The mayor of Little Flock in northwest Arkansas says he’s planning to challenge a U.S. Census Bureau count that shows the town has exactly the same population as in 2000.

Mayor Buddy Blue told The Springdale Morning News that he doesn’t believe the number can be exactly the same and believes the town has grown.

Census figures released in February show Little Flock with 2,585 residents — the same number as after the 2000 census. A 2008 Census Bureau estimate indicated Little Flock had grown to more than 3,000 residents.

Blue says he’ll file an appeal June 1 — the first day the bureau accepts appeals. The bureau’s website says an appeal triggers an audit of a location’s population, and possibly a recount if the audit doesn’t reveal a problem.