Area's Population Remains Stagnant

However, the 2010 Census shows that Collier's population increased by nearly 35 percent

Allegheny County and many South Hills communities have lost people or experienced stagnant growth over the past 10 years, but Collier Township’s population exploded during that time. Collier increased by nearly 35 percent while the other three communities that make up the Chartiers Valley area – Bridgeville, Heidelberg and Scott Township – remained mostly the same, according to 2010 Census statistics. Collier now has 7,080 people living in the township, up from 5,265 in 2000. Township Commissioner Bob Schuler said the sizeable increase will help Collier when requesting federal and state money, but he added that more will be expected from the municipality. “I’ve seen it growing all the time, but it increases those responsibilities,” Schuler…

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The Work of a Census Taker

After working for the 2010 Census, it's satisfying to finally see the figures released.

A small fire could be seen burning in the distance of an abandoned railroad property in the backwoods of Beaver County. It was the only thing glowing in the darkness as a dozen U.S. Census workers trekked down a long and winding gravel road that led to the makeshift campsite. We were unsure about what we would find in the midnight hours of March 31 while searching for homeless people to count in the 2010 Census. But the glow of that fire brightened the closer we inched toward the area. When we arrived at the fire, there was no one there; just a red van and indications that someone in another vehicle hurriedly left minutes before. We had been fooled. Instead of counting someone that society had forgotten about, we likely were stalking a …

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