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Cuts to food stamps could leave thousands hungry

...gives people the ability to pay for their groceries rather than charge the cost and accumulate debt. According to the Census Bureau, SNAP lifted 3.9 million Americans above the poverty line in 2010, including 1.7 million children and 280,000...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2012-06-29/cuts-to-food-stamps-could-leave-thou
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Alaska exports see record year

...compared to 2010, and accounted for nearly half the state exports at $2.5 billion. All data are from the U.S. Census Bureau. China became the No. 1 destination for Alaska seafood exports, displacing traditional top market Japan for the...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2012-04-27/alaska-exports-see-record-year
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Census shows borough growing, aging

...Kenai Peninsula Borough as a whole grew over the last decade, according to recent statistics released by the U.S. Census Bureau.From 2000 to 2010 the borough as a whole grew by 11.5 percent, from 49,691 residents to 55,400 residents...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2011-07-06/census-shows-borough-growing-aging
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KPC meets growth

Demand for health services on the Kenai Peninsula continues to grow. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population increased 11.5 percent from 2000 to 2010, and persons 65 years old and over is at 11 percent - the highest...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2011-10-02/kpc-meets-growth
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Jewell Gelene Hunt Dawson

...she earned an Associated Degree in Art at The Kenai Peninsula College in 1986 at the age of 57. She worked for the census bureau on the 1990 census which was a job she truly loved. Jewell was an artist and produced many beautiful painting, she...

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Employment uptick expected

...increase of 900 employees, according to the article. Fried attributes this partly to the Census, as the U.S. Census Bureau hires large numbers of locals in every state to complete the count. But with the Census count over and fewer new employees...

http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/stories/012011/bus_773555549.shtml
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Census workers prepare for count in rural Alaska

...head off to fish camps, U.S. Census Bureau workers will begin their count...communities off the road systems. Census Bureau Director Robert Groves has said...of Alaska Economic Trends. The Census Bureau is expected to employ about 2...

http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/stories/122909/new_540683304.shtml
Census figures show Alaska No. 2 for state employees

...for many services that would be handled in the Lower 48 by counties, townships, parishes and boroughs. The U.S. Census Bureau reported that 26,338 of Alaska's 626,932 residents were employed by state government in March 2000. That includes...

http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/stories/080201/ala_080201ala008pm0001.shtml
Looking for love on the Kenai? Try coffee, church, computers

...Start with the numbers. According to the U.S. Census Bureau?s most recent numbers, the median age of residents...more complicated calculation, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The available data breaks down by ?Relationship? and ?Household...

http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/stories/021107/people_0211peo002.shtml
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Area housing market points toward stability

...The homeowner vacancy rate is 2.9 percent, while the rental vacancy rate is 14.4 percent. -- From the U.S. Census Bureau and Kenai Peninsula Borough Situations and Prospects 2000

http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/stories/030202/bus_econ02bus008.shtml
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