Census officials reach out to “hard to count”

April 1st is the day Americans will be called on to count themselves in and the effort to inform us of the importance of filling out and returning the 2010 U.S. Census forms is already in full swing. But a greater effort has been launched to reach a group of people...

Census Figures Show Where St. Louis Sprawl Spreads

New census figures show St. Louis urban sprawl is growing rapidly, but nowhere faster than the city of Wentzville.  Wentzville ended the 20th century with 7,000 people.  The census bureau says the population is now almost 21,000.  But other cities in...

Missouri’s Immigrant Population on the Rise

The Census Bureau says Missouri has 28 percent more immigrants living in it than it had when the 2000 Census was taken. That’s the 13th largest increase among all the states. The Census Bureau says 194,000 immigrants have moved here in the last five years. It...