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Wash. D.C. Lost Population In 1997WASHINGTON (AP) The Census Bureau reports that, unlike many large cities, the nation's capital suffered a loss in population in the past year. Wednesday's report showed Washington, D.C., had a loss of 10,315 residents in 1997 to 528,964, down from 539,279 in 1996. The city's population has declined by 77,936 so far during the 1990s. The Census Bureau reported that such major metropolitan areas as New York, Los Angeles and Chicago grew substantially even though many residents moved to other places. That suggested a rising birth rate and growing influx of immigrants swelled the population of the big-city areas, more than making up for any migration by city dwellers. The greater metropolitan area that includes Washington also grew, with rising population in the suburbs and also in neighboring Baltimore. Washington lost more than 100,000 residents in the 1970s as many in the black middle class left for suburbs in Virginia and Maryland. Nevada is the fastest growing state in the nation, the Census Bureau said. Las Vegas led the way, making it the fastest-growing metropolitan area in the country between 1990 and 1996. The city's population soared 40.9 percent in this decade, compared with 6.7 percent nationwide.
(01 Jan 1998 03:12 EST)
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