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Census estimate a concern for state (Taxachussetts losing a House seat)
The Boston Globe ^ | 12/23/05 | Scott Helman

Posted on 12/23/2005 10:09:58 PM PST by LdSentinal

Massachusetts lost residents for the second year in a row, new federal Census estimates show, underscoring an accelerating population shift from the Northeast to the South and West that threatens to erode the state's political and economic clout.

Only two other states, along with the District of Columbia, lost population from July 1, 2004, to July 1 of this year, according to US Census estimates released yesterday. The Bay State lost about 8,600 residents, or .1 percent of its population, according to the estimates.

If the trend continues, specialists say, the state will face serious consequences: fewer seats in Congress, companies choosing to locate or expand elsewhere, a shrinking labor force, and less federal funding for transportation, housing, and other initiatives.

(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: 2010; bluestate; census; districtofcolumbia; electoralcollege; exodus; house; liberal; massachusetts; massachussetts; romney; taxachussets; taxes
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To: LdSentinal


Guess they'll have to pass some laws requiring people to stay....


21 posted on 12/24/2005 12:12:02 AM PST by Tzimisce
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To: LdSentinal


Or maybe they could raise taxes again. Tax hikes solve everything, right?


22 posted on 12/24/2005 12:12:44 AM PST by Tzimisce
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To: CzarNicky

The states you cite are losing seats to places like California, where there is a net outmigration of American citizens, but a huge net inmigration of illegal aliens.

If illegals were sent home, or not counted in the census, then Ohio, Mass and NY would not be losing seats.


23 posted on 12/24/2005 12:35:57 AM PST by tom h
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To: LdSentinal
                 
Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Population for the United States and States, and for Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005
  Population estimates         April 1, 2000
Geographic Area July 1, 2005 July 1, 2004 July 1, 2003 July 1, 2002 July 1, 2001 July 1, 2000 Estimates base Census
United States 296,410,404 293,656,842 290,850,005 287,984,799 285,107,923 282,193,477 281,424,602 281,421,906
.Alabama 4,557,808 4,525,375 4,501,862 4,480,139 4,467,461 4,452,339 4,447,351 4,447,100
.Alaska 663,661 657,755 648,510 640,699 632,249 627,500 626,931 626,932
.Arizona 5,939,292 5,739,879 5,577,784 5,438,159 5,295,929 5,165,993 5,130,632 5,130,632
.Arkansas 2,779,154 2,750,000 2,726,166 2,706,606 2,691,581 2,678,511 2,673,398 2,673,400
.California 36,132,147 35,842,038 35,456,602 34,988,088 34,526,660 34,002,756 33,871,653 33,871,648
.Colorado 4,665,177 4,601,821 4,548,071 4,498,407 4,427,016 4,326,926 4,302,015 4,301,261
.Connecticut 3,510,297 3,498,966 3,485,881 3,458,382 3,432,463 3,412,263 3,405,602 3,405,565
.Delaware 843,524 830,069 817,827 805,767 795,417 786,441 783,600 783,600
.District of Columbia 550,521 554,239 557,846 564,624 569,321 571,044 572,059 572,059
.Florida 17,789,864 17,385,430 16,993,369 16,677,860 16,350,565 16,048,887 15,982,824 15,982,378
.Georgia 9,072,576 8,918,129 8,746,849 8,581,731 8,415,600 8,230,155 8,186,816 8,186,453
.Hawaii 1,275,194 1,262,124 1,248,200 1,234,401 1,221,855 1,212,125 1,211,537 1,211,537
.Idaho 1,429,096 1,395,140 1,368,111 1,343,973 1,321,162 1,299,680 1,293,956 1,293,953
.Illinois 12,763,371 12,712,016 12,649,940 12,586,839 12,518,506 12,439,738 12,419,647 12,419,293
.Indiana 6,271,973 6,226,537 6,196,269 6,154,739 6,125,677 6,091,955 6,080,517 6,080,485
.Iowa 2,966,334 2,952,904 2,941,362 2,934,340 2,931,272 2,928,460 2,926,382 2,926,324
.Kansas 2,744,687 2,733,697 2,724,224 2,712,454 2,700,879 2,692,671 2,688,824 2,688,418
.Kentucky 4,173,405 4,141,835 4,116,780 4,088,510 4,066,908 4,049,005 4,042,285 4,041,769
.Louisiana 4,523,628 4,506,685 4,490,380 4,475,003 4,465,258 4,469,495 4,468,958 4,468,976
.Maine 1,321,505 1,314,985 1,308,245 1,296,978 1,286,350 1,277,397 1,274,923 1,274,923
.Maryland 5,600,388 5,561,332 5,512,477 5,442,268 5,379,591 5,311,543 5,296,506 5,296,486
.Massachusetts 6,398,743 6,407,382 6,417,565 6,411,568 6,394,750 6,362,132 6,349,105 6,349,097
.Michigan 10,120,860 10,104,206 10,078,146 10,039,379 10,002,663 9,956,111 9,938,480 9,938,444
.Minnesota 5,132,799 5,096,546 5,061,662 5,023,526 4,984,621 4,933,756 4,919,492 4,919,479
.Mississippi 2,921,088 2,900,768 2,880,793 2,866,349 2,857,577 2,848,753 2,844,656 2,844,658
.Missouri 5,800,310 5,759,532 5,718,717 5,681,045 5,643,326 5,606,265 5,596,683 5,595,211
.Montana 935,670 926,920 917,885 910,395 906,098 903,510 902,195 902,195
.Nebraska 1,758,787 1,747,704 1,738,013 1,726,753 1,718,965 1,713,261 1,711,265 1,711,263
.Nevada 2,414,807 2,332,898 2,241,700 2,167,867 2,094,827 2,018,214 1,998,257 1,998,257
.New Hampshire 1,309,940 1,299,169 1,287,594 1,274,666 1,258,546 1,240,554 1,235,786 1,235,786
.New Jersey 8,717,925 8,685,166 8,640,028 8,576,089 8,504,864 8,433,704 8,414,347 8,414,350
.New Mexico 1,928,384 1,903,006 1,879,252 1,855,400 1,832,608 1,821,526 1,819,046 1,819,046
.New York 19,254,630 19,280,727 19,228,031 19,164,755 19,091,210 18,998,889 18,976,821 18,976,457
.North Carolina 8,683,242 8,540,468 8,422,375 8,312,755 8,198,279 8,078,429 8,046,491 8,049,313
.North Dakota 636,677 636,308 633,051 633,571 636,239 641,153 642,204 642,200
.Ohio 11,464,042 11,450,143 11,431,748 11,404,651 11,384,992 11,363,809 11,353,145 11,353,140
.Oklahoma 3,547,884 3,523,546 3,504,917 3,487,076 3,465,778 3,454,321 3,450,652 3,450,654
.Oregon 3,641,056 3,591,363 3,562,681 3,522,342 3,473,484 3,431,070 3,421,436 3,421,399
.Pennsylvania 12,429,616 12,394,471 12,364,930 12,324,415 12,296,063 12,286,314 12,281,054 12,281,054
.Rhode Island 1,076,189 1,079,916 1,075,729 1,068,550 1,058,365 1,050,742 1,048,319 1,048,319
.South Carolina 4,255,083 4,197,892 4,146,753 4,102,568 4,059,615 4,023,560 4,011,816 4,012,012
.South Dakota 775,933 770,621 764,599 760,368 758,068 755,741 754,840 754,844
.Tennessee 5,962,959 5,893,298 5,841,585 5,790,312 5,746,831 5,703,052 5,689,262 5,689,283
.Texas 22,859,968 22,471,549 22,099,136 21,722,394 21,333,606 20,949,354 20,851,792 20,851,820
.Utah 2,469,585 2,420,708 2,378,696 2,336,673 2,287,736 2,243,136 2,233,198 2,233,169
.Vermont 623,050 621,233 619,092 616,274 612,824 609,937 608,827 608,827
.Virginia 7,567,465 7,481,332 7,383,387 7,286,061 7,191,941 7,104,078 7,079,030 7,078,515
.Washington 6,287,759 6,207,046 6,131,131 6,066,319 5,992,412 5,911,212 5,894,140 5,894,121
.West Virginia 1,816,856 1,812,548 1,810,347 1,804,529 1,801,438 1,807,442 1,808,350 1,808,344
.Wisconsin 5,536,201 5,503,533 5,471,792 5,439,137 5,404,432 5,374,429 5,363,715 5,363,675
.Wyoming 509,294 505,887 501,915 499,045 494,045 494,139 493,782 493,782
                 
