What's so important about the census?

Thursday, February 24, 2011 | 8:50 p.m. CST; updated 11:06 p.m. CST, Thursday, February 24, 2011

COLUMBIA — The 2010 U.S. Census numbers are in, and they show Columbia grew 28 percent over the previous 10 years to a population of 108,500. But why is the number so important? Here are a few reasons.

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