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United States Census

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Census Home: U.S. Census Bureau homepage
Census 2000 Gateway: Look up census information by address, locate census briefs and reports, etc.
American Fact Finder: Find 2000 Census Data
Census 2000 Special Equal Employment Opportunity Tabulation: Find employment data by race, ethnicity, and sex; data available by job category and geography
Census 2000 Basics: A practical guide to census questions, activities, and data product
Uses For Questions on the Census 2000 Forms: Explains the reasons behind the census questions
Demographic Profile: Includes four tables that provide general demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics
2000 Census Release Dates: Timeline of when data from the 2000 Census will be released
Redistricting: Information on 18+ year olds. Scroll down the page for data on each state.
Statistical Abstract: Contains a wide range of statistics from various governmental agencies
Census Questions (.pdf): A publication from the Census Bureau containing the exact questions asked on each Census from 1790-2000
Selected Historical Decennial Census Populations and Housing Counts: Tables showing historical comparisons
Decennial Population and Housing Censuses Guide: (via North Carolina State Univ.) provides links Census reports as well as approximately 90 Table Finding Guides (.pdf) for population and housing reports that were scanned by NCSU from the bound volumes.

Census of Agriculture: (via Columbia Univ.) 1925-most recent Census of Agriculture, with links to other internet locations, where available
Economic Census: (via Columbia Univ.) 1972-most recent Economic Census, with links to other internet sites, where available
Poverty: Click here for information on poverty
Government Information Sharing Project: (via Oregon State Univ.) links to numerous census files such as 1998 USA Counties, and the 1987, 1992, 1997 Census of Agriculture
1997 Economic Census: Find statistics on various industries
How to cite census data: Lists elements that should be included in a complete citation and provides sample citations

Bay Area Census: (ABAG & MTC) one stop shopping for Census information from the counties surrounding the San Francisco Bay
Historic Census Data Browser: (via Univ. of Virginia) census data from 1790-1960, plus an article on the history of the Census
Current Population Reports Index 1947- present: (via Ohio State Univ.) reports can be searched by series number (e.g., P-20, P-25) or by subject (computer use, poverty, race, etc.). Both searches provide the title, the issue number, and the date of the report.
Government Information Sharing Project: (via Oregon State Univ.) links to numerous census files such as 1990 Equal Employment Opportunity File, 1998 USA Counties, and the 1987, 1992, and 1997 Censuses of Agriculture
1990 community information by zip code: (via CSU Northridge) search for statistics of communities by zip code
1990 Census Information: (via UCB) look up detailed information from the 1990 Census
California: Historical Census Populations of Places, Towns, and Cities in California, 1850-2000: From the California State Department of Finance; "provides in tabular [.xls] form the published population totals for 1,460 listed places, towns, and cities in California from each of the sixteen decennial US Censuses, 1850-2000"
Reports from the California Department of Finance Demographic Research Unit: Includes reports on population estimates and California immigration and migration

Hierarchical diagram of Census Geography (.pdf)
Reference resources: For understanding census geography from the Bureau of the Census (includes MAF/TIGER information)
Census geography overview: Overview of county or "Small-Area" geography

Updated June 05, 2008