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THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER

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Indy’s Black population climbing

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nership along with cooperative efforts of local banks and AfricanAmerican churches which publicized opportunities in homeownership in the traditional “inner city” of Indianapolis. The result of these initiatives has been a slow, steady increase in new Black homeowners in Center Township, with 1997 being the township’s best year in attracting new African-American homeowners. Washington Township, which for most of the 1970s and 1980s was the top area for new Black homeownership, dropped to fourth place with 260 new Black homeowners in 1997.

Wayne Township on the city’s westside and Warren Township on the city’s eastside are both showing increasing growth in Black homeownership. Wayne recorded 211 new Black homeowners and Warren garnered 205 new Black owners during 1997. The city’s three southern townships continue to lag far behind in Black homeownership, Together, Franklin, Perry and Decatur Townships recorded 21 new Black homeowners in 1997. While that’s the most ever for the city’s southern third, it’s less than half the number of new Black homeowners in Hamilton County (48).

By AMOS BROWN III Recorder Correspondent

Indianapolis area African-American population July 1,1998 Census estimates

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African-Americans are fueling the growth of America’s 12th largest city - Indianapolis, according to the final Census Bureau estimates to be produced before the taking of the official 2000 Census.

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Census estimates released this week (September 15th), reported that the Black population of Indianapolis/Marion County was 193,504 as of July 1, 1998. Within the nine county Indianapolis metropolitan area Black population was 208,081. The city’s population is 813,405. Overall metro population is 1,519,194. Two years before the 2000 Census, the state of Indiana has nearly a half million AfricanAmerican residents. The Census estimates report 490,626 Blacks in the Hoosier State as of last year out of 5.9 million people. Nationally, the Census Bureau estimates there were 34.4 million

Indiana Indianapolla Metro Indianapolis/ Marion County Boone County Hamilton County Hancock County Handricka County Johnaon County Madison County Morgan County Shelby County

1998 BLK POP 490,626 208,081

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Black population live in the nine county Indianapolis metro area with 39 percent of the state’s Black population living within the city of Indianapolis. These Census estimates document that 8.3 percent of Indiana is African-American.

by 8,032, while Black population increased by 23,270. Black *

African-Americans as of last July, an increase of 3.9 million, or 12.8 percent from 1990. Black population growth in the state, the metro area and the City of Indianapolis has been greater than the growth of the nation’s Black population. Indiana’s Black population has grown 13 percent since 1990. Indianapolis Metro Black population is up 13.8 percent and Black city population is up 13.7 percent. Indiana’s 13 percent AfricanAmerican population growth so far in the decade is the best

The metro area population is 13.7 percent Black and 23.8 percei\t of the city’s population is Black. Including other racial groups, one in four residents of India-

napolis are non-white. Blacks live in all nine counties of the

among our neighboring states. Illinois’ Black growth is only 7.8 percent, Michigan’s 8.2 percent, Ohio’s 11.2 percent and Kentucky’s 7.8 percent. Some 42 percent of the state’s current

Indianapolis metro area. After Indianapolis/Marion County, Black population ranges from 11,106 in Madison County, Hamilton County 1,186, Johnson County 981, Hendricks County 702, Shelby County 412, Boone County 102, Hancock County 72 and Morgan County 16. While whites drive the population growth in the suburban metro counties outside India-

population growth has allowed Indianapolis to continue to be a ^ growing, not declining city. 1 If our African-American community cooperates with the d 2000 Census next April, these 1 Census estimates will become a';

reality.

If our Black community continues to expand at a rate greater than the national average, the Indianapolis Black commu- 1 nity could gain additional seats in the Indiana General Assembly and on the City County Council. The 2000 Census will be

conducted by mail with followup visits by Census takers if households don’t return their

Census forms. In 1990 Indianapolis had the best cooperation rate of any African-American community in the country. Billions of dollars in federal aid and assistance

napolis, the city’s growth has been fueled by African-Ameri-

cans.

Since 1990, the white population of Indianapolis has declined

programs, not to mention billions in investments and job opportunities are dependent on the results of the 2000 Census.

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