Question: What was the estimated population, in 2016, of the city for which Simon Scott designed artwork for some of the most visually engaging restaurants, clubs and bars?

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The Birthday Present: The Birthday Present is a 1957 British drama film directed by Pat Jackson.  It stars Tony Britton as Simon Scott, a top toy salesmen returning from a business trip to Germany with a watch hidden inside a toy, intended as a birthday present for his wife Sylvia Syms.  He is caught by customs, arrested, and the following day sentenced to four months imprisonment.  The film explores several complex issues: problems in finding legal representation, the lack of competence and insensitivity of some solicitors, the day to day reality of prison life, as well as the financial and other practical difficulties in making an appeal against a relatively short sentence.  Scott decides to drop the appeal and serve his time.  After his release he loses his job, as his prison sentence has become widely known owing to a gossiping colleague.  However, Scott rebuilds his life, with support from a loyal line manager, played by Geoffrey Keen.

Daniel Martin Diaz: Based in Tucson, Arizona, Daniel Martin Diaz is a fine artist with an insatiable curiosity to explore the mysteries of life and science.  His work has been exhibited worldwide and has been published in LA times, NY Times, Juxtapoz, High Fructose, and Low Rider Magazine, and four personal art books.  Diaz has designed artwork for large public art projects in the US and has won many awards such as a gold and platinum record designed for Atlantic Records.  He is currently writing music with Crystal Radio.

Simon Scott (painter): Simon (John) "Scotty" Scott (October 20, 1966 – August 8, 2014) was a British artist and musician, who played rock, punk, soul and country and specialized in a variety of media including commercial art, fine art and street art.  His vibrant paintings and graphic artwork can be found throughout the lower Manhattan neighborhoods he loved to roam.  He has designed artwork for some of New York City's most visually engaging restaurants, clubs and bars.

Razer (robot): Razer is a combat robot that competes on the British television series "Robot Wars".  It was constructed by Simon Scott and Ian Lewis from Bournemouth; the team later expanded to include webmaster Vincent Blood.  Razer was designed and constructed in 1998 to participate in the second series of "Robot Wars", but subsequent modifications and improvements enabled it to remain competitive until its retirement after the second series of "Robot Wars Extreme".  Despite gaining a reputation for being unreliable, it was champion of the fifth series of "Robot Wars", runner-up in the sixth, and won the first two "Robot Wars" World Championships.

Scott Warner (lighting designer): Scott Warner (born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania) is a U.S.-based lighting designer who has recently designed for Train, The Pussycat Dolls,Jimmy Eat World, Everclear, David Cook, and Gavin Degraw.  Warner started his career is the late 1980s with the Pittsburgh-based bands, The Affordable Floors and The Cynics.  His first national client was the shock rock group GWAR.  In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Scott was an Independent Producer and Engineer, recording out of studios in Pittsburgh and New York.  It was in Pittsburgh where he recorded and performed a song titled "Zip It" that was written for talk show host Morton Downey, Jr.  The song was played on Downey's show as well as the Dr. Demento show.  Downey endorsed the record, but a dispute with his network forced the label to stop distributing the record.  The song can be heard in the film .  Scott designed and directed the 2012 UK Tour for Nicole Scherzinger.

Cascading Style Sheets: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a style sheet language used for describing the presentation of a document written in a markup language.  Although most often used to set the visual style of web pages and user interfaces written in HTML and XHTML, the language can be applied to any XML document, including plain XML, SVG and XUL, and is applicable to rendering in speech, or on other media.  Along with HTML and JavaScript, CSS is a cornerstone technology used by most websites to create visually engaging webpages, user interfaces for web applications, and user interfaces for many mobile applications.

New York City: The City of New York, often called New York City or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.  With an estimated 2016 population of 8,537,673 distributed over a land area of about 302.6 sqmi , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States.  Located at the southern tip of the state of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world.  A global power city, New York City exerts a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media and entertainment, art, fashion, research, technology, education, politics, and sports, its fast pace defining the term "New York minute".  Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world.

Club Quarter: The Entertainment District is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, in the Metro Center district surrounding historic Stearns Square.  Stearns Square is bordered by Worthington Street to the north and Bridge Street to the south; however, the Entertainment District extends for several city blocks north, south, east and west of Stearns Square.  For over 100 years, this area of Springfield, surrounding Stearns Square and Springfield Union Station have been home to the city's most prominent clubs, restaurants, bars, music venues, movies houses, and coffee houses.  Currently, there are over 75 restaurants, nightclubs, and bars in Springfield's Entertainment District, making it the largest entertainment district between New York City and Montreal, Canada.  The Entertainment District is a primary reason why Springfield was recently ranked among America's Top Ten Best Cities for Singles by Yahoo and Sperling's Best Places.

Klaus Voormann: Klaus Voormann (born 29 April 1938) is a German artist, musician, and record producer.  He designed artwork for many bands including the Beatles, Harry Nilsson, the Bee Gees, Wet Wet Wet and Turbonegro.  His most notable work as a producer was his work with the band Trio, including their worldwide hit "Da Da Da".  As a musician, Voormann is best known for being the bassist for Manfred Mann from 1966 to 1969, and for performing as a session musician on a host of recordings, including "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon and many by former members of the Beatles.

Peterborough Development Corporation: The Peterborough Development Corporation was established in February 1968, as a national government initiative, following the city's designation as a third-wave New Town in July 1967.  It was based in the Gilbert Scott designed Peterscourt in the city.  It was overseen by the Minister of Housing and Local Government, but sought close collaboration with Peterborough City Council and the Huntingdon and Peterborough (from 1974 Cambridgeshire) County Council.

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Answer: 8,537,673