Census: St. Louis population unexpectedly down 8 percent

Thursday, February 24, 2011 | 8:29 p.m. CST; updated 11:07 p.m. CST, Thursday, February 24, 2011

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis is losing residents, according to U.S. Census figures released Thursday, and the population decline goes deeper than being another blow to the proud city's image.

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