493,782 (2000 census)

Combination of U.S. Census Bureau estimates and the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Performance Monitoring System.

Any data series] -- annual city population estimates prepared by the Metropolitan Council and the state demographer, except that 2000 population counts are from the 2000 Federal Census. Due to reporting lags, estimates of population are used for the following year's report. For example, the 2005 property tax report uses 2004 population estimates.

total number of individuals in a territory or a locality living at a specified moment of time with an agreed definition of residence; all the persons falling within the scope of a census or other inquiry.

Census population (C) is determined by a census typically performed every 5 or 10 years. The first results of census are often provisional (Cp); they may be higher or lesser than the final results (Cf). Census results mostly show some underenumeration that may be adjusted by estimates (Ca). Estimates (E) are based on calculations using the current birth and death rates and the estimated migration or they are based on population registers. Estimates refer to a given time in the past. Projections (P) are calculations referring to the future; their accuracy is often poor.

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