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  census tract (ct), 2001 census   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Census tracts usually have a population of 2,500 to 8,000.
Census tracts (CTs) are small, relatively stable geographic areas that usually have a population of 2,500 to 8,000.
Beginning with 1996, census agglomerations were eligible for census tracts based on the population size of their urban cores (50,000 or more at the previous census).
www12.statcan.ca /english/census01/Products/Reference/dict/geo013.htm   (947 words)

  
 Finding Census Tract Data on the Internet
A census tract is a small statistical subdivision of a county.
Census tract maps for the 2000 Census of Population and Housing are available online; the Census Bureau offers several "tools" that allow you to type in a specific address to search to get the number of the census tract that includes that address.
Census Overview includes a list of the topics that were 100 per cent subjects and the topics that were in the sample.
library.csun.edu /mfinley/census90.html   (2722 words)

  
 FFIEC Census Reports
Tract Population - This is the census tract’s population based on the 2000 Census.
Tract Minority % - This is the percentage of the tract’s total population minus white alone population according to the 2000 Census.
Tract Minority Population - This is the census tract’s total population minus white alone population based on the 2000 Census.
www.ffiec.gov /webcensus/censusInfo.aspx   (5407 words)

  
 Small Area Demographics
Census tracts are small, relatively permanent statistical subdivisions of a county or statistically equivalent entity delineated by local participants as part of the Census Bureau Participant Statistical Areas Program.
Census tracts are identified by a four-digit basic number and may have a two-digit numeric suffix; for example, 6059.02.
Census tract numbers range from 1 to 9999 and are unique within a county or statistically equivalent entity.
www.proximityone.com /tracts.htm   (2030 words)

  
 Map Data Report
The primary purpose of census tracts is to provide a stable set of geographic units for the presentation of decennial census data.
Census tract boundaries are delineated with the intention of being maintained over many decades so that statistical comparisons can be made from decennial census to decennial census.
In addition, census tracts occasionally are split due to population growth or combined as a result of substantial population decline.
www.floridacharts.com /CensusTractMap/help/Map_Data_Report.htm   (514 words)

  
 Research & Information Services - NCTCOG.org
These data are available by Census tract, zip code, city, county, and region, as well as in a radius summary from a given street address.
Census tracts (yellow lines) are small, relatively permanent statistical subdivisions of a county.
Census blocks (red lines) are areas bounded on all sides by visible features, such as streets, roads, streams, and railroad tracks, and by invisible boundaries, such as city, town, township, and county limits, property lines, and short, imaginary extensions of streets and roads.
www.nctcog.org /ris/census/index.asp   (1080 words)

  
 Resources for Locating 2000 and 1990 Census Tracts and Associated Data
A spatial census tract set is defined as the area that is uniquely shared between a 1990 census tract and a 2000 census tract.
The Census 2000 Census Tract Relationship Files, which include 56 sets of files (one set for each of the 50 states plus separate files for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands), are located on the Census 2000 Census Tract Relationship File Web page.
Qualified Census Tracts are one of the criteria for determining HUBZone qualification.
www.census.gov /geo/www/tractez.html   (2223 words)

  
 What is a Census Tract?
Census tracts are small, relatively permanent statistical subdivisions of a county or statistically equivalent entity.
Census tracts are designed to be relatively homogeneous with respect to population characteristics, economic status, and living conditions.
Census tracts are small, relatively permanent statistical subdivisions of a county or statistically equivalent entity delineated by local participants as part of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Participant Statistical Areas Program.
www.floridacharts.com /charts/CensusTract.htm   (1126 words)

  
 Census Viewer Glossary
A subdivision of a census tract (or, prior to 2000, a block numbering area), a block is the smallest geographic unit for which the Census Bureau tabulates 100-percent data.
A subdivision of a census tract (or, prior to 2000, a block numbering area), a block group is the smallest geographic unit for which the Census Bureau tabulates sample data.
SA in Census Viewer indicates one of twelve groupings of census tracts that the city of Seattle has defined to facilitate comparisons of census data between different parts of the city.
www.metrokc.gov /gis/mapportal/CV_glossary.htm   (923 words)

