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Hominibus 8 804 190 per 778.2 chiliometra quadrata anno 2021 distributis
The 8,804,190 figure is New York City’s 2020 Census count, not its 2021 population. Official NYC planning data put the July 1, 2021 population at 8,467,513.
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This sentence assigns 8,804,190 residents to the year 2021, but official New York City population-estimate materials say otherwise.
The NYC Department of City Planning states that New York City’s population as of July 1, 2021 was 8,467,513. The same official document explains that 8,804,190 was the April 1, 2020 decennial census count, and that the city lost 336,677 residents by July 1, 2021.
So the number in the article is not a 2021 figure; it is the 2020 Census total being mislabeled as 2021.
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- Population Estimates for New York City and Boroughs as of July 1, 2021 (NYC Department of City Planning)
The U.S. Census Bureau has estimated New York City’s population at 8,467,513, as of July 1, 2021... This represents a decrease of 336,677 residents, or 3.8 percent, from the April 1, 2020 decennial census count of 8,804,190.
- Understanding Current Population Trends in NYC (NYC Department of City Planning)
July 1, 2021 Population Estimate: 8,467,513 ... PEP indicates population decline of about 337,000 between the 2020 Census and July 1, 2021.
Batavi urbem possiderunt usque ad annum 1667
The Dutch did not control New Amsterdam until 1667. English forces took possession of New Netherland and renamed it New York in 1664.
Full reasoning
This date is off by about three years. According to the U.S. National Park Service, the English took possession of New Netherland in 1664 and renamed it New York that same year.
That means the Dutch did not continue to possess the city until 1667. The confusion may come from later diplomatic events, but the takeover and renaming occurred in 1664, not 1667.
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- Colonial and Early American New York - Statue Of Liberty National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)
In 1664, the English took possession of New Netherland from the Dutch, renaming it New York.
- Colonial and Early American New York - Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)
In 1664, the English took possession of New Netherland from the Dutch, renaming it New York.