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December 5, 2011 · 1 Comment

CENSUS: Takoma maintains ethnic diversity

by Greg Kohn While dramatic shifts in race took place nationwide between 2000 and 2010 as Hispanics and Asians grew in greater numbers than other races, the racial makeup of Takoma Park stayed virtually unchanged in the past decade. The …

Census Figures for Takoma Park, 1890-2010

Takoma Park Census: The story behind the numbers

October 26, 2011 · No comments

Each decade, the U.S. Bureau of the Census gathers mountains of statistical data to create a profile of our nation and each of our hometowns. The numbers are

Cardin takes aim — again — at racial profiling problem

September 19, 2011 · No comments

On Wednesday, September 14, Maryland Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., revived a bill to end racial profiling — an idea that won bipartisan support in 2001, but became