An estimated 1,768,331 people lived in Nebraska on July 1, according to 2006 state population estimates released today by the Census Bureau.
Nebraska grew by 10,168 people from a year earlier, marking a .5 percent growth rate.
The Cornhusker state remains the 38th most populous state in the union, with 50,000 fewer people than West Virginia and 300,000 more than Idaho.
Only 0.6 percent of the nation’s residents are lucky enough to call themselves Nebraskans.
Nebraska adds 10,000 in 2006
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Nebraska adds 10,000 in 2006
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Ha! Â Well, they've got 300,000 to make up. Â I don't care how fast they're growing, that doesn't happen over night.
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True, it will take Idaho a couple of decades to pass us... even Boise will likely pass us by well within our lifetimes. Â Unfortunately, whether we care to admit it or not... the vast majority of our metro's growth is coming from within the state... while Boise's (and Idaho's) is coming from out of state migration. Â It's funny... the 19th and 20th centuries saw the rise of the east and it's westward migration... Omaha almost symbolizes the end of the westward tract of growth to me... we benefited, but didn't quite tap it to our full potential. Â Now, the last decade and this century seems to be seeing almost an eastward growth from the west coast... Albuquerque, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Boise. Â Hopefully at some point... east and west will 'meet' right here in Omaha.
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The jury's out on that one though..There are mucho mitigating factors that could effect that possibility one way or another..Certainly if the current growth trend of both metros continue to hold over the course of the next 20 to 30 years, it could happen..Stargazer wrote:even Boise will likely pass us by well within our lifetimes.
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Actually, it does now. One West Virginia county is part of the Census-defined Washington DC metro area.Finn wrote:The DC area will include a couple of West Virginia counties by then!
Definitions here: http://www.census.gov/population/estima ... /List1.txt