Population down, but not as bad as estimated

The U.S. Census reports Wellington's population has dropped around 300 in the last ten years; but that is not as bad as what had been estimated. The U.S. Census "estimates" population each year, that estimated being adopted by the State as "official". The 2009 population of Wellington was estimated to be around 7,700, about a 10% decline, however 2010 census statistics indicate the population to actually be 8,172. While still a decline, it's certainly good news that it wasn't as bad as estimated. Now to work on gaining some of that population back........