  
 Govt. Information--Special Census Issues
The 2000 Census is the first one for which the entire country has been divided into Census Tracts; previously, Tract data was not available, as such, for mostly rural areas.
When you keep in mind that all Census data is derived from the questions asked of the population during the Census-taking process, it is obvious that the inclusion or exclusion of a particular question will have a great effect on the data available for that particular year.
The Census Bureau will report data for all of these items, of course, but in comparing one set of data to another, users should be sensitive to whether the data came from a 100% or a sample question.
library.stmarytx.edu /acadlib/doc/guides/census/special.htm   (3222 words)

  
 Census Tract Outline Maps: 2000 and 1990
Description: These maps show the boundaries and numbers of the census tracts as well as the named features underlying the boundaries.
The scale of the maps will be optimized to keep the number of map sheets for each area to a minimum, but the scale and number of sheets will vary by the area size of the county and the complexity of the census tracts.
Similar to the 2000 Census Tract outline maps, these maps are county-based and created for all 1990 Counties/County Equivalents in the United States.
www.census.gov /geo/www/maps/descriptwindows/outline.htm   (441 words)

  
 Economic Profile: POW Census Tract Profiles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Census data are the most detailed data that are available about employment in Canada.
The next census is 2006, and detailed data from the 2006 census will be available 2-3 years later.
In the last 2001 census, 80% of households received a short questionnaire containing seven questions, while 20% were given the 59-question long form.
www.toronto.ca /economic_profile/census.htm   (673 words)

  
 Los Angeles Public Library | Research Guides | Census Tract Maps for Los Angeles County User's Guide
The census tract boundary maps for Los Angeles County have been down loaded from the U.S. Census Bureau web site for faster access.
The census year (1990 or 2000), keyword and subject boxes can be used to do a search which will bring up a list of tables containing your search terms.
Please be aware that Tract and Block maps change from census to census due to changes in population.
www.lapl.org /resources/guides/tract_maps/tract_maps.html   (506 words)

  
 NeighborhoodInfo DC: Neighborhood Profiles - Census Tracts
There are 188 census tracts in the District of Columbia.
Census tracts are small, relatively permanent statistical subdivisions of a county.
Census tract boundaries are delineated with the intention of being maintained over a long time so that statistical comparisons can be made from census to census.
www.neighborhoodinfodc.org /censustract/census.html   (121 words)

  
 No Land Grab: Densest "census tract" in the nation?
Stuckey is technically correct, since the project falls in the boundaries of four census tracts, therefore critics would be more correct to say that if built to its current proposed scale, Atlantic Yards would be denser than any census tract in the nation.
The densest census tract in the country is located in West Harlem, where a 1,190-unit former Mitchell-Lama building stands surrounded by numerous tenements.
The Atlantic Yards footprint is so big that it falls into four different census tracts, much in the same way that it crosses the boundaries of three different Community Boards.
www.nolandgrab.org /archives/2006/10/densest_census.html   (442 words)

  
 Census 1980 and Earlier
As with later years, in 1980 the Bureau released data in a series of summary files which are organized based on their geographic coverage and on whether the data originated from the long form or short form of the Census questionnaire.
Summarizes the changes to boundaries for counties or county equivalent areas deemed to be significant because of either population affected or land area involved.
Includes not only the published census data for NYC, but also unpublished census data and special tabulation performed by the NYC Planning Dept. Levels include block, tract, and health area for 1910-1960, as well as assembly district, statistical area, and sanitation district for some earlier censuses.
www.columbia.edu /acis/eds/dset_guides/census/census80.html   (2221 words)

  
 Qualified Census Tract Locator
A Qualified Census Tract is a High Cost Area (HCA) determined by HUD that receives a 130% adjustment of their qualified basis for Low Income Housing Tax Credit (Section 42) financing, thus allowing a greater percentage of costs to be covered by the Tax Credit itself.
A Qualified CensusTract is any census tract (or equivalent geographic area defined by the Bureau of the Census) in which at least 50% of households have an income less than 60% of the AMGI.
All QCTs for 2001 and 2002 are 1990 tract boundaries.
www.danter.com /TAXCREDIT/findtract.html   (193 words)

  
 Census 2000: American FactFinder Workshop
Gather Census 2000 data on race and Hispanic for the census tract in which you live compared with other census tracts in your county.
Census tracts is the smallest level of geography you can get.
all the counties in the state or all the census tracts within a county.
www.lib.unc.edu /reference/instruction/census2000workshop.html   (2837 words)

