Census: Population in Ohio, area counties grows, but only slightly

Apr. 6, 2012, Lancaster Eagle Gazette

By Jessica Alaimo
CentralOhio.com

Central Ohio continues to grow.

Franklin County and surrounding communities in Licking, Fairfield, Knox and Delaware counties all saw population increases between 2010 and 2011, according to estimates released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Officials in Fairfield and Licking counties say Columbus commuters are driving the growth, and the population hikes are a boon to the local economies.

Read more in the Lancaster Eagle Gazette. 

Census: Crawford County lost 366 people

The jobs left the area. And now the population is leaving too.

Crawford and Richland counties lost the third- and fourth-largest percentages of their population between 2010 and 2011 of all Ohio counties, estimates released Thursday from the U.S. Census Bureau show.

Crawford County lost 366 people. Richland County lost 753 people, and Marion County lost 265 people...

Read more in the Bucyrus Telegraph Forum.