Talk:North Carolina statistical areas

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Population updates

Population data from the United States Census Bureau may be updated either:

(1) Every ten years with data from the decennial United States Census, or

(2) Annually with data from the decennial United States Census and annual population estimates from the United States Census Bureau.

The following table shows when population data is available:

United States Census Bureau Population Data
Source:	Decennial Census	Population Estimates
Date:	April 1 of years divisible by ten	July 1 of years not divisible by ten
Region:	date population data available
nation	December	December 1
state	December	December 1
statistical area	February-March of next year	April 1 of next year
county		April 1 of next year
places		June 1 of next year

Please contact me if you have any questions. Yours aye, Buaidh 21:59, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]