America's graying population in 3 maps
- Written by Peter Rogerson, Professor of Geography, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
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The U.S. population has changed substantially in the last half century, growing by nearly 63 percent.
Perhaps the two most prominent demographic changes over the past 50 years relate to age. In 1968, the baby boom had just ended, and the oldest members of its cohort were only 22 years old.
As...