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March 12, 2010
Poverty Center in Sun News: 2010 Census count can mean millions in funding for Lakewood
2010 Census count can mean millions in funding for Lakewood
By Kate Spirgen, Sun News
"LAKEWOOD - Census forms are beginning to appear in mailboxes all over the country, waiting for residents to answer 10 questions that can mean millions of dollars for the city. The 2010 survey will determine funding for some of Lakewood’s most vital services such as street repairs, human services, student programming and emergency assistance to those in need.
With a population of more than 50,000, Lakewood qualifies for Community Block Development Grants, Title 1 school funds and entitlement status from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. However, that income could disappear in the next few years as the city’s population falls.
Case Western Reserve University’s Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development estimates that the city’s total population was 50,704 in 2008, down about 6,000 since the 2000 census."
The complete article can be read here.
Social, Economic and Property indicators are available at NEO CANDO (Northeast Ohio Community and Neighborhood Data for Organizing). NEO CANDO allows users to access data for the entire 17 county Northeast Ohio region, or for specific neighborhoods within Cleveland.
The population estimates in NEO CANDO are easily accessible breakouts for Northern Ohio regions of the U.S. Census's "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area population estimates" which can be found here.
The Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, is located at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, a graduate school of social work, at Case Western Reserve University.