Puerto Rico 3,912,054 3,895,107 3,877,881 3,859,606 3,839,190 3,815,909 3,808,603 3,808,610
Note: The April 1, 2000 Population Estimates base reflects changes to the Census 2000 population from the Count Question Resolution program and geographic program revisions. Dash (-) represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable              
Suggested Citation:                
Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Population for the United States and States, and for Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 (NST-EST2005-01)              
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau            
Release Date: December 22, 2005              

24 posted on 12/24/2005 12:53:43 AM PST by Straight Vermonter (John 6: 31-69)
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To: mhx

"You realize that all this means is that the elites will have to eliminate democracy, if it is no longer a useful way for them to hold onto their power."


The uber elite and super rich liberals are facists and don't really believe in democracy. If the trends continue, and they somehow get $inator Hildebea$t to be our president, they will try want you have pointed out.


25 posted on 12/24/2005 6:45:43 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Link to Great TV ad re rat traitors and their words re Iraq: http://www.gop.com/Media/120905.wmv)
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To: rightwinggoth

Thanks.

When the PC bs is stripped away from the so called Gay Lifestyle, that lifestyle is very crude and vile.


26 posted on 12/24/2005 6:47:37 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Link to Great TV ad re rat traitors and their words re Iraq: http://www.gop.com/Media/120905.wmv)
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To: GSlob

They have to have people willing to stay after college to work in Mass. based high tech companies and they have to compete with high tech companies in more pleasant of the country.


27 posted on 12/24/2005 7:16:10 AM PST by Galveston Grl (Getting angry and abandoning power to the Democrats is not a choice.)
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To: Galveston Grl

They do. Massachusetts is not that bad tax-wise (sales tax 5%, income tax 5.3%) - compare with Alabama (sales tax 8%, income tax about 4-5%). And Massachusetts does not apply sales tax to food, medicines, and clothing. Thus the name Taxachusetts is a misnomer. It is the cost of living there [more specifically, real estate] which is a downer.


28 posted on 12/24/2005 7:59:49 AM PST by GSlob
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To: Lurker

.....Now if we could just figure out a way to get rid of their Senators.....

Kennedy is due an appoplectic stroke event that will disable him.


29 posted on 12/24/2005 8:03:29 AM PST by bert (K.E. ; N.P . Slay Pinch)
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To: GSlob

I agree. After 16 years of Republican governors, our taxes are in the middle of the pack. States like North Carolina and Georgia tax their citizens MORE as a share on income than Massachusetts does.

We've been so successful that no one can afford a house, so young people are leaving.


30 posted on 12/24/2005 8:05:33 AM PST by HostileTerritory
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To: LdSentinal

Over on DU they are saying the loss of population is due to alien abduction and "hits" by Karl Rove.

God bless America; both of them.


31 posted on 12/24/2005 12:54:24 PM PST by noblejones (Ben Stein for President, 2008.)
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To: Tzimisce

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Guess they'll have to pass some laws requiring people to stay...
<<

Or maybe build a wall. Lefties love walls.


32 posted on 12/24/2005 1:00:23 PM PST by noblejones (Ben Stein for President, 2008.)
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To: bert
Kennedy is due an apoplectic stroke event that will disable him.

It's obvious he's already had it.

The only thing propping him up is the scotch.

33 posted on 05/03/2006 4:36:51 AM PDT by evad
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