Posted April 24, 200718 yr Columbus home to 1.72 million people Business First of Columbus Thursday, April 5, 2007 Columbus saw its population grow 7 percent from April 2000 to July 2006, the U.S. Census Bureau said. In a report released Thursday, the bureau said Columbus - growing to 1.72 million from 1.61 million - ranked 32nd in largest numerical gain in population among the nation's 361 metropolitan areas. The bureau named the Cincinnati-area - with its population growing 4.7 percent to 2.1 million people - as the only other Ohio city among the nation's 100 metro areas with the largest gain. It was 41st on the list. Full article: http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2007/04/02/daily21.html
March 20, 200817 yr Central Ohio Region grows, Ohio stalls Franklin County, six neighbors buck trend, census estimates say Thursday, March 20, 2008 By Jeb Phillips, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH If it were not for the growth of central Ohio's seven counties, the state would have had a net loss of more than 16,000 residents in 2007. Ohio led the nation with seven of the 34 counties that had the biggest population declines, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released today. Cuyahoga County lost 13,304 residents, the third-biggest population decline in the country. Full article: http://dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/03/20/countycount.ART_ART_03-20-08_B1_GM9MQSJ.html?sid=101
March 27, 200817 yr Cinci's numbers don't add up. Shouldn't their net gain be 16,090? After going to the US Census link provided in the dispatch article, it would appear that Cincinnati's domestic migration total should read (-1,805) rather than a positive 1,805. Here's the link to the US Census data: http://www.census.gov/popest/metro.html But the components of population change spreadsheet link is here: http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/CBSA-est2007-comp-chg.html
March 19, 200916 yr A bright spot in Ohio Still growing: While other urban areas continue to lose population, central Ohio bucks the trend Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 6:35 AM By Bill Bush, The Columbus Dispatch The babies just keep coming in Franklin and Delaware counties, again making central Ohio the growth region in a state that's barely been avoiding a population decline. Franklin County alone added more people than Ohio did last year. And that local growth has been driven by the "natural increase" in population -- births minus deaths. For more, click the link http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/03/19/grow.ART_ART_03-19-09_A1_F6D9J13.html?sid=101
March 19, 200916 yr A bright spot in Ohio Still growing: While other urban areas continue to lose population, central Ohio bucks the trend
March 19, 200916 yr And just for laughs, here is the U.S. County Census Map and info link included with the Dispatch article... Look up census information about any U.S. county from 2000 to 2008 here.
March 19, 200916 yr The funny thing is that these numbers are so out of date already. This is the last of the boom-year data. It'll be fascinating to see how these change next year.
March 20, 200916 yr Census: Columbus bests state, lags rivals in growth Business First of Columbus Thursday, March 19, 2009, 12:29pm Central Ohio is ahead of the big-city pack in Ohio on population growth, but Census Bureau statistics released Thursday show the region lags the gains registered at many of its principal competitors on the business attraction front. The government data indicate the population of the six-county Columbus metropolitan area grew 1.1 percent to 1,773,120 residents during the 12 months ended July 1, 2008. Stacked against the state’s other two largest cities and the state as a whole, the growth was notable – the Cincinnati region’s population of 2.16 million rose marginally from 2007, while metro Cleveland’s 2.09 million population was down slightly. Ohio’s population of 11.5 million grew, albeit barely, by 8,269 people from 2007. Columbus alone gained more than 20,000 residents over the year. Despite metro Columbus’ strength within the state, the area’s population growth relative to six other metros often identified as economic development rivals shows Central Ohio grew at a comparatively sluggish pace. The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C., area, which was the nation’s fastest-growing metro from 2007 to 2008, experienced a 4.3 percent gain in population to 1.08 million. The Charlotte, N.C., area, which was among the top 10 fastest-growing metros in the latest batch of data, saw 3.4 percent growth to 1.7 million residents. The other Columbus competitor to land a spot among the 100 fastest-growing metros, Nashville, saw 2 percent growth to 1.55 million residents. Even Indianapolis, which has just 50,000 fewer residents than Columbus, saw its metro population rise 1.3 percent to 1.72 million residents. That percentage growth matched the change in Orlando, Fla., which has 2.05 million residents. The only metro among the half-dozen often-cited rival metros that fell behind the growth pace in Columbus was the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, which registered 1 percent growth to 3.2 million residents. Here’s how metro Columbus’ growth since 2000 stacked up against those peers areas: • Charlotte: 1.34 million in 2000 to 1.7 million in 2008, up 27 percent in eight years. • Columbus: 1.62 million – 1.77 million, up 9 percent. • Indianapolis: 1.53 million – 1.72 million, up 12 percent. • Minneapolis: 2.98 million – 3.23 million, up 8 percent. • Nashville: 1.32 million – 1.55 million, up 18 percent. • Orlando: 1.66 million – 2.05 million, up 24 percent. • Raleigh-Durham: 804,363 – 1.09 million, up 35 percent. http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2009/03/16/daily33.html?surround=lfn
