We call on the government to improve the population count as a matter of urgency.
The surprise departure of the head of the Census Bureau further complicates the 2000 census, which is already clouded by partisan controversy in Congress over how to get the most accurate population count.
But in George Bush's Texas the prison population at the last count (for 1996) was over 132, 000, more than in any other state except California.
An environmental remediation team could use qPCR to count the population of specific contaminant degrading microbes, or to assess the genetic biochemical pathways (e.g. microbial cellular machinery) that cause the degradation of environmental contaminants.
New York City challenged the official 2010 census count of its population at less than 8.2 million, saying it was too low.
The latest statistics -- which also count the national population younger than 5 as 49.7% minority in 2011, an increase from 49% in 2010 -- portend a future of a more racially diverse America, with new and growing populations playing more important roles politically and economically in years to come, analysts say.
By one count, the settler population rose by 50, 000 during his term.
One of the biggest problems is that big cities are often split off from some of their suburbs, resulting in a higher GDP count for a lower population.
To eradicate the thriving possum population (70 million at last count), authorities airdrop carrots laced with sodium monofluoroacetate, a rodenticide banned in the U.S. The poisoned veggies snuff not only possums but also bunnies, deer and household pets.
In all about 5m Darfuris, out of a population of 6m at the last official count in 2002, are either in camps or are relying on aid to survive.
It has simmered all year over a subject that seems, on its face, bureaucratic and routine: the ten-yearly count of America's population, which will next take place in 2000.
After that 2004 count, scientists predicted that the population would crater to 676 bears by 2011.
The 2010 Census count shows how the U.S. population has grown and shifted over the last decade.
Since everyone on Facebook has to use the internet, that means Facebook can count about 40 percent of the digitally enabled population as its users.
Changes in the population distribution will have political effects too, which is one reason why the count was delayed.
The fish count mobilizes and trains volunteer divers to identify and document fish diversity and population trends.
The population of the city already numbers more than half a million, and if you count outlying suburbs and independent cities, the total number of people in the metro area is fast approaching two million, more than double what it was just a decade ago.
We do not yet have an accurate count of the many casualties, both among U.N. staff and the local population.
By 1998, 117 of the count by then of 193 countries were broadly democratic, accounting for 54% of the world's population.
Government statistics estimate that about 4% of Myanmar's population of 60 million is Muslim, but scholars say it could be as high as 10% since the official count doesn't include ethnic groups such as the Rohingyas.
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