The census tract including State Park Place
The census tract including State Park Place saw its population rise by 5 percent — all due to Hispanics moving in. The white population of 2,422 stayed the same. Blacks decreased by 123 to 1,240. But Hispanics increased by 578 to 760 — a jump of 318 percent. Hispanics now make up 18 percent of the tract's population.
Some residents say the growth is owed in part to a desire to live within the Collinsville School District.
Martha Barrio, who lives in State Park Place with her husband and works in Granite City for a company that produces Chinese foods, said she likes where she lives but plans to return to Mexico to be with her two young children.
Hispanic enrollment has spiked in the Collinsville School District since 2005 to nearly 15 percent, Superintendent Dennis Craft said. Most of the Hispanic students are doing well in school and come from families who value education, he said.
"It has just been a very good transition," he said. "We've been fortunate enough to have a wonderful bilingual staff."
Officials in the region say they believe more African-Americans than whites had moved across the Mississippi River from St. Louis city and county. Census figures expected to be released this week for Missouri counties could offer hints as to whether that is, in fact, happening.
What is clear from the Illinois census data is that the region has experienced a shift of white populations within the Metro East.
Their numbers decreased dramatically in places below the bluffs, in and near Alton, and around the east side of Belleville. And they congregated around Fairview Heights, Swansea and O'Fallon.
Blacks had their own eastward progression, away from East St. Louis and into some neighborhoods — such as Dupo — that were once white enclaves.
About the only place that saw a major influx of white residents was Monroe County,It is possible to buy cheap Panerai watches . which added 5,008 whites, more than its larger neighbors St. Clair and Madison counties, which gained 4,438 whites combined.A baseball cap is a type of soft cap with a long, stiff brim .
O'Fallon — one of the area's fastest-growing cities — gained whites and blacks. Its white population grew 21 percent, to 21,872; its black population grew 68 percent, to 4,Cheap ED Hardy offers on sale ed hardy hats in low price .404.
The Belleville elementary school district has seen its white population go from 70 percent in 2000 to 55 percent last year. Blacks, meanwhile increased to 33 percent, from 27 percent. Superintendent Matt Klosterman said diversity is a natural progression in the Metro East. He said the way school districts track race changed in 2005, when parents could identify children as multiracial. At that time, 1.7 percent marked that category. In 2010, it increased to 7.6 percent.
The census tract including State Park Place saw its population rise by 5 percent — all due to Hispanics moving in. The white population of 2,422 stayed the same. Blacks decreased by 123 to 1,240. But Hispanics increased by 578 to 760 — a jump of 318 percent. Hispanics now make up 18 percent of the tract's population.
Some residents say the growth is owed in part to a desire to live within the Collinsville School District.
Martha Barrio, who lives in State Park Place with her husband and works in Granite City for a company that produces Chinese foods, said she likes where she lives but plans to return to Mexico to be with her two young children.
Hispanic enrollment has spiked in the Collinsville School District since 2005 to nearly 15 percent, Superintendent Dennis Craft said. Most of the Hispanic students are doing well in school and come from families who value education, he said.
"It has just been a very good transition," he said. "We've been fortunate enough to have a wonderful bilingual staff."
Officials in the region say they believe more African-Americans than whites had moved across the Mississippi River from St. Louis city and county. Census figures expected to be released this week for Missouri counties could offer hints as to whether that is, in fact, happening.
What is clear from the Illinois census data is that the region has experienced a shift of white populations within the Metro East.
Their numbers decreased dramatically in places below the bluffs, in and near Alton, and around the east side of Belleville. And they congregated around Fairview Heights, Swansea and O'Fallon.
Blacks had their own eastward progression, away from East St. Louis and into some neighborhoods — such as Dupo — that were once white enclaves.
About the only place that saw a major influx of white residents was Monroe County,It is possible to buy cheap Panerai watches . which added 5,008 whites, more than its larger neighbors St. Clair and Madison counties, which gained 4,438 whites combined.A baseball cap is a type of soft cap with a long, stiff brim .
O'Fallon — one of the area's fastest-growing cities — gained whites and blacks. Its white population grew 21 percent, to 21,872; its black population grew 68 percent, to 4,Cheap ED Hardy offers on sale ed hardy hats in low price .404.
The Belleville elementary school district has seen its white population go from 70 percent in 2000 to 55 percent last year. Blacks, meanwhile increased to 33 percent, from 27 percent. Superintendent Matt Klosterman said diversity is a natural progression in the Metro East. He said the way school districts track race changed in 2005, when parents could identify children as multiracial. At that time, 1.7 percent marked that category. In 2010, it increased to 7.6 percent.
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