March 21, 200916 yr Info on all Midwest metros > 1 million, with growth and migration information. http://theurbanophile.blogspot.com/2009/03/census-bureau-releases-2008-population.html
March 26, 200916 yr Walker has put together a great compilation of recent yearly Columbus population reports over at Columbus Underground... Deja Vu: Columbus Grows, Other Ohio Cities Shrink By Walker | March 19, 2009 - 11:51am Its time for your regularly scheduled growth update from The Dispatch: "Central Ohio continues to grow". Feel like you're having a bit of Deja Vu? That's because you are. July 2008: Columbus Grows, Rest of Ohio Shrinks March 2008: Columbus Region Grows, Ohio Stalls March 2008: Columbus Population Up, Rare in Ohio December 2007: Ohio's big cities trying to reinvent themselves June 2007: Columbus leads Cincinnati in growth & development March 2006: Columbus Grows While Rest of Ohio Shrinks http://www.columbusunderground.com/deja-vu-columbus-grows-other-ohio-cities-shrink
March 26, 200916 yr Walker has put together a great compilation of recent yearly Columbus population reports over at Columbus Underground... Deja Vu: Columbus Grows, Other Ohio Cities Shrink By Walker | March 19, 2009 - 11:51am Its time for your regularly scheduled growth update from The Dispatch: "Central Ohio continues to grow". Feel like you're having a bit of Deja Vu? That's because you are. July 2008: Columbus Grows, Rest of Ohio Shrinks March 2008: Columbus Region Grows, Ohio Stalls March 2008: Columbus Population Up, Rare in Ohio December 2007: Ohio's big cities trying to reinvent themselves June 2007: Columbus leads Cincinnati in growth & development March 2006: Columbus Grows While Rest of Ohio Shrinks http://www.columbusunderground.com/deja-vu-columbus-grows-other-ohio-cities-shrink Hmmmm .... These are going to make for an interesting read tonight. ;)
March 26, 200916 yr The comments accompanying the "Columbus Leads Cincinnati in Growth and Development" are laughable. It's interesting to note that Columbus seems to be obsessed with comparing itself to other Ohio cities, while Cincinnati, and to some degree Cleveland, could care less about Columbus or each other.
March 26, 200916 yr Oh, now THAT'S not true in the least. Cincinnati is provincial, certainly, but it is the same city that has had numerous articles on Indianapolis (re: convention center) and Columbus (re: events). I've lived in this state enough to know that every city talks about every city, whether they think they do or not. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
March 26, 200916 yr Oh, now THAT'S not true in the least. Cincinnati is provincial, certainly, but it is the same city that has had numerous articles on Indianapolis (re: convention center) and Columbus (re: events). I've lived in this state enough to know that every city talks about every city, whether they think they do or not. True, but nobody cares what takes place below the Ohio Turnpike!
March 26, 200916 yr Oh, now THAT'S not true in the least. Cincinnati is provincial, certainly, but it is the same city that has had numerous articles on Indianapolis (re: convention center) and Columbus (re: events). I've lived in this state enough to know that every city talks about every city, whether they think they do or not. True, but nobody cares what takes place below the Ohio Turnpike! You should. Maybe some progress could take place ... above the Turnpike. ;) j/k
March 26, 200916 yr Oh, now THAT'S not true in the least. Cincinnati is provincial, certainly, but it is the same city that has had numerous articles on Indianapolis (re: convention center) and Columbus (re: events). I've lived in this state enough to know that every city talks about every city, whether they think they do or not. True, but nobody cares what takes place below the Ohio Turnpike! You should. Maybe some progress could take place ... above the Turnpike. ;) j/k Watch it, sucka
March 27, 200916 yr Walker has put together a great compilation of recent yearly Columbus population reports over at Columbus Underground... Deja Vu: Columbus Grows, Other Ohio Cities Shrink By Walker | March 19, 2009 - 11:51am Its time for your regularly scheduled growth update from The Dispatch: "Central Ohio continues to grow". Feel like you're having a bit of Deja Vu? That's because you are. July 2008: Columbus Grows, Rest of Ohio Shrinks March 2008: Columbus Region Grows, Ohio Stalls March 2008: Columbus Population Up, Rare in Ohio December 2007: Ohio's big cities trying to reinvent themselves June 2007: Columbus leads Cincinnati in growth & development March 2006: Columbus Grows While Rest of Ohio Shrinks http://www.columbusunderground.com/deja-vu-columbus-grows-other-ohio-cities-shrink Hmmmm .... These are going to make for an interesting read tonight. ;) And the reason for posting the compilation is that the previous Central Ohio information is nowhere to be found in UrbanOhio. Believe me, I looked. Thanks MTS. I thought the Columbus vs. Cincinnati vs. Cleveland rivalry was ugly, but that's nothing compared to Aunt Esther!
