06-19-2020, 11:14 PM
(06-19-2020, 12:14 AM)nms Wrote: It doesn't sound like it according to the local historians:
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2018/08/07/good-question-minneapolis-st-paul-joining/
The article includes this little tidbit too:
Quote:During the 1890 Census, [local author Mary] Wingerd says both Cities were cheating the books and counting people in cemeteries to make their Cities appear larger than they were.
Kinda like Waterloo does when it over-counts by a staggering 30,000 because they add student population. In a year like 2020, those students won't even be there for 1/2 the year. I can't think of any other city that does that, until you mentioned those twin cities.