Census 2010 figures for NYS to be released

Census 2010 figures being released for New York State are expected to show growth in New York City over the past decade and population losses in some upstate areas.

Census officials are scheduled to publicly release the detailed figures Thursday afternoon after top state officials receive their copies.

The 2010 numbers will be used to guide officials drawing New York’s congressional and state legislative districts for the next decade.

New York’s current 29-member House delegation will drop to 27, its lowest level since 1823. The U.S. Census Bureau in December reported that the state’s population grew slightly in the past decade to 19.4 million.