March 27, 200916 yr Thanks MTS. I thought the Columbus vs. Cincinnati vs. Cleveland rivalry was ugly, but that's nothing compared to Aunt Esther! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZzcUCsZznQ&feature=related
May 23, 200916 yr 15,000 Somalis? Tally seems low to some Friday, May 22, 2009 - 3:12 AM By Mark Ferenchik, The Columbus Dispatch Past estimates of Franklin County's Somali population have ranged from 30,000 to 80,000. But a new report says that it's more like 15,000. An accurate number helps government agencies funnel funds for social services -- English classes, jobs programs, etc. -- to specific groups. http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/05/22/SOMALINUMBERS.ART_ART_05-22-09_A1_O5DUK9V.html?sid=101
May 24, 200916 yr More on that same topic here: http://www.columbusunderground.com/somali-population-in-franklin-co-estimated-at-15k <b>Somali Population in Franklin Co. Estimated at 15k</b> By jungaroo | April 27, 2009 3:00pm With continued civil strife in Somalia, dating back to 1991, the number of Somali refugees in the U.S. has grown over time. Columbus is host to the second-largest Somali community in the U.S., behind Minneapolis. While there is a need to better understand this community, estimates for Franklin County range widely, from less than 10,000 according to Census data to over 30,000 or 40,000 according to some local Somali organizations. Using local administrative data such as birth certificates and student records, we have determined that the county’s Somali population is approximately 15,000. <img src="http://www.columbusunderground.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/somali_births_m.jpg"> MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/somali-population-in-franklin-co-estimated-at-15k
May 26, 200916 yr The "pointy" nature of that Somali map makes me wonder if they are mapping apartment complexes as well as neighborhoods.
May 26, 200916 yr The westside dots are definately apartment complex areas. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 2, 200915 yr Census: Central Ohio keeps growing Lithopolis, Powell, New Albany, Columbus at top of new statistics Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 3:17 AM By Erin Dostal, The Columbus Dispatch Three of the five fastest-growing cities in the state -- Lithopolis, Powell and New Albany -- are in central Ohio, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau yesterday. Natural population growth is likely the reason for the numbers in Lithopolis, Powell and New Albany, because people there tend to start families, she said. Columbus, on the other hand, grows by attracting people from elsewhere. And unlike Ohio's other large cities, which either flat-lined or lost population in the past year, Columbus added people. The Census Bureau said the city had 754,885 residents through July 1, 2008, about 1 percent more than the year before. The local economy and the presence of Ohio State University are magnets, Reger said. Read more at http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/07/02/city_growth.ART_ART_07-02-09_B1_VSEBU17.html?sid=101
July 2, 200915 yr Here's the census information chart that was included with Census: Central Ohio keeps growing. Population Changes For The Top 10 Largest Cities in Central Ohio State Population Change Rank Municipality July 1, 2008 From 2007 1 Columbus 754,885 1.1% 21 Newark 47,236 0.3% 27 Dublin 38,536 1.8% 31 Lancaster 36,976 0.3% 32 Westerville 36,231 1.3% 36 Gahanna 33,892 0.7% 37 Grove City 33,829 2.3% 38 Delaware 33,719 2.4% 39 Reynoldsburg 33,657 0.5% 42 Upper Arlington 31,878 0.6%
July 3, 200915 yr Fascinating bunching around 33k in the greater Columbus area. I agree. It's fascinating to compare Midwestern states on their suburban development patterns. I think we've discussed this before, but in Detroit, the Twin Cities, Milwaukee, and to an emerging extent in Indianapolis, we see the "big square suburb" effect of effectively incorporated townships. This was not the case in Illinois or Ohio. I wonder what legal environment drove this and what impact it might have, if any? Detroit is hardly a mecca for economic growth, but the Twin Cities are strong. Doesn't seem to have had much of an impact. There don't seem to be a lot of large suburbs in Ohio. Indy-Columbus are nearly identical in many ways, but the top suburbs in Indy are: Fishers - 69,011 (projecting 125K total buildout) Carmel - 66, 769 (pending annexations will take them to 80K, projecting 100K buildout) Greenwood 47,720 (a massive annexation is in the works) Lawrence - 43,247 Noblesville - 42, 155 (some documents show a buildout of over 200K) A number of these Columbus burbs look quasi-land locked. I think others like Dublin are constrained by utilities issues or other agreements with Columbus.
