The census numbers are in and the counting of noses has revealed some interesting trends.

The U. S. Census Bureau released the facts and figures from the 2010 census, and as expected, Maple Valley and Covington experienced considerable growth. Over the last 20 years Black Diamond has seen a significant increase, jumping from 1,422 in 1990, to 3,970 in 2000 and topping out at 4,151 in the 2010 census count.

Covington clocked in at 13,783 in 2000 and jumped to 17,575 in 2010.

Maple Valley was at 14,209 in 2000 and the 2010 count came in at 22,684.

Maple Valley has 15,367 residents 18 or older and Covington has 12,555 residents 18 years or older. Black Diamond has 3,104 who are 18 or older.

The King County census numbers came in at 1,931,249 residents. The county increased by 200,000 since 2000, 11.2 percent. According to information provided by King County Demographer Chandler Felt, the county grew faster than the nation, which jumped 9.7 percent.

Felt said the growth in the counties and the three cities is “about what we expected.”

The numbers did reveal facts about the racial makeup of the county. According to Felt the Hispanic or Latino population and the Asian population made up the bulk of the population increase, while the white race numbers are “about the same as 10 years ago.”

Asian residents were about half the increase over the past 10 years and Hispanic or Latino accounted for more than one-third.

Felt said the census data tells the county, “we have more work to do in terms of translating King County services into many languages. We do know many speak a language other than English. “

Felt said it mean more work for courts, school districts and other county services.

Felt said the county uses the census data to “tailor our programs to the needs that are out there.”

In Maple Valley 82.6 percent identified themselves as white, 18,745 residents. Asians were 4.4 percent, 995 and Hispanic or Latinos 5.7 percent or 1,293.

In Covington those who identified themselves as white made up 72.1 percent, 12,680. Asians were 8.4 percent, 1,469 and Hispanic or Latino 9.3 percent, 1,634.

Black Diamond numbers had 89.1 percent checking white, 3,700 residents. Hispanics or Latinos were 4.6 percent, 193 and Asians were 1.2 percent, 50.

According to Felt, King County came in as the nation’s 14th most populous county, and is larger than 14 states including Idaho, Montana, Alaska and West Virginia. Felt noted in a release the census numbers around the nation are still being released and it is not certain if the county will continue with its 14th-place ranking.

Felt also noted in the release the county’s population growth accounted for one-quarter of the state’s 830,000 increase during the decade. The 14 percent population jump in the state was enough to gain an additional seat in Congress, the only state outside the Sunbelt to add a seat in 2010. The census data will be used to redraw congressional, legislative and county council district boundaries during 2011.

The state population came in at 6,724,540.

On the U.S. Census website the nation’s population is listed as more than 308,745,538. In 2000 the nation’s population was 281,421,906. In 1910 the population was 92,228,531.

According the census data on the website the population density, which is the number of people per square mile is 87.4 in 2010. It was 79.7 people per square mile in 2000 and 26 in 1910.