Schoolchildren population or schoolchild population?

English Language & Usage Asked on August 15, 2021

Although we are taught to use singular adjectives to modify nouns, "schoolchildren" population seems to be a more commonly heard and searched (Google) option than the true singular "schoolchild" population. Is popular usage defeating correct grammar?

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