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• Colo. draws 31,000 residents from other states

  January 15, 2012 6:22 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The Census Bureau says Colorado had a net gain of more than 31,000 people moving to the state from elsewhere in the U.S. last year, fifth-highest in the nation. The Denver Post reported Sunday that Colorado was the most popular state among 25- to 44-year-olds who moved.... more »

• Colorado sees population boom despite job losses

  April 24, 2011 2:19 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Economists and demographers say the number of people moving to Colorado is far outpacing the jobs created in the state. The Denver Post reported Sunday that economists predict the state will gain between 10,000 to 20,000 jobs this year but Colorado's population is expected to grow... more »

• Bear population grows, rules questioned

  April 18, 2011 11:52 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado lawmakers worried about the growing bear population are considering giving wildlife officials more say over when bears can be hunted. A proposal set for its first hearing Monday would repeal a 1992 voter-approved initiative that prohibits hunting bears from March 1 to Sept. 1. The... more »

• Lawmakers consider flexible Colo. bear hunt

  April 17, 2011 12:48 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado lawmakers worried about the growing bear population in the state are talking about giving wildlife officials more say over when the animals can be hunted. A proposal set for its first hearing Monday would repeal a 1992 voter-approved initiative that prohibits hunting bears from March... more »

• Moving company study indicates Colorado growth has slowed

  January 3, 2011 3:21 PM

  An annual study of where moving vans are needed indicated Colorado growth has slowed. United Van Lines has tracked migration patterns since 1977. The 2010 study was released today. It shows large movement out New Jersey and New England, as well as the Great Lakes region. Washington D.C.... more »

• New Colo. laws likely to trim prison populations

  January 1, 2011 5:43 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The number of inmates in Colorado prisons is falling for the first time in years, and legislative economists are predicting a steeper slide in coming years due in part to new state laws. The Department of Corrections says the population in state prisons steadily rose from... more »

• Census expected to show population growth has slowed

  December 20, 2010 4:57 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The closely watched 2010 census will likely show America's once-torrid population growth dropping to the lowest level since possibly the Great Depression. In Congress, the steady migration to the South and West will be a boon to Republicans with GOP-leaning states such as Texas picking up new... more »

• El Paso County population on the rise

  September 14, 2010 12:28 AM

  New census estimates show around 400,000 people are now living in Colorado Springs, with an additional 604,000 in the surrounding El Paso County. "It's about a 10% increase from 2000 for Colorado Springs, and about a 16-17% increase for El Paso County." explains Deborah Muehleisen of the Census Bureau. Some... more »

• Looking for partners to handle a big year

  August 26, 2010 9:14 PM

  Fort Carson's population is growing and deployment cycles look to be continuing. That's what Fort Carson's Commanding General, Major General David Perkins, told a packed room at the Antlers Hilton in downtown Colorado Springs Thursday evening. Col. Robert McLaughlin, garrison commander for Fort Carson, says 2010 will see the... more »

• Deer population drops in Roaring Fork Valley

  August 26, 2010 8:52 AM

  State wildlife officials say development and recreation have contributed to the declining number of deer in the Roaring Fork Valley. The Colorado Division of Wildlife is looking at lowering the population goal and changing the number of hunting licenses issued for the area that stretches from Aspen to Glenwood... more »

• Police call attention to elder abuse

  June 10, 2010 6:56 PM

  June is International Elder Abuse Awareness month, with June 15th commemorating World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. To raise awareness of elder abuse, the local Coalition Against Abuse in Later Life (CALL) is planning a community celebration at 5:30 p.m. on June 15 at El Pomar Foundation, Penrose House, 1661 Mesa... more »

• West Slope growth rate slows

  June 7, 2010 9:28 AM

  State officials say population growth fueled by the western Colorado energy boom is slowing down in Grand Junction and surrounding Mesa County. But the state Demographer's Office says the area's population isn't expected to shrink. Elizabeth Garner, the state demographer, says Mesa County's growth rate may not pick up... more »

• Skunks, badgers enlisted to control pelicans

  April 21, 2010 12:45 PM

  Idaho is enlisting badgers and skunks in its fight against pelicans that are eating too many sport fish and hurting sensitive populations of Yellowstone cutthroat trout. Idaho Department of Fish and Game managers released three badgers and two skunks last week on Gull Island in southeastern Idaho's Blackfoot Reservoir. Last... more »

• P.O. Box users having Census problems

  April 6, 2010 12:22 AM

  Eddie Kinney has lived in Palmer Lake for nearly 30 years. During his daily stop at the post office he realized something was missing. "I checked with the post office about 3 weeks ago and they told me that the Census forms had come in but they had to send... more »

• U.S. census count kicks into high gear

  March 6, 2010 12:39 PM

  Coming soon to a mailbox near you: the 2010 census form. The U.S. Census Bureau's once-a-decade population count kicks into high gear this month as the government agency sends out forms to more than 130 million addresses across the country. The forms are due to arrive in mailboxes... more »

• Audit finds US census preparations wasted millions

  February 16, 2010 10:17 AM

  A new audit finds that the Census Bureau wasted millions of dollars in preparation for its 2010 U.S. population count, including thousands of temporary employees who picked up $300 checks without performing work and others who overbilled for travel costs. Federal investigators caution the excessive charges could multiply once the... more »

• France unloading swine flu vaccine stockpile

  January 4, 2010 11:52 AM

  France is trying to sell off excess doses of swine flu vaccine. The population of France is just 62-million, but the country purchased 94-million doses of the vaccine. Used so far: 5-million. Qatar has agreed to buy 300,000 doses, while Egypt and Ukraine have also expressed an interest.... more »

• Global Muslim population hits 1.57 billion

  October 8, 2009 9:32 AM

  A new report is putting a precise number on world's Muslim population. The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life says it's 1.57 billion, meaning nearly a quarter of the world's population practices Islam. The research also show more than 60 percent of Muslims live in Asia. The project includes... more »

• Use condoms to help climate, experts urge

  September 20, 2009 11:11 AM

  Giving contraceptives to people in developing countries could help fight climate change by slowing population growth, the prestigious British medical journal Lancet said in an editorial Friday. More than 200 million women worldwide want contraceptives, but don't have access to them, according to Lancet. That results in 76 million... more »