Gas Tax Cap
Reps. McElraft, Killian, Hager, Stone, Ingle, Jordan, LaRoque, and H. Warren have introduced H399 to cap the gas tax at the current rate of 32.5 cents per gallon. The gas tax is the major funding source for NC’s transportation system including resurfacing, construction, and Powell Bill revenues.
Capping the gas tax […]
Congressional redistricting is triggered every 10 years based upon the completion of the Census. So that’s where we need to start. Over the past decade the population of the United States increased by 27 million to a total of 309 million people. This is an increase of 9.7 percent, which is one of the lowest […]
ASHEVILLE — Western North Carolina’s largest city grew faster than the state average, according to 2010 U.S. Census data released today.
Asheville’s population increased 21 percent in the last 10 years to 83,393 people, while Buncombe County increased 15.5 percent to 238,318 people.
North Carolina grew 18 percent to 9.5 million people.
Military communities grew slower by half […]
The Town of Black Mountain’s mayor, Carl Bartlett, believes the U.S. Census Bureau has understated the 2010 population of Black Mountain.
If he is right, the mistake could cost the town, because Census figures help determine sales tax distributions, road money, and federal aid. The Census showed Black Mountain’s population grew by only 4.5 percent from […]
BLACK MOUNTAIN — Mayor Carl Bartlett believes the U.S. Census Bureau has understated Black Mountain’s 2010 population, and town officials said they might challenge the count.
If Bartlett is right, the mistake could cost the town because census figures help determine sales tax distributions, road money and federal aid.
The census showed Black Mountain’s population grew by […]
Neglected developments, unemployment and foreclosures. These three economic misfortunes were evident the past few years in southeastern North Carolina’s Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender counties as they were in many other parts of the state and nation.
But Brunswick County, the 854-square-mile coastal area with 19 municipalities, still ranked as one of the fastest-growing counties in […]
There are a lot of numbers floating around since the Census Bureau released its 2010 census redistricting data earlier this month, and not everyone agrees with them.
Officials in a few local municipalities think the population counts for their areas should be higher. Some are concerned towns won’t receive the desired amount of state-appropriated funding, given […]
New Hanover County could get a second state senator as a result of this year’s redrawing of state legislative districts, a process set to begin in the state capital.
The 2010 U.S. Census determined that the county added 42,360 people since 2000, bringing the population to 202,667. Because it grew more than many other parts of […]
Suburban growth
Here are local 2010 population figures, and the growth rate from 2000.
The statewide growth rate was 18 percent.
Union County: 201,292; 63 percent.
Fairview: 3,324; 33 percent*.
Hemby Bridge: 1,520; 7 percent**.
Indian Trail: 33,518; 185 percent**.
Lake Park: 3,422; 63 percent.
Marshville: 2,402; 2 percent.
Marvin: 5,579; 437 percent.
Matthews: 27,198; 23 percent (Mecklenburg).
Mineral Springs: 2,639; 93 percent.
Mint Hill: 22,722; 46 […]
