Sentence examples for population soared from inspiring English sources

In the course of the 19th century, London's population soared from one million to six million.

Population soared, too, in distant suburban Kane, Will and McHenry Counties.

Its population soared in the past decade by 60percenttoto 20,069, according to the 2000 census.

Until the 1970's, only about 2,000 people lived in Emeryville, although its daytime population soared to 25,000.

Figures from the 2000 census show that New York City's population soared to a record high: 8,008,278.

In the era after the civil war, the US population soared (1860: 34 million; 1900: 73 million).

The decade of the 60's saw Moore's population soar.

Stuyvesant, a school of 3,200 students, has seen its Asian population soar to 70 percent, which inspired Mr. Blumm to start asking for volunteer interpreters.

In winter, the Hamptons are desolate and whipped by northerly storms; in summer, the population soars to 100,000, five times its off-season size.

But having seen America's prison population soar to more than 2.2 million, and with widespread prison overcrowding in California, Mr. Langley says he now believes the nation should be reconsidering which crimes should be punishable by imprisonment.

And with the nation's Hispanic population soaring -- it's 35 million now, and could hit 97 million by 2040 -- more candy makers are heeding the call for hotter treats.