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Originally Posted by ColDayMan
Here are the numbers for the old city limits (51 square miles) courtesy of https://allcolumbusdata.com/:
1950: 375,710
1960: 389,222 +13,512
1970: 348,808 -40,414
1980: 287,089 -61,719
1990: 268,265 -18,824
2000: 246,713 -21,552
2010: 234,582 -12,131
2020: 256,939 +22,357
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Oh, thanks for that!
Old city Columbus 1960 (peak): 389,222
Old city Columbus 2010 (nadir): 234,582
Change: -40%
At 51 sq. miles, that geography compares fairly decently with Indy's 42 square mile center township, which did this:
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Originally Posted by Steely Dan
Center township 1950 (peak): 337,211
Center township 2010 (nadir): 142,787
Change: -58%
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In rough terms, those figures closely align with those of Cincy and Cleveland, respectively, from the chart in the first post.
In any event, it's awesome to see that both of the above urban core geographies saw solid growth last decade. That's definitely something to celebrate!