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- In 15 counties last year, Hispanics made up more than 5 percent of the population, nearly double what it was in 2000. In seven counties, more than one in 10 people claimed Hispanic ethnicity. In only three counties was that the case eight years ago. – Iowa :: P :: en Español :: from www.siouxcityjournal.com
- The minority population of Kendall County grew from nearly 11% in 2000 to almost 25% in 2007, the largest increase of any county in Illinois :: P :: en Español :: from www.chicagotribune.com
- Latinos have led Utah’s robust population growth since 2000, surging faster than other residents in 28 of 29 counties – In some counties the shift is explosive, such as a 121 percent jump by Latinos in Wasatch County :: P :: en Español :: from www.sltrib.com
- The minority population of Kendall County grew from nearly 11% in 2000 to almost 25% in 2007, the largest increase of any county in Illinois :: P :: en Español :: from
- The agency estimates there are currently 104,862 Latinos in the county, up more than 30 percent from the 80,619 Latino residents living in the county at the start of the decade. – Sonoma County, California :: P :: en Español :: from
- Hispanic numbers increased from 17% to 21% – Florida :: P :: en Español :: from www.orlandosentinel.com
- In all, Weld County’s Latinos — about 67,000 people — account for 27 percent of Weld’s population and grew 3.4 percent from 2006 to 2007, slower than the non-Latino population growth of 3.6 percent during that time. – Colorado :: P :: en Español :: from www.greeleytribune.com
- Hall County’s Hispanic population grew by 71.8% between 2000 and 2007 and accounted for approximately half the overall population growth for the period – Georgia :: P :: en Español :: from www.gainesvilletimes.com
- Treasure Coast Hispanic population doubled since 2000, now at more than 12% – Florida :: P :: en Español :: from www.tcpalm.com
- The number of Hispanics increased by more than 9,000 in Broward and about 7,000 in Palm Beach County. – Florida :: P :: en Español :: from www.sun-sentinel.com
- Starr, Hidalgo and Willacy counties make ‘Most Hispanic’ list – Texas :: P :: en Español :: from www.themonitor.com
- The Hispanic population in McLennan County has grown by more than 10,000 persons – or 27% – since the 2000 Census – Texas :: P :: en Español :: from www.baylor.edu
- Hispanics continue to be the fastest-growing minority population on Long Island while the white non-Hispanic population continues its long and slow decline. Hispanics increased 2.7 percent in both Nassau and Suffolk counties between 2006 and 2007 – Long Island, New York :: P :: en Español :: from www.newsday.com
- New population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau Thursday show Wisconsin’s Hispanic population has increased by 41% since 2000 and reached 5%. :: P :: en Español :: from www.chicagotribune.com
- The new demographic data estimates Stanislaus County’s white non-Hispanic population was 50.2 percent of the county’s total, with Hispanics making up 39 percent – California :: P :: en Español :: from www.modbee.com
- Forsyth County’s Hispanic population grew 8 percent last year and accounted for almost 40 percent of the county’s population growth, new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show. But some local Hispanics said yesterday that the jobs Hispanics have held in the local economy are becoming harder to find, causing some workers to leave or consider leaving. – North Carolina :: P :: en Español :: from www2.journalnow.com
- Census estimates also show 78 of Nebraska’s 93 counties had an increase in Hispanic population and a decrease in white, non-Hispanic population over the seven-year span (2000-2007). :: P :: en Español :: from www.fremonttribune.com
- Coastwide, census figures through July 1, 2007, show the Hispanic population in Harrison, Jackson and Hancock counties grew from 11,538 in 2005 to 12,094 – an increase of 4.8%. Growth between 2000 and July of last year was much stronger, at 42.4%. – Mississippi :: P :: en Español :: from www.sunherald.com
- Zayas was one of the 14,409 newcomers to Tippecanoe County from 2000 to 2007, during which time the population grew by 9.7%. That was more than double the state’s growth rate of 4.4% during the same time. – Indiana :: P :: en Español :: from www.jconline.com
- Continuing a long-running trend, the Baton Rouge area’s Hispanic population grew by 6% from 2006 to 2007 – Louisiana :: P :: en Español :: from www.2theadvocate.com
- Hispanic females posted the biggest population gain in Durham County in 2007 – North Carolina :: P :: en Español :: from heraldsun.southernheadlines.com
- Latinos continue to be the fastest-growing population in Oregon — five to six times faster than whites in the Portland metropolitan area, new U.S. Census Bureau figures show. In Multnomah and Clark counties, the number of Hispanics climbed the most, by 7% in 2007, while Washington and Clackamas counties each saw a 6% increase last year. :: P :: en Español :: from www.oregonlive.com
