Shift Into a Carless Lifestyle (Post, Nov. 17, 2003)
D.C. Area A Magnet For Bright Singles: Young Professionals Coveted for Skills, Liberal Spending (Post, Nov. 4, 2003)
Educated Minorities Flocked to Region: Population Dipped, Report Says (Post, Oct. 5, 2003)
Census Finds Area Getting More Educated (Post, July 10, 2003)
Hispanics Declared Largest Minority: Blacks Overtaken In Census Update (Post, June 19, 2003)
Hispanics Are Nation's Largest Minority: Census Shows Hispanics Eclipse African Americans (Post, June 18, 2003; 1:07 PM)
Area Gay Couples Settled, Middle-Aged, Study Finds (Post, June 13, 2003)
D.C. Pockets of Poverty Growing (Post, May 18, 2003)
D.C. Census
U.S. Census Bureau Foresees A Diminished District in 2030 (Post, April 22, 2005)
Live-Ins Almost as Likely As Marrieds to Be Parents: Census Also Looks at Gay Households (Post, March 13, 2003)
Area Tops in Nation for Black Prosperity (Post, Oct. 20, 2002)
Poverty Deepens In District: More People, Areas Hurting, Study Says (Post, Oct. 2, 2002)
A Divided D.C. Poses Challenge for Next Mayor: Racial, Economic Gap Widens (Post, Sept. 9, 2002)
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Maryland Census
Almost 10 Percent Of County Is Asian (Post, Oct. 7, 2004)
Outer D.C. Counties Among Fastest Growing (Post, April 17, 2003)
Latino Growth Among Top in U.S.: Census Study Shows 346 Percent Rise in 20 Years to 432,000 (Post, July 31, 2002)
Integrated People, Integrated Places: Multirace Residents Pick Neighborhoods of Diversity (Post, July 29, 2002)
Happy to Pound the Pavement: Many Workers Still Choose Not to Drive, Census Shows (Post, July 7, 2002)
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Virginia Census
Virginia Popular Spot for Retirees: State in Top 10, Census Shows (Post, Aug. 6, 2003)
Assuming a Singular Identity: Childless Residents Alter N.Va. Cities' Priorities (Post, Jan. 27, 2003)
Plumbing Data Prompt A Flood Of Doubt (Post, July 15, 2002)
'Reverse Commute' No Breeze: Region's Job Migration Pushes Gridlock in New Direction (Post, July 6, 2002)
Trapped Between 2 Languages: Poor and Isolated, Many Immigrants' Children Lack English (Post, June 9, 2002)
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Across the Nation
For Immigrants, Help Can Be Risky: Maryland Lawmakers Move to Rein In Consultants Who Overreach and Sometimes Get Clients Deported (Post, April 23, 2005)
Flow of Illegal Immigrants to U.S. Unabated: Mexicans Make Up Largest Group; D.C. Area Numbers Up 70 Percent Since 2000 (Post, March 22, 2005)
Transit Funding Shortage Foreseen: Summit Addresses Gridlock in N.Va. (Post, March 15, 2005)
Potomac Mills Owner Proposes Upscale Mall (Post, March 12, 2005)
Suburbs' Birthplace: A Dream Displaced: Once Low Cost, Levittown Out of Reach (Post, March 5, 2005)
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