As Blush Response, our resident census-taker, is busy writing up his thesis I have stepped into the role for this year.
As with previous years, the results from this census mostly come from the Everything People Registry (EPR). This census can only be as reliable and contemporaneous as noders are prepared to forward their details and editors update the registries. To avoid double-counting I did not count people as residing in areas they have moved away from. Of course there are many other factors that increase the propensity for noders of one area to advertise their presence than those in another, such as an active and well publicised social life.
As of 15 February 2005, there were 1,869 individuals identified on the noderbase through the EPR and other linked registries. This figure is up 246 (15.1%) since the last census held in July 2003, which roughly translates into a 12.5% annualised growth rate, which perhaps puts the realm of E2 up with Uganda and Tanzania for having the fastest population growth rates in the world. However this growth rate is slowing - from 2002-2003 the number of Everythingians grew by 24.4%.
The United States remains the country of residence for the most number of noders, dominating 54.2% of the noderbase (slightly down a percentage point from 2003), or 1,013 users. Canada remains in second spot with 205 users, increasing its lead over the 172 strong United Kingdom contingent. Other countries with a significant presence are Australia (127), New Zealand (31), Ireland (27), Norway (20) and Finland (86 if you include all Finns - which is what I do - or 48 if you exclude the inactive). We have new entries from Peru, South Korea, Switzerland (hiding in the mountains all this time), the Australian state of Tasmania, and the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and (finally) Manitoba!
Amongst the American states, California reigns uber alles despite only gaining one additional noder in twenty months. Maryland suprisingly has shot up from sixth to second place, and strong growth has been seen in Missouri, New Jersey and Arizona, while Georgia and Tennessee saw the greatest falls. And again, nary a peep coming out of Vermont.
Declared Number of Users by Continent
North America 1220 65.3%
Europe 412 22.1%
Oceania 158 8.5%
Asia 49 2.6%
Africa 16 0.9%
Latin America 12 0.6%
Other 2 0.1%
Declared Number of Users by Country/State
Change since last year in brackets, where available
United States of America 1013 (+126)
breakdown by state
California 92 (+1)
Maryland 73 (+26)
New York 67 (+7)
Ohio 57 (+13)
Texas 57 (+3)
Oregon 54 (+9)
Florida 51 (+2)
Massachusetts 51 (+3)
Pennsylvania 37 (+7)
Michigan 35 (+5)
Illinois 34 (+3)
Wisconsin 29 (+2)
Tennessee 28 (-1)
Washington 28 (+5)
North Carolina 25 (+2)
New Mexico 23 (+2)
Missouri 22 (+8)
Arizona 20 (+7)
New Jersey 20 (+8)
Indiana 18 (+2)
Connecticut 17 (+2)
Georgia 17 (-2)
Colorado 16 (+1)
Minnesota 16 (-)
Iowa 13 (-1)
Kentucky 11 (at least +2)
Virginia 10 (at least +1)
Idaho 8
Oklahoma 8
Alabama 7
Louisiana 7
Maine 7
Rhode Island 7
Utah 7
Arkansas 6
Kansas 6
Delaware 4
New Hampshire 4
South Carolina 4
Montana 3
Hawaii 2
Mississippi 2
Nebraska 2
South Dakota 2
West Virginia 2
Alaska 1
Nevada 1
North Dakota 1
Wyoming 1
Vermont 0
Canada 205 (+16)
breakdown by province
British Columbia 60 (+6)
Ontario 57 (-13)
Alberta 35 (+12)
Quebec 23 (+6)
Nova Scotia 8 (-)
New Brunswick 8 (+1)
Prince Edward Island 6 (-)
Saskatchewan 4 (+2)
Yukon Territory 2 (-)
Newfoundland 1 (+1) NEW!
Manitoba 1 (+1) NEW!
Nunavut 0 (-)
Northwest Territories 0 (-)
The United Kingdom 172 (-12)
breakdown by nation
England 139 (-11)
Scotland 26 (-2)
Northern Ireland 5 (-)
Wales 2 (+1)
Australia 202 (+17)
breakdown by state
Victoria 43 (+2)
New South Wales 41 (+8)
Queensland 14 (+2)
ACT/Canberra 12 (+3)
Western Australia 8 (+1)
South Australia 8 (-)
Tasmania 2 (+1) NEW!
Northern Territory 0 (-)
Finland 86 (+38)
New Zealand 31 (+5)
Ireland 27 (+2)
Norway 20 (+2)
The Netherlands 16 (+5)
Israel 15 (+4)
Japan 14 (+3)
South Africa 14 (+5)
Sweden 14 (+3)
Denmark 13 (+2)
Germany 12 (+4)
Brazil 10 (+2)
Singapore 9 (+6)
France 9 (+1)
China 7 (+3)
Belgium 6 (-)
Switzerland 6 (+6) NEW!
Italy 5 (+1)
Romania 4 (+2)
Spain 4 (-)
Austria 3 (+1)
Croatia 3 (-)
Czech Republic 3 (-)
Greece 3 (+2)
Philippines 2 (-)
South Korea 2 (+2) NEW!
Malta 2 (-)
Mexico 2 (+1)
Mauritius 1 (-)
Tanzania 1 (-)
Antarctica 1 (-)
Argentina 1 (-)
Peru 1 (+1) NEW!
Latvia 1 (-)
Poland 1 (-1)
on the high seas 1 (+1) NEW!
Russia 1 (-1)
Hungary 1 (-)