Stabilizing population

==Background==
Pennsylvania's total population is projected to increase by 4 percent from 2000 to 2030. Pennsylvania's population aged 65 and older is projected to increase by 51 percent from 2000 to 2030.
==Struggles with population loss hurt Pittsburgh.==
 Pittsburgh's struggle with decline is worse than that of Pennsylvania's other urban centers. Pittsburgh's population drop is greater than that of other large cities in the state. In the 2000 census, Pittsburgh had 334,563 residents, down nearly 10% from 1990 and 45% since 1960, when it had 604,332 residents.
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* Planks on population from Mark Rauterkus
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Others have lied about the loss of population. Mayor Tom Murphy in one of his re-election campaigns that the outward migration was reversed. This was a half truth. Really, the popuation loss was just getting less rapid.
Others are sure to look for a marketing gimic to better promote Pittsburgh -- like with the Major League Baseball All Star Game. They feel that if we could only do a better job with 'branding' the city's charm, the world would beat a path to our doorstep. Billboards in Florida have been tried. Speaking of Florida, hopes of a population reversal was tied to the rise of the creative class, but, then even Richard Florida moved out of town. 
== As an urban center, Pittsburgh can rebound.==
Pittsburgh has the potential to grow its population base again. 
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