- The number of Hispanics in Horry County rose by 11.6% between 2006 and 2007. Since 2000, their numbers have increased 112% – South Carolina :: P :: en Español :: from www.myrtlebeachonline.com
- According to 2007 population estimates released this morning, the Hispanic population of Hamilton County and the surrounding 20 counties has grown almost 60 percent since 2000, compared to 5 percent growth in non-Hispanic groups. – Tennessee :: P :: en Español :: from timesfreepress.com
- From 2000 to 2007, Ottawa County’s population grew 8.77%, from 238,314 to 259,206. The county’s overall Hispanic population grew from 16,692 to 20,804, an increase of 24.63%. – Michigan :: P :: en Español :: from www.hollandsentinel.com
- The number of Hispanics in most Arizona counties is increasing far faster than that of other groups. New figures today from the U.S. Census Bureau, show that the state gained more than 89,000 people who identify themselves as Hispanics in the year ending July 1, 2007. :: P :: en Español :: from www.eastvalleytribune.com
- North Carolina’s Hispanic population is continuing its rapid expansion, according to U.S. Census numbers released today. The Hispanic population grew by nearly 8 percent in the year that ended July 1, 2007, while the state’s population as a whole grew by only 2.2 percent, the data show. :: P :: en Español :: from www.newsobserver.com
- The Hispanic population is growing in Tulsa and across the state, despite fears that a tough anti-illegal immigration law would drive out many in that community. Detailed U.S. Census numbers for 2007 show a 7.2 percent increase in Hispanics in Tulsa County, compared with the year before. The statewide increase was 5.5 percent. Out of 77 counties, only six saw their Hispanic population decrease during the same time period. :: P :: en Español :: from www.tulsaworld.com
- Hispanics are on pace to outnumber black people in Hartford and New Haven counties for the first time in history, according to new population data from the U.S. Census Bureau. – Connecticut :: P :: en Español :: from www.courant.com
- Young Hispanic families are increasingly choosing the Lower Hudson Valley as a place to settle down and have children, a Journal News analysis of new census data suggests. While the region as a whole remains predominantly white non-Hispanic, young families with small children may soon be mostly Hispanic. :: P :: en Español :: from www.lohud.com
- In St. Johns County the number of Hispanics swelled by nearly 13% from 2006 to 2007 and doubled since 2000, according to census estimates released today. In Duval County, the population adds new Hispanic residents at six times the rate of overall growth. – Jacksonville, Florida area :: P :: en Español :: from www.jacksonville.com
- A surge in Hispanic immigration over the past decade has dramatically altered the racial and ethnic composition of the region’s youngest residents, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released today. – Washington DC area :: P :: en Español :: from www.washingtonpost.com
- Los Ángeles is the county with the largest number of Latinos in the nation. New information coming from the Census Bureau offers no big surprises, given today’s immigration trends, birth rates and the history of our city, but it reveals only a fraction of what this means for our future. :: P :: en Español :: from www.impre.com
- Tennessee: Hispanic growth moves fast in region :: P :: en Español :: from www.timesfreepress.com
- Gwinnett County’s Minority Population Doubles in 7 Years – Georgia :: P :: en Español :: from www.myfoxatlanta.com
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- Bank of America Launches Spanish-Language Campaign Hacia Adelante :: en Español
- Ecuavision Internacional, Telemicro Internacional added to Time Warner Cable New York City DTV :: P :: en Español :: from www.broadcastingcable.com
- AT&T contributes $100,000 to Museo Alameda – San Antonio :: P :: en Español :: from www.bizjournals.com
- The Inland region as of 2002 had 4,456 Hispanic-owned businesses generating more than $3.3 billion in sales and employing 37,763 people, with a payroll totaling more than $703 million. If solo Hispanic operators with no employees are counted, the total tops 48,000 businesses creating more than $4.8 billion in sales. – California :: P :: en Español :: from www.thebizpress.com
- Fighting the bagel tyranny one ‘pan de yuca’ at a time :: P :: en Español :: from www.nydailynews.com
- Net revenue fell 5% to $62.9 million at Entravision Communications for the second quarter, compared with the same quarter a year ago. :: P :: en Español :: from www.broadcastingcable.com
- Mexico & Agaves: Moving from Tequila to Ethanol :: P :: en Español :: from www.renewableenergyworld.com
- Citrus Springs plans to launch a premium ready-to-drink Horchata in the U.S. this summer, under the brand name Madrina’s :: P :: en Español :: from www.stltoday.com
- What do you think Yo-Plus means especially if you are bilingual or speak Spanish? :: en Español
