Positive Results for Dearborn in 2010 Census Count
In the event you missed the Census news this week, Dearborn recorded a population increase, climbing to 98,153 in 2010 compared to 97,775 in 2000.
Of the 18 cities that border Detroit, Dearborn was the only city that grew, albeit a mere 0.5 percent. Even so, it is better than going the other way, which is what many other communities did.
The news should be taken as a testament to the relative stability of the two communities one expert told the Dearborn Press & Guide this week.
“When you look at the surrounding Wayne County communities this is definitely a positive for Dearborn and Dearborn Heights,” Dale Thomson, an assistant professor of political science at University of Michigan-Dearborn told the Dearborn Press & Guide in Wednesday’s edition. “I think it’s a testament to the service mix they’re providing and the kind of communities that exist there.”
For a look at the full Census figures for the state of Michigan, you can click HERE.
March 24th, 2011 at 5:39 pm
Positive results? Well, let’s see. Dearborn’s population increased, and Detroit’s population decreased. Now how much of a leap does it take to conclude that Dearborn’s increased population comes from Detroit? This is good news?
March 25th, 2011 at 12:27 pm
I seriously doubt the increase in Dearborn came from Detroit. I think it came from strict enforcement of the city building code and the good schools.
March 25th, 2011 at 2:34 pm
Let us pray this doesn’t mean that Dearborn taxpayers now will have to shoulder the responsibility for surrounding “ring” communities that lost population—i.e. “sharing” or paying for their public safety services (police, fire) and other services (libraries, city clerk, et al)
March 26th, 2011 at 11:07 am
People must sure be having a lot of kids to explain not only no decrease but an actual increase. Considering the number of vacant houses around here, I’m amazed. Really, really, 2+2=6, amazed. I’m not complaining, just trying to understand.
March 26th, 2011 at 12:45 pm
Mr. Deep, this news is interesting. I attended a meeting about the census last year, and listened while several Arab-American men in the audience near me agreed with each other to be skeptical that the information they provided on the census forms would NOT be used against them. Their skepticism was not mollified by the fact that the people in charge of the census in Dearborn were also Arab-American. The emphasis by the speakers was on being honest on the census forms so every single person in Dearborn could be counted. From that, I concluded that many in authority believe that some households in Dearborn contain people who aren’t on record.
Yet, we recorded a population growth.
After filling out the census forms last year, I have a question for anyone who can answer: How does anyone come up with the estimations for the percentage of Arab-Americans in Dearborn? It doesn’t come from the census, as there is no category for them. Arab-Americans are officially part of the white race. Does that leave our officials having to ask for estimations from people who benefit from having the percentage grow? For example, AAPAC or Osama Siblani’s newspaper?
April 5th, 2011 at 7:54 am
My guess is that the increase in movement to Dearborn comes from those who do not assimilate into American society. My question then is, if American society is so unwothy, why come?
April 17th, 2011 at 10:08 am
well said, Mr. Knutson.