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Just in case the U.S. Census Bureau isn’t reliable enough for town and county elected officials, the esteemed Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia has arrived at the same conclusion.

More data is out to solidify the trend of Northern Virginians leaving for smaller metros and rural areas elsewhere in the state, according to a report by UVA's Weldon Cooper Center.

Supervisors have called a special meeting to discuss the situation. Here are the demographics driving Franklin's enrollment drop.

The UVA Weldon Cooper Center provides valuable data and services to communities, governments, and public sector leaders.

We're seeing a historic turnaround. Most rural counties now see more people moving in than moving out. However, Fairfax County and Virginia Beach have posted the biggest population declines in the state.

Most communities in Virginia that are losing populations through both deaths over births and people moving out are rural, economically distressed localities. Roanoke is an outlier.

Recently released annual population estimates for Virginia show people moving out of the heavily populated areas in Hampton Roads, according to Demographic researchers at the Weldon Cooper Center.

Three months after Richmond voters rejected a plan to bring a casino to the city for a second time, Virginia lawmakers voted unanimously to permanently remove the city from the list of eligible host cities.

The populations of Bath and Highland have increased over the last three years, and more recently, estimates indicate Alleghany County’s population is also on the rise, according to the Weldon Cooper Center.

Supervisors have called a special meeting to discuss the situation. Here are the demographics driving Franklin's enrollment drop.