Some southern and many western states have gained population extremely rapidly, especially since 1940.
Since 2000, Newark has gained population, its first increase since the 1940s.
Even as some of these regions gain population over all, their central cores continue to lose people.
As the city gained population during and after the Civil War, the desire for parks grew.
Stamford was the only large city that gained population during the period, with an increase of 2,000.
And as the towns have gained population, sometimes dramatically, the question becomes, what makes Union different?
For the first twenty years the missions accepted a few converts at a time, slowly gaining population.
In the entire 1980's the city gained population.
However, the area has been subjected to rapid growth in the past 20 years and would likely gain population.
Only Los Angeles, a center for the car culture, gained population.