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If you're looking to learn moredetailsabout North Dakota and your city's population trends, the U.S. Census Bureau sent out a news release today sayingit released 5-year American Community Survey esti...
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Williston, Dickinson rank among fastest-growing ‘micro areas’

— Williston ranks as the fastest-growing micropolitan area in the country for the second year, the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday. Census population estimates show that the Williston area gained 2,281 residents between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2012, a 9.3 percent increase. Dickinson ranks third on the list of fastest-growing micro areas with a population increase of 1,624 people during the same period, a 6.5 percent increase, according to Census estimates.

By By Amy Dalrymple, Forum News Service , March 15, 2013

N.D.’s population loss reversed

Jill Wilkey doesn’t have to endure the tedious wisecracks about North Dakota that once were routine when she attends conferences for college placement centers.

By By Patrick Springer, Forum News Service , January 02, 2013

Oil and agriculture change ND fortunes

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The oil boom and high agricultural prices have changed North Dakota's fortunes in the past decade.

January 01, 2013

Even more people: U.S. Census Bureau: N.D. is America’s fastest-growing state

North Dakota is leading the nation in population growth and the number of residents in the state is at an all-time high, according to figures released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

By By James MacPherson, Associated Press , December 21, 2012

Study says Williston could have 44,000 people by 2017

WILLISTON, N.D. – Williston’s booming population could be as high as nearly 44,000 people in 2017, according to North Dakota State University study.

By Amy Dalrymple , December 12, 2012

Report sees middle class gains, resource shortages in world's future

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly two-thirds of the world's population will live in cities by 2030, with most people middle class, connected by technology, protected by advanced health care and linked by countries that work together, perhaps with the United States and China cooperating to lead the way.

By Associated Press , December 10, 2012

N.D. population projected to hit 800,000 before 2020

North Dakota’s population will break 800,000 by the end of the decade, according to state projections released Monday — and the state will need thousands of new housing units per year to meet burgeoning demand.

By By Marino Eccher , Forum Communications , September 25, 2012

Census estimates indicate growth in ND oil patch

New census figures estimate that North Dakota's fastest-growing cities are in the western oil patch, and officials believe the growth there might be even greater than the numbers indicate.

June 28, 2012

Boom boost: N.D. oil boom to increase population to 1 million

The population of North Dakota could reach 1 million people in the near future but probably not by 2015, state officials say. At the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference on Wednesday, Lynn Helms, the state director of mineral resources, said oil production could reach 1 million barrels a day by 2015 and that boom in production could bring the state’s population 1 million.

By By Erik Burgess, Forum Communications Co. , May 25, 2012

Census: N.D. population grew 1.7 percent in a year

Strong growth in the Oil Patch and many of North Dakota’s largest communities helped the state’s population climb 1.7 percent since 2010, according to newly released U.S. Census Bureau estimates. The Williston area at the core of the Oil Patch was the fastest growing micropolitan area in the country and Dickinson and Minot made the top 10 list.

By By Ryan Johnson , Forum Communications Co. , April 06, 2012

Births up in Bismarck, western ND

Hospital officials in Bismarck and western North Dakota say births were up last year.

January 07, 2012

Montana population to pass 1 million

If Big Sky Country felt a bit more crowded Tuesday, it could be because state officials are estimating that Montana’s population has surpassed 1 million people for the first time.

January 04, 2012

SD records fewer births; ND babies up

Officials say the number of births in South Dakota is down by more than 400 through October as the state continues a three-year trend of declining birth rates.

December 27, 2011

N.D. sets population record

North Dakota’s population hit an all-time high this year, exceeding a mark set in 1930. As of July 2011, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated 683,932 people call North Dakota home.

By By Heidi Shaffer, Forum Communications Co. , December 22, 2011

More kids? Let’s hold applause

A recent report from the state Data Center in Fargo revealed a boomlet in the number of preschoolers in North Dakota’s oil patch. The numbers were surprising and encouraging in light of the west river country’s decades of depopulation. But the test will be whether the snapshot is the start of a trend, and whether a trend will evolve into sustained population growth, or at least stability. Given the region’s history, it might be wise to hold the applause.

By The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead , September 02, 2011

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