It’s Official: San Jose Has A Million Residents
San Jose is now among the 10 American cities with a population of a million or more, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
By Sharon Simonson
New York remains the nation's most populous city with nearly 8.5 million people. It gained 52,700 residents in the year that ended July 1. That was the greatest numeric increase among all U.S. cities.
California now has three cities with a million or more people: Los Angeles, San Diego and San Jose, tying the state with rival Texas, which has Houston, San Antonio and Dallas, for lead among states.
San Jose, Los Angeles, San Diego and Irvine were all among the nation's 15 largest numerical gainers. San Jose added not quite 12,000 residents in the year; Los Angeles not quite 31,000; San Diego, 21,225.
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