Census: Kansas Population Grows 0.6 Percent
Associated Press - Wed 10:38 AM 12/21/2011
The figures released Wednesday estimate the Kansas population to be more than 2,870,000, a gain of 0.6 percent from the official count released a year earlier. The rate of growth ranked 32nd in the nation.
New estimates released by the Census Bureau show the Kansas population grew by more than 18,000 residents between April 2010 and July 2011.
The figures released Wednesday estimate the Kansas population to be more than 2,870,000, a gain of 0.6 percent from the official count released a year earlier. The rate of growth ranked 32nd in
the nation.
Kansas' percentage of growth was better than Missouri and Iowa, but not as strong as Colorado, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Arkansas.
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback has stated during his first year in office that he wants to slow, if not reverse, declining
population in rural areas. He has enacted programs to entice new residents to those areas through tuition repayment and income tax breaks for qualified applicants.
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JIMNKS
Wednesday 21 December 2011 11:39 Report this comment
if you don't live in wichita, topeka or kansas city you don't matter...all the state funding goes to those areas...also what does kansas offer to bring people to move here? If you've seen the movie "the help" kansas is not much more advanced than the period of that movie.
footballfever
Wednesday 21 December 2011 12:41 Report this comment
Illegal aliens and/or teen pregnancies!!!
ON_EDGE
Wednesday 21 December 2011 15:58 Report this comment
Probably all in jail or the mission.
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Wednesday 21 December 2011 19:55 Report this comment
looks like jimnks didn't even read the article. read the last 2 paragraphs buddy. rural does not mean wichita, topeka or kansas city....
JIMNKS
Wednesday 21 December 2011 21:50 Report this comment
Default I read it...my point is why now are efforts just starting to promote the rural areas of Kansas? Far too long emphasis and monies has been on the big 3 I mentioned above.
WeimMom
Thursday 22 December 2011 04:23 Report this comment
Growing due to other states passing Illegal Immigration laws. Illegals know they can come to Kansas without being harassed as Kansas has become a sanctuary city!