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  United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce.
Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every ten years, and the number of Representatives in Congress determined accordingly.
Censuses had been taken prior to the Constitution's ratification; in the early 1600s, a census was taken in Virginia, and people were counted in nearly all of the British colonies that became the United States.
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 United States Census Bureau : United States Federal Census   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Census records are not available to the public until 72 years after they were taken.
The official census-taking organ of the United States government is the Census bureau.
The Census Bureau is headed by a Director, assisted by a Deputy Director and an Executive Staff composed of the associate directors.
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 Decennial Census - Index
The Decennial Census is actually two Censuses taken concurrently -- the Census of Population (1790-present) counts numbers of persons and selected social and economic characteristics, the Census of Housing (1940-present) counts numbers of residential units and selected physical and financial characteristics.
Census data are also used for a great variety of purposes outside of government.
Census practices have varied over time, but for the 2000 Census, five out of six housing units in the U.S. received the short form, while one in six received the long form.
www.columbia.edu /cu/lweb/indiv/usgd/census   (317 words)

  
 United States Census Bureau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title 13 U.S.C.) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce.
The Constitution of the United States directs that the population be enumerated at least once every ten years (through the U.S. Census), and each state's number of Federal Representatives in Congress determined accordingly.
The Census Bureau also mantains the Population Clock; a realtime extrapolation of information on population, birth and death to give their approximation of the number of people in the United States and the World.
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 United States Census - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Search 1790 United States Federal Census
The surviving schedules were indexed by state and published by the Bureau of the Census in the early 1900s.
Because of the availability of the printed 1790 census schedules, researchers tend to overlook the importance of consulting the original schedules, which are readily available on microfilm.
The 1790 census will, in most cases, help distinguish the target family from others of the same name; identify immediate neighbors who may be related; identify slaveholders; and spot spelling variations of surnames.
www.censussearch.org /census_1790.htm   (730 words)

  
 United States Census Records   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
The 1880 census was the first US census that recorded the address of each family.
The 1910 census is similar to the 1900 census in that it has information on number of children born to a married woman.
The 1930 census is similar to the 1920 census except it distinguishes between the newly created Irish Free State, 26 counties of the republic and Northern Ireland, which comprises 6 of the 9 counties of Ulster.
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 United States Census Bureau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Seal of the Bureau of the Census The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce.
Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every ten years (through the U.S. Census), and the number of Representatives in Congress determined accordingly.
The Census Bureau's establishment is codified in Title 13 of the United States Code.
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 UNITED STATES CENSUS
The first federal census was taken in 1790 under the direction of district marshals and the returns filed with the President (U.S. Stat.
Thereafter, the U.S. Secretary of State assumed all responsibility for census-taking.
Further modifications were made under the Census Act of 1880, which provided for the establishment of a temporary census office in the Department of Interior and the appointment of a superintendent of the Census by the President.
www.state.de.us /sos/dpa/collections/aghist/0720.shtml   (390 words)

  
 1910 United States Census
The 1910 Census also reveals that Grandpop George, at age 50, was married to his second wife Louisa, age 25, who bore and lost one child.
The Census indicates that everyone in the household was born in South Carolina with the exception of Grandpop George who was born in Virginia.
According to the Census, he was a Farmer, owned a General Farm, and is listed as the Employer.
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 United States Census, 2000 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census.
The most-populous state in the country was California (33,871,648); the least populous was Wyoming (493,782).
Following the census, discrepancies between the adjusted census figures and demographic estimates of population change could not be resolved in time to meet legal deadlines for the provision of redistricting data, and the Census Bureau therefore recommended that the unadjusted results be used for this purpose.
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 United States Census
The first census was taken in 1790 under the super-vision of the President; subsequent censuses, to and including that of 1840, were taken under the supervision of the Secretary of State.
In 1849 the supervision of the census was transferred to the newly organized Department of the Interior, and continued under the control of that department until the passage of the act of 1903, creating the Department of Commerce and Labor; by this act the Census Bureau was transferred to the new department.
The work of the Census Bureau is divided into two main branches, namely, the decennial census and special statistical inquiries, the latter mostly made in the intervals between the decennial censuses.
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 United States Census - WMU Libraries
Census 2000 results are available and the US population as of April 1, 2000 was 281,421,906.
The Center for Urban Studies at Wayne State University has produced a series of county profiles from 2000 census information.
Census Finder is a free directory of over 17,000 web sites with census information.
www.wmich.edu /library/gov/census.php   (476 words)