July 3, 200915 yr By the way, hats off to Columbus, which I really think is starting to differentiate itself in this economic downturn. This is a city we could hear a lot more about nationally in a few years.
July 3, 200915 yr Cincinnati has the big square 'burbs - Colerain, Green, Anderson, and West Chester Twnships. The growth of Cbus throughout Franklin County meant that those 'burbs became a part of the city instead of the 'burbs. Franklin Cty used to have a lot of small towns quite separate from Cbus but as the city sprawled they got swallowed (Westerville, Dublin, Grove City, even Worthington). The water situation has limited growth though Delaware Cty is considered the only "boomburb" county in Ohio with Warren near Cincy just off the list.
July 6, 200915 yr Cincinnati has the big square 'burbs - Colerain, Green, Anderson, and West Chester Twnships. The growth of Cbus throughout Franklin County meant that those 'burbs became a part of the city instead of the 'burbs. Franklin Cty used to have a lot of small towns quite separate from Cbus but as the city sprawled they got swallowed (Westerville, Dublin, Grove City, even Worthington). The water situation has limited growth though Delaware City is considered the only "boomburb" county in Ohio with Warren near Cincy just off the list. Hmm. There is some false information here, regarding Columbus' population growth. You may be correct in your thinking but your way of explaining it is confused. Columbus' population does not include the population of its suburbs. Columbus did annex, through controlling the water supply, many townships that existed between the towns (now Worthington, Dublin, Westerville, etc..) and the traditional city limits. Thus, the populations of these townships (mostly rural when annexed) are not part of the city of Columbus and Columbus is the entity that oversaw the development of these townships into urban areas. Thus Columbus' city limits grew in the post WWII period and continued to through the 2000s. Thus the city has areas that are developing or were developed and have helped to increase the population growth. But Columbus' population does not include the population for the suburbs. Only the city limits of Columbus (which is around 221 sq. miles) is included in the cities' population count, the 750,000 something figure.
July 7, 200915 yr I think we are talking past each other. By swallowed, I meant that these once semi-independent towns were not specifically tied to the city but had their own hinterlands and stood apart from the core around the city. They became tied into the sprawling Greater Cbus area not that they were actually annexed or swallowed in a metrogov movement.
May 10, 201015 yr COLUMBUS POPULATION Latinos, Asians log big growth Sunday, May 9, 2010 - 2:58 AM By Mark Ferenchik THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Columbus' Latino population has almost doubled since 2000, and its Asian population is up by almost 50 percent, according to a study released today showing a nationwide demographic sea change. Between 2000 and 2008, the Columbus metropolitan area had the ninth-highest rate of growth of both its Latino and Asian populations among the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the United States, according to the report by the Brookings Institution, based in Washington. Columbus and Indianapolis - sixth in both Latino- and Asian-population growth - are the only Midwestern cities on both lists in the report titled "State of Metropolitan America: On the Front Lines of Demographic Transformation." According to 2008 American Community Survey estimates, the Columbus metropolitan area's Asian population totaled 52,515, including people of Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean and Vietnamese descent. Its Latino population was 50,708, including 30,521 of Mexican descent. The total population of the eight-county area - Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Morrow, Pickaway and Union counties - is about 1.7 million. CHART: TOP 10 U.S. METRO AREAS - POPULATION CHANGE (%) FOR LATINOS AND POPULATION CHANGE (%) FOR ASIANS Full article: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/05/09/latinos-asians-log-big-growth.html?sid=101
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