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Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani today hosted a reception at Gracie Mansion to celebrate the record results of Census 2000 -- and to honor the people and sponsors who helped to make it possible. The recently released Census 2000 results showed that 8,008,278 persons lived in New York City as of last April -- the largest enumerated census population in the City's history.
"As you know, the City's population officially exceeded the eight million mark for the first time ever," Mayor Giuliani said. "To count this growing and diverse population required a lot of planning and hard work. Because of the diligence of the census takers, Census 2000 was a great success for New York City. Their efforts will pay off for many years to come."
"As a result of the City's higher population, the City will receive an automatic increase in its share of federal funds for low-income housing tax credits, community development block grants, and urban mass transportation grants," said Deputy Mayor Washington. "Without the extensive public-private partnerships that were developed, such an accurate and historic population count could not have been achieved."
"The New York City Census count of 2000 is striking and historic proof that the City is experiencing a renaissance and enters the new millennium stronger than ever," said Planning Chairman Rose. "The whole City is indebted to the dedicated public servants whose hard work and professionalism will yield many benefits."
In 1990, the City's population was enumerated at 7,322,564 -- although City planners estimated that the actual count was closer to 7.7 million. In 1998, Deputy Mayor Washington formed the City's Census 2000 Office, in the hope of putting forth a more realistic picture of the City's actual growth. As a result, the City was able to provide the Bureau with a list of 370,000 addresses missing from its address list -- and the City's official population topped eight million for the first time in history.
Also joining Mayor Giuliani were Lester Farthing, Regional Director, Census
Bureau; Sara Vidal, Director of NYC Census 2000; Joseph Salvo, Population Division
Director, Department of City Planning; and representatives from the Board of
Education, the Metropolitan Transportation Agency, Con Edison and Brooklyn Union
Gas, all of which helped to promote the Census 2000 effort in the City.
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