  
 Demographic Data by Census Tract
At American FactFinder you can plug in an address, click on the census tract from the geographic list, and then choose from a list of maps and data tables for that tract from census 2000.
For Baltimore City only, there is a file of 1970 census tract data available through the Sheridan Libraries at Johns Hopkins University.
Data from the 1980 census for all census tracts (and other levels of geography) for the whole U.S. For on-site reference use only.
www.epfl.net /branches/ric/demtract.html   (549 words)

  
 Bay Area Census -- Tracts/Blocks
Census tracts, block groups, and blocks are small statistical areas, with blocks being the smallest unit.
Listing of census tract numbers by county by city.
Population and race data by county by census tract (.xls) (165KB)
www.bayareacensus.ca.gov /small/small.htm   (282 words)

  
 Census Tract Address Guide (CTGAG) Product Description
The Census Tract code is usually the "result" item that users want to assign to their address.
These codes are guaranteed not to change for ten years, and most census tract codes remain unchanged for decades.
It is not clear at this time whether the Census Bureau will attempt to maintain the files and allow us to create updated versions of these reports at some later date in the decade.
www.oseda.missouri.edu /uic/ctag.html   (985 words)

  
 Finding Census Tract Information on the Web
Whereas the outline maps provide a view of census tract boundaries in a county, the Reference Maps can provide geographical features within a census tract, such as streets and bodies of water.
Data by census tract can be obtained from www.census.gov for both the 1990 and 2000 censuses.
Quick access to data displayed by census tract for Age and Sex; Household and Families; Housing Unit Totals; and Population, Race and Hispanic or Latino, can be obtained with these tables.
www.lib.wsc.ma.edu /census.html   (967 words)

  
 Health Professions Education Foundation - MUA Census
This is a partial list by census tract of Medically Underserved Areas (MUA) that meet the Foundation’s service obligation to practice in a medically underserved area in California.
If the census tract number of your employment is the same as the one identified in the county where you are employed, then the facility is located in a Medically Underserved Area (MUA).
If the census tract number does not match your employment is not in a designated medically underserved area and is considered nMUA (non-MUA).
www.healthprofessions.ca.gov /MUACensus.htm   (276 words)

  
 SPD | Census Tract Information
However, in the 2000 Census, 12 tracts in Seattle were redrawn.
This means that either two neighboring tracts were joined, or one tract was split into two tracts.
If so, your tract will reflect the 1990 column when you looking at SPD crime stats and you will need to reference the 1990 Map to understand your data.
www.seattle.gov /Police/Maps/census_info.htm   (169 words)

  
 Finding Census Tract and Block Group Statistics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Census Tracts may cross city lines, they do not cross county lines.
1990 Census Tract Maps for Franklin County are posted in the Main Library Reference Area.
The data presented is for the portion of the tract located in that Place.
library.osu.edu /sites/reference/govdocs/centract.htm   (571 words)

  
 Qualified Census Tract Table Generator   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
This page allows you to generate Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Qualified Census Tract (QCT) tables for individual counties, individual metropolitan areas, nonmetropolitan parts of individual States, all counties in a single State, the complete table for all metropolitan areas, and the complete table for all nonmetropolitan parts of States.
An explanation of the new, more detailed tabulation of household income at the census tract level from the 2000 Census used to designate the 2007 QCTs, and a downloadable data file, are available here.
To determine the census tract number for a particular address, visit the HUD User GIS Service -- Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Qualified Census Tract (QCT) Locator, or for Guam and Northern Marianas Island locations, the Small Business Administration (SBA) HUB Zone Locator.
qct.huduser.org /index.html   (266 words)

  
 Minneapolis Census 2000 Information
The early releases from Census 2000 (SF1 and SF2) included data on population, race, ethnicity, age, gender distribution by race, household relationship and household type, housing units, occupancy and tenure.
The Census Bureau's Summary File 3 (SF3) released in June 2002 contained data on social characteristics such as marital status, language spoken, place of birth, school enrollment and educational attainment.
SF 3 data were originally available on the City’s census web site only by census tract and for the City as a whole.
www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us /citywork/planning/census2000   (452 words)

  
 City of Richmond Forms and Documents
Complete definitions of the items contained within the Census Tract Profiles can be found in the Glossary.
For additional mapping options, please visit the City's GIS "Webmapper" and select the "Census" topic option.
Complete 2000 U.S. Census Summary File 1 and Summary File 3 tables are available through the Department of Community Development.
www.ci.richmond.va.us /forms/Census.aspx   (281 words)

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