- The plunging U.S. dollar has already forced many Americans to give up vacations in Europe. Now, the dollar has lost nearly 10% against the Mexican peso since January — meaning that beach trips to sunny spots south of the border are becoming out of reach, too. :: P :: en Español :: from www.usatoday.com
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- Brooklyn ‘mamitas’ shine at photo exhibit :: P :: en Español :: from www.nydailynews.com
- Merengue, bachata and comedy will have a joint day of celebration as the 26th annual Dominican Day Parade makes its way up Sixth Ave. at noon Sunday. :: P :: en Español :: from www.nydailynews.com
- On the Job: Tomás Custer responds to the need for news in the national Hispanic community. – (hey that’s me) :: P :: en Español :: from www.voxmagazine.com
- American Dream part two: Dream comes true…mostly – playing for the Colorado Rapids :: P :: en Español :: from www.600words.com
- American Dreamer: a Chicago kid’s story, part one – Cesar Zambrano, a terrible student with great feet, went from being a soccer MVP at Brother Rice High School to slogging through remedial classes at community college before becoming the UIC Flames’ first Latino co-captain :: P :: en Español :: from www.600words.com
- A UC Berkeley professor who was the second Latina to become tenured at a major American journalism school has been selected to receive the Distinguished Teaching in Journalism Award from the Society of Professional Journalists. – Lydia Chavez :: P :: en Español :: from www.insidebayarea.com
- Spanish bullfighter to don Armani-designed costume :: P :: en Español :: from www.reuters.com
- Staten Island photographer captures the Mexican experience Exhibit at Wagner College to run through Sept. 7, and to feature work of Irma Bohorquez-Geisler :: P :: en Español :: from www.silive.com
- Fighting the bagel tyranny one ‘pan de yuca’ at a time :: P :: en Español :: from www.nydailynews.com
- A pigment unknown to art historians has been identified on ancient Maya artefacts from Mexico. The blue-green colour of veszelyite seems to have been chosen to blend in with and even imitate jade, the most precious substance used by the Maya. :: P :: en Español :: from www.timesonline.co.uk
- What do you think Yo-Plus means especially if you are bilingual or speak Spanish? :: en Español
- Inmigrante hondureño fue ejecutado en Texas :: P :: in English :: from www.impre.com
- A Honduran man who killed his former boss and wounded an employee was scheduled to be executed Thursday evening, which would make him the second foreign national executed in Texas this week. :: P :: en Español :: from www.nydailynews.com
- For the nation’s migrant farmworkers, high temps creating a “Black Summer” :: P :: en Español :: from www.latinalista.net
- Mexican President Felipe Calderon proposed life sentences for policemen convicted of kidnapping after prosecutors said officers abducted and killed the 14-year- old son of Alejandro Marti, founder of sporting goods retailer Grupo Marti SAB. :: P :: en Español :: from www.bloomberg.com
- Male Mexican Migrant Workers Have Increased Risk for HIV After Arrival in U.S. Because of Changes in Sex Habits, Study Finds :: P :: en Español :: from www.kaisernetwork.org
- Another California Community Colleges board member steps down – Randal Hernandez withdrawals his application for reappointment. He is the fourth to leave in the year since the panel angered Republican lawmakers by supporting illegal immigration legislation. :: P :: en Español :: from www.latimes.com
- Tulsa police are calling it “Survival Spanish.” In the first cadet class, rookies are required to learn 26 phrases in Spanish in 26 weeks :: P :: en Español :: from www.fox23.com
- Manny Ramirez is one of several Latino superstars who helped grow Red Sox nation “en Espanol.” But die-hard Latino fans, even his Dominican countrymen, grew tired of his antics. :: P :: en Español :: from www.thebostonchannel.com
- Billboard on Cuban Five to Be Unveiled in San Francisco :: P :: en Español :: from www.cubanews.ain.cu
- Illegal workers get help from fund – Group assists in posting bond for immigrants held in ICE raids – Houston :: P :: en Español :: from www.chron.com
- A herd of about 150 cattle is frightening the residents of a southern Spanish village, who are afraid to go out for fear of being attacked, residents of Prado Negro near Granada said Thursday. :: P :: en Español :: from www.monstersandcritics.com
- A pack of about 30 wild dogs has invaded an elementary school in Puerto Rico and forced it to shut down. :: P :: en Español :: from canadianpress.google.com
- Hispanic evangelicals – swing vote in battleground faith? :: P :: en Español :: from blogs.reuters.com
- Sabor latino en el condado de Los Angeles – Aunque cinco de 10 residentes del área son hispanos, sólo un 20% de los funcionarios electos también lo son :: P :: in English :: from www.impre.com
- Report: Seattle school district’s bilingual programs need overhaul – An outside review has found the Seattle School District’s programs for bilingual students among the weakest of urban programs around the country. :: P :: en Español :: from seattletimes.nwsource.com
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