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**nerohedfrs** · 02-05-2011, 02:10 AM

New Orleans is one of America's most liberal cities along with Detroit, and both are thriving, growing, prosperous cities.

*Sarcasm*

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...a-census_N.htm

Census: A third of New Orleans population lost in past decade

By Rick Jervis, USA TODAY Updated 11h 3m ago

NEW ORLEANS — Rocked by natural disasters and a steady exodus of residents, this flood-damaged city lost nearly a third of its population in the past decade, according to Census data released Thursday.

Abandoned lots and flood-wrecked homes remain one of the city's top hurdles to full recovery from the devastating floods of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Census workers counted 343,829 residents in New Orleans last year, down from 485,000 in 2000, or a 29% drop, according to the data. The count was slightly lower than previous estimates of 355,000.

The city has struggled to repopulate since Hurricane Katrina and a breach of federal levees flooded 80% of the city in 2005, scattering much of its citizenry. Just before the storm, there were about 455,000 people living in New Orleans, according to Census figures.

The new Census numbers will impact everything from how the city picks up its garbage to how it plans to rebuild parts of the city still battered from the floods, says Allison Plyer of the Greater New Orleans Community Data Center, which helped establish the earlier estimates using postal records and other methods.

"There's been a lot of uncertainty, not just about how many people are in New Orleans but how many people are in St. Bernard Parish and other parishes," Plyer says. "The most valid number will be the Census number."

The new numbers shouldn't affect the more than $1 billion in recovery funds slated for or spent in the city, Plyer says.

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nerohedfrs Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 563 Senior Member	Census: New Orleans has lost one third of it's population in the last decade New Orleans is one of America's most liberal cities along with Detroit, and both are thriving, growing, prosperous cities. Sarcasm http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...a-census_N.htm Census: A third of New Orleans population lost in past decade By Rick Jervis, USA TODAY Updated 11h 3m ago NEW ORLEANS — Rocked by natural disasters and a steady exodus of residents, this flood-damaged city lost nearly a third of its population in the past decade, according to Census data released Thursday. Abandoned lots and flood-wrecked homes remain one of the city's top hurdles to full recovery from the devastating floods of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Census workers counted 343,829 residents in New Orleans last year, down from 485,000 in 2000, or a 29% drop, according to the data. The count was slightly lower than previous estimates of 355,000. The city has struggled to repopulate since Hurricane Katrina and a breach of federal levees flooded 80% of the city in 2005, scattering much of its citizenry. Just before the storm, there were about 455,000 people living in New Orleans, according to Census figures. The new Census numbers will impact everything from how the city picks up its garbage to how it plans to rebuild parts of the city still battered from the floods, says Allison Plyer of the Greater New Orleans Community Data Center, which helped establish the earlier estimates using postal records and other methods. "There's been a lot of uncertainty, not just about how many people are in New Orleans but how many people are in St. Bernard Parish and other parishes," Plyer says. "The most valid number will be the Census number." The new numbers shouldn't affect the more than $1 billion in recovery funds slated for or spent in the city, Plyer says.
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