Census releases preliminary figures

WASHINGTON — Idaho and New Hampshire finally have topped the million population mark, according to preliminary Census figures. Reports for 18 states were sent to state and local officials on Friday as part of the Census Bureau’s local review program.

Census officials emphasized that the figures are preliminary. Final state figures are scheduled to be issued Dec. 31.

Here is a partial list of the figures made public Friday, compared with the results of the 1980 census.

Connecticut: 3,226,929, up from 3,108,000.

Delaware: 658,031, up from 594,000.

Idaho: 1,003,558, up from 944,000.

Maine: 1,218,053, up from 1,125,000.

New Hampshire: 1,103,163, up from 921,000.

Oregon: 2,828,214, up from 2,633,000.

Rhode Island: 988,609, up from 947,000.

Vermont: 560,029, up from 511,000.

West Virginia: 1,782,958, down from 1,950,000.