ROANOKE POPULATION SIGNALS REBOUND

From: Roanoke Times & World News | Date: January 31, 2008| Author: | Copyright information

Roanoke's population has been on a steady decline for more than two decades -- but there are small signs that trend could be changing.

In fact, a new report by the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service estimates Roanoke's population increased by 833 people over the past two years: 323 in 2006 and a projection of an additional 510 last year.

The report still ranks Roanoke among the 10 Virginia localities with the most dramatic population losses since the 2000 Census. But Roanoke's trend of losing population could be stabilizing, or it may even be on the upswing ...

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