Memphis to challenge 2020 census population count, mayor says
The city’s population was undercounted in the U.S. census, according to Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland, especially Downtown. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland says the city’s population grew by more than 15,000 people between 2010 and 2020 instead of a loss of 13,000 reflected in the most recent U.S. Census.
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