The swamp grows? DC population tops 700k for first time since 1975

Despite a record low in population growth nationwide, Washington D.C., home to the federal government, is growing steadily.

Newly released Census data show the District’s population has grown to its largest in more than a half century. A total of 702,455 people lived in the District of Columbia as of July 1, according to figures released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau. That figure is the highest it has been since 1950 population was 802,178.