Nevada sees first drop in population since 1910-20

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Nevada sees first drop in population since 1910-20

By RICHARD LAKE
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL


For the first time in decades, maybe in almost a century, Nevada has shrunk.

State Demographer Jeff Hardcastle reported his preliminary state population estimates Wednesday, and they say the Silver State lost 27,677 people from July 2008 to July 2009.

This comes after many decades of growth, including 19 years in a row where Nevada was the nation's fastest- growing state. Hardcastle said he has solid, yearly data all the way back to the early 1960s, and the state grew every year. The last time he can find a population loss was in the decade of 1910 to 1920.

So why are we losing population now?

Most likely, the economy chased people away, or at least persuaded some people not to move here.

Though there has been some migration to Nevada, there have been more people leaving.

The U.S. Census Bureau reported last week that Texas is now the nation's fastest-growing state. Nevada held that title from the late 1980s until a few years ago, when Arizona passed it up. .............(more)

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[Captain Hilts]

1. WOW! Amazing.

[FarCenter]

2. Not surprising -- there is no there, there