Growing Cincinnati beats trend

U.S. Census estimates released last week show that Cincinnati gained 826 residents in 2007, beating the trend of population losses suffered by most Ohio metropolitan areas.

Cincinnati had an estimated 332,458 residents last year, the third straight year that the city’s estimated population has increased.

Mayor Mark Mallory will likely challenge the numbers, citing a 2007 Social Compact study that estimated a city population of 378,000.

Columbus was the only other large city in Ohio to gain population.

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