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As city populations grow and rural areas shrink, the boundaries of GOP districts have will have to expand. Is there friendly terrain for them to add?

The 2020 Census shows cities in northeast New Jersey grew significantly, while Lakewood grew 45%. More remote counties saw their populations shrink.

The oft-mentioned goal of fully vaccinating 4.7 million New Jersey adults is based on the 2010 Census. The population has grown almost 500,000 since then.

The 2020 Census finds 5.7% growth in New Jersey in the last decade, far above the 1% expected. The state will maintain its 12 House seats.

The coronavirus delayed this year’s census, raising the likelihood that details about the population count won’t arrive until farther into next year than had been expected.

The deadline for the population count has moved frequently but is finally set: 6 a.m. Friday on the East Coast.

The 2020 census is now in overtime, with probably one bonus weekend to go. So far, 99.4% of New Jersey households have been enumerated.

New Jersey is in court fighting a plan to subtract estimates of immigrants not legally in the U.S. from the totals used to apportion the House after the census.

Legislature advances bill allowing online voter registration, in addition to possible end of "prison-based gerrymandering."

Mixed news in the latest Census Bureau estimates for New Jersey. Drop in uninsured, despite an increase nationally. But median incomes didn't grow.