UTC Someone should update the article to reflect the census bureau s revision of the 2008 population estimate to 1 540 351 The numbers need to be changed as does the history section which reflects on the population loss over the last 50 years It should be pointed out that the decline has been reversed and the population has grown between 2000 and 2008 For that matter other wiki articles dealing with the largest US cities should also be changed to reflect the updated numbers 147 140 233 16 15 14 2 December 2009