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untanglingwebs
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Census report: Genesee County 2013 population loss second-worst in Michigan

Ron Fonger | rfonger1@mlive.com By Ron Fonger | rfonger1@mlive.com
on March 27, 2014 at 10:30 AM, updated March 27, 2014 at 10:37 AM


GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- The county lost 2,415 people from 2012 to 2013, behind only Wayne County for biggest loss among Michigan counties, according to a new report from the Census Bureau.

Released today, March 27, the report estimates gains in population for several Michigan counties and growth in statewide population of 13,103 people from July 2012 to July 2013.

But during that same period, the number of people living in Genesee County dropped from 417,791 to 415,376, according to the report.

Since the 2010 Census, the county's population has dropped 2.4 percent-- from 425,790 to 415,376, the same report says.

Wayne County lost the most residents -- 17,223 -- from 2012 to 2013, and only Wayne, Saginaw and Genesee counties lost more than 1,000 people during that period, according to the Census figures.

The new report from the Census Bureau does not break down the county's population number for individual communities.
Post Tue Apr 01, 2014 8:12 am 
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untanglingwebs
El Supremo

This Flint Journal report is sort of a nothing report after you read similar articles from the Oakland press, who must give their writers time to research and have sufficient staff to do real reporting.


www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2011/03/07/news/doc4d757b9

Most Michigan counties growing, census shows

Charles Crumm 248-745-4649


"Except for Wayne and Genesee Counties, most southeast Michigan counties actually gained in population over the last decade despite a high unemployment rate for most of that tie and the loss of thousands of manufacturing jobs."


The State of Michigan lost less than 1% of their population between the census years 2000 to 2010. However the population actually increased from estimates of 9,938,444 in 200 to 10,092,426 in 2005 before the housing market crash. By 2010 the estimates dropped to 9,931,231, a nearly 1.6% loss.

L. Brooks Patterson, Oaklnd County Exec., noted Michigan lost some clout with this loss. Because Michigan was the only state in the country to lose population, the state lost one of their 15 congressional seats.

The latest estimates in 2011 showed a loss of population for Wayne County of 156,309, greater than 7.5%, and Genesee County with a loss of 16,623 or about 3,8%.

Southeast counties showing gains:
Oakland 1.11%
Lapeer 1.45%
St Clair 1.06%
Livingston 16.2%
Macomb 5,4%
Monroe 4.09%
Wahtenaw 7.96%

These numbers are used in the allocation of resources, especially federal money for social and economic programs, federal lunch progams, housing assistance and even highway funding.

The Southeast Michigan Council of Government is a regional planning organization for Oakland, Wayne, Washtenaw, Macomb, St Clair, and Livingston. They use the census numbers and trends for forecasting the fure jobs outlook, housing trnds and traffic needs.
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Wayne, Genesee and Saginaw continued to lose population from 2010 to 2013 estimates. These counties also contain the cities with the highest crime rates.

L Brooks Patterson said the estimated 2.6% population growth for Oakland County(28,811 for 2010 t0 2013) is because Oakland County has career opportunities and is a good place to live and raise a family.
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Report: Genesee County is the third-fastest shrinking area in the country
Print Blake Thorne | bthorne1@mlive.com By Blake Thorne | bthorne1@mlive.com

on April 23, 2014 at 7:50 AM, updated April 23, 2014 at 7:52 AM

GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- Genesee County is the third-fastest-shrinking area in the country, according to a new report based on recently released U.S. Census Bureau estimates.

The area lost 2.4 percent of its population from 2010 to 2013. Only Pine Bluff. Ark., and Farmington, N.M., saw declines at a quicker clip, 4.43 and 2.72 percent, respectively.

Since the 2010 Census, Genesee County's population has dropped from 425,790 to 415,376, according to the Census figures.

The county lost 2,415 people from 2012 to 2013.

The new report does not break down the county's population number for individual communities.

Partly as a result of the population decline, the Genesee County Land Bank has seen its holdings in out-county properties increase.

Director Doug Weiland said it's too bad that so many people are leaving the county.

"A lot of the people who have left the state and have left the area are young college graduates who can't find jobs," Weiland said.

So far this year, there have been about 2,500 property foreclosures in the city, Weiland said, including about 1,900 in the city of Flint.

It's about on pace with the last decade of decline for the city, Weiland said.

In other words, there are no signs that the shrinking population trend in the city is slowing down.

"I haven't seen anything so far that would show us that the number of people leaving Flint is really bottoming out," Weiland said.

Flint Mayor Dayne Walling said the city's new master plan, its first since 1960, accounts for the population decline.

The mater plan is a set of policies to direct future growth and development, create a new zoning code and serve as a blueprint for long-term planning and decisionmaking in Flint.

The plan estimates more population loss in the city until about 2020, when there will either be an expected leveling off of population or even an increase, Walling said.

"It's not a surprise that the city and the county are continuing the downward population trend," Walling said. "But there are opportunities for that to change in the future."

The master plan calls for a city that is designed for a population between 76,000 and 150,000. The current city population is around 100,500, according to 2012 Census estimates.


Blake Thorne is a reporter for MLive-The Flint Journal. Contact him at bthorne1@mlive.com or 810-347-8194. Follow him on Twitter or Facebook.
Post Thu Apr 24, 2014 9:23 am 
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his data was out a month ago, but it took the Flint Journal this long to write the story.

The comments on the story fell into arguments about whether this was a Republican or a Democratic problem. Readers pointed out that Snyder's pension tax placed Michigan in the worst states or retirees to live. Others chided Weiland and said people other than college graduates were unable to find work at living wages.

It should be noted that these issues are associated with the Rust Belt and former manufacturing cities.
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