  
 OSEDA - Office of Social and Economic Analysis
The Census Bureau released on August 15, 2006 the first set of data tables based on the 2005 American Community Survey.
Consequently, ACS data is not yet available for all census areas and in many ways is not yet comparable to other census data such as the 2000 Census.
Detailed population estimates for states and counties for the years 2000 through 2005 were released by the Bureau on Friday, August 4.
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 United States Census Database, 1980
The U.S. Census Bureau conducts a census of population every 10 years, as mandated by the United States Constitution.
These population data are used to determine the number of seats each State has in the House of Representatives, the voting district boundaries within the States, and the allocation of Government services.
The United States Census Database, 1980 includes population information from the year 1980 census for the United States.
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 United States Census 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Students, who are citizens of foreign countries, but are attending college in the United States, should complete the census.
The Census Bureau is forbidden by law to share your personal information with anyone and census takers have sworn to protect the confidentiality of your answers.
Census data is utilized to design and develop neighborhood based community services.
www.albany.edu /docs/feature2000/special/census.html   (506 words)

  
 1910 United States Census
The 1910 census microfilms are poor, rendering some pages completely illegible.
The Soundex/Index for this census year is also lacking in efficiency and totality.
Many individual's names are missing from the index though the person is indeed on the actual microfilm.
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 1930 U.S. Federal Census Microfilms / Microfilm viewer / Microfilm Reader
Census microfilm records are the most valuable genealogical research tool used to locate a family.
Many of their census microfilms are scratched, well worn and in generally poor condition.
The 1930 U.S. Federal census microfilm records are soon to be released.
www.censusmicrofilm.com   (702 words)

  
 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly . SPECIAL REPORT . Exploring Religious America . April 26, 2002 | PBS
Most people in the United States know someone who is Christian (94%) and are familiar with the basic teachings of Christianity (95%).
The United States, for the most part, is a country made up of very religious people.
Weighting also was done to reflect the national age, sex, and racial demographic breakdown as estimated by the United States Census Bureau.
www.pbs.org /wnet/religionandethics/week534/specialreport.html   (1752 words)

  
 MAPPING AND CARTOGRAPHIC RESOURCES
Map Gallery A representative sample of U.S. Census Bureau publication maps from the 1990 census.
Census Regions and Divisions of the United States Map
State and County QuickFacts Population and economic statistics by State and County
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 United States Census Database, 2000
The United States Census Database, 2000 includes population information from the year 2000 census for the United States and Puerto Rico.
The information is presented by county and includes statistics on total population; population under age 18; population by age, gender, race, and ethnic group; and change in population between 1990 and 2000.
If you download the raw data for the United States Census Database, 2000 you may also want to download the 2000 County Boundaries raw data.
www.nationalatlas.gov /mld/ce2000t.html   (224 words)

  
 UNITED STATES FEDERAL CENSUS
Lists census, Soundex, and enumeration district descriptions available on microfilm from the National Archives for 1920.
Lists census, Soundex, and enumeration district descriptions available on microfilm from the National Archives for 1930.
Geographic search of the 1930 census to locate roll and ED numbers for a geographic place or a Soundex search to locate name (Soundex) indexes of the 12 southern states at http://1930census.archives.gov
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 UNITED STATES CENSUS THEMATIC MAPPING   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
The vector data was found by the U.S. Census Bureau through their research and tracking.
It would be interesting to know why each area is the color it is and what kinds of schools are in the area.
United States Bureau of the Census (2005) American FactFinder.
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 United - United States Census Bureau
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 Obtaining United States Census Data
The United States Census Bureau collects a tremendous amount of data.
Much of this data is now available over the World Wide Web and it is available both in a format that is easy for humans to read and in a format that is easily used by spreadsheets and other software.
The Census Bureau continues to refer to some of their data collections as "tapes" -- a remnant of the days, not so long ago, when this data was really maintained on tapes.
www.math.montana.edu /frankw/ccp/help/census/learn.htm   (773 words)

  
 United States Census - 1880
There are partial listings by State of Birth.
To aid research, listings for Black, Mulatto, and Mexican are also given separately in addition to the state listings.
A 1880 Census Form worksheet can be viewed as a PDF file [Click Here].
www.bartonsite.org /1880USCensus.htm   (74 words)

  
 Kent Library: United States Census
Kent Library has information on the United States Census from the very first census in 1790 to the most recent in 2000.
Population schedules for the United States Census as well as additional publications.
State and County Quickfacts from the U.S. Census Bureau
library.semo.edu /learn/guides/us_census.htm   (170 words)

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