PLATO in the >middle< !
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Our National Omphalos has Shifted ! HUZZAH ! Making sense of the census as best we can.
PLATO, Mo. -- In a nation of nearly 310 million people, America's new population center rests not in a Midwestern skyline of St. Louis or Chicago, but in a tiny Missouri village named after an ancient Greek philosopher.
The Census Bureau announced Thursday what the 109 residents of Plato had suspected for weeks: Shifting population patterns and geographical chance converged to make this town on the edge of the Mark Twain National Forest the center of the U.S. population distribution based on 2010 Census data.
The announcement also signifies larger trends: America's population is marching west from the Midwest, pulled by migration to the Sun Belt. And in a surprising show of growth, Hispanics now account for more than half of the U.S. population increase over the last decade.
Such designations aren't new to Missouri. The 2000 population center was Edgar Springs, about 30 miles to the northeast. Thirty more miles to the northeast is Steelville, the 1990 population center.
That doesn't mean locals aren't downright thrilled with the recognition and a chance to be noticed.
Read more:
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http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/03/24/2948455/plato-mo-is-now-us-population.ht...#ixzz1HcVhYEPs
PLATO, Mo. -- In a nation of nearly 310 million people, America's new population center rests not in a Midwestern skyline of St. Louis or Chicago, but in a tiny Missouri village named after an ancient Greek philosopher.
The Census Bureau announced Thursday what the 109 residents of Plato had suspected for weeks: Shifting population patterns and geographical chance converged to make this town on the edge of the Mark Twain National Forest the center of the U.S. population distribution based on 2010 Census data.
The announcement also signifies larger trends: America's population is marching west from the Midwest, pulled by migration to the Sun Belt. And in a surprising show of growth, Hispanics now account for more than half of the U.S. population increase over the last decade.
Such designations aren't new to Missouri. The 2000 population center was Edgar Springs, about 30 miles to the northeast. Thirty more miles to the northeast is Steelville, the 1990 population center.
That doesn't mean locals aren't downright thrilled with the recognition and a chance to be noticed.
Read more:
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http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/03/24/2948455/plato-mo-is-now-us-population.ht...#ixzz1HcVhYEPs
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remanns
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p.s. added to "Urban Mobility".
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remanns
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remanns
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Well, . . . EVERYONE cant come here.
- 1 year ago
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remanns
