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Rural US disappearing? Population share hits low

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WASHINGTON — Rural Amer­ica now accounts for just 16 per­cent of the nation’s pop­u­la­tion, the low­est ever. The lat­est 2010 cen­sus num­bers hint at an emerg­ing Amer­ica where, by mid­cen­tury, city bound­aries become indis­tinct and rural areas grow ever less rel­e­vant. Many com­mu­ni­ties could shrink to vir­tual ghost towns as they shut­ter busi­nesses and close down schools, demog­ra­phers say.

Jul 27 2011 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Census: US men narrowing the gender gap of old age

Women still out­live men, but the gen­der gap among U.S. seniors is nar­row­ing. New 2010 cen­sus fig­ures, released Thurs­day, show men are reduc­ing women’s pop­u­la­tion advan­tage, pri­mar­ily in the 65-plus age group. It’s a change in the social dynam­ics of a coun­try in which longevity, wid­ow­hood and health care for seniors often have been seen as issues more impor­tant to women.

May 26 2011 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

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