Bloomfield to Challenge Census Numbers

Mayor Raymond McCarthy wants the township to dispute the 2010 census data, which could result open the door to more grant opportunities.

  The new census population numbers for Bloomfield just don’t add up.  Mayor Raymond McCarthy believes the 2010 census underestimated Bloomfield’s population, which could ultimately deny the township from applying for additional federal and state grants. On Monday, he said the township will look into challenging the findings.  “No question about that,” said the mayor about disputing the numbers. “We don’t believe – under any – that the census number that came out ... is correct."  The 2010 census data found that Bloomfield has a current population of 47,315. The new figures were a slight decrease from the 2000 census, which found the population to be 47,683.  McCarthy pointed to the recent explosion in the school population – more than 500…

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