NYS Census 📍

New York State mapped and discussed, using Census data. Lots of interesting infographics can be found here.

Map: Severence Hill Trail

U.S. Population Growth Is Projected to Slow Further – WSJ

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U.S. Population Growth Is Projected to Slow Further – WSJ

The Congressional Budget Office further trimmed its long-term forecast for U.S. population growth Wednesday, citing changes to immigration policy and declining birth rates.

The CBO projects the population growing from 349 million this year to 364 million in 2056, and then starting to shrink. A year ago, the CBO projected the U.S. would reach 372 million people in 30 years; in September it cut that forecast to 367 million.

The slowdown reflects the aging population, declining fertility and President Trump’s immigration policies. The U.S. has come to rely on immigration as an important source of growth. Deaths are expected to exceed births in 2030; in September the CBO had projected this could start by 2031.
Thematic Map: Agriculture in New York

Percent of Town Population Living in Blocks with a Density of Less then 100 People Per Square Mile

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A while back I was reading a book that was discussing rural populations. The book notes that there are many counties, especially out west, where it appears the county is most rural by a simple county population density calculation, but most of people actually live in a densely populated city or village - and the rest of land is state or federal forest preserve.
 
The author suggested a different methodology - calculating the percentage of census blocks with a population density less then 100 people per square mile, and then calculating the percentage of populated census blocks within the county that fit that criteria. I did a county map of this some time ago in New York, he it is with individual municipalities.

The towns have no blocks with a density of over 100 people per square mile:

  • West Almond town, Allegany County
  • Cattaraugus Reservation, Chautauqua County
  • Clare town, St. Lawrence County
  • DePeyster town, St. Lawrence County

You can find the code for generating this on my Github: Percent of Town Population Living in Blocks with a Density of Less then 100 per sq-mi.R

 

Percent of Town Population Living in Blocks with a Density of Less then 100 People Per Square Mile

Map: Chase Lake (Fulton County)
Map: Empire State Topography