D.C.’s population in 2007 edged up by another 2,500 residents, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released Thursday, continuing a growth trend that followed a five-decade-long collapse.

The city’s population as of July 1, 2007, was 582,049, the Census Bureau reported, up from 579,621 in 2006 and 577,467 in 2005. The District is the nation’s 27th-largest urban jurisdiction.

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