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Measuring America in 2000
Data collected by the Census
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100% data |
Six questions were asked of all Census
respondents. The results are found in the 100% data (also known as Summary
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Sample data |
Additional questions asked of approximately 17% of the population going
into more detail about demographics, education, income, employment, and
housing. These samples are weighted to be representative of the larger
population. The sample size varies with the density of population in a
given area. The results are
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Measuring
America 1790 - 2000
This is a .pdf file providing a complete guide to
the questions and instructions for each census since 1790. No data results are
included. (Large file, maybe slow to load).
Census
Products
Name of reports, release dates, and geographic areas
covered in the report can be found on this page. Note the first table describes
products based on the 100% data. Scroll down the page to find the table
of products based on the Sample data.
Data Access Tools from the U.S. Census Bureau. Includes links to Interactive Internet Tools, Downloadable Software, and Direct File Access Directories for census data.
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
From the University of Minnesota Minnesota Population Center
IPUMS-USA is a coherent national census database spanning 1850 to 1990. High precision samples, Integrated microdata, Comprehensive documentation, Free access and use! The IPUMS consists of twenty-five high-precision samples of the American population drawn from thirteen federal censuses, 1850-1990. These samples collectively comprise our richest source of quantitative information on long-term changes in the American population.Data Ferret (BLS/Census)
Data sets from the Current Population Survey and Survey of Income and Program Participation for easy or expert manipulation. Surveys update and enhance the Decennial Census with national, state, and metropolitan area information. Subjects include income, poverty, employment, education, health insurance, housing, aging, household and marital status.
American Factfinder Detailed Tutorial with visuals of sample searches from the University of Michigan.
American Factfinder Help User guide from the Census Bureau.
American
FactFinder Tutorials and Training Materials
A tutorial and training materials provided by
the Census Bureau.
Census
FIPS Codes
The U.S.
Census Bureau uses the codes in FIPS PUB 55-3 to identify both legal and
statistical entities for county subdivisions, places, and American Indian
areas/Alaska Native areas/Hawaiian home lands.
Census
Geography shows the many geographic types for which data are available and the
hierarchical relationships between geographic types.
Census
Tutorial by
Daniel Cornwall, Alaska State Library
Covers which questions were added or dropped, racial category change, Hispanic
origin question, multiracial America, 100% vs. sample data, census geography,
and other questions.
Glossary
Definitions of
terms used by the Census Bureau in reports and products.
Introduction
to Census 2000 Data Products.
This
brochure (.pdf file) provides a brief introduction to the information available from Census
2000, Census 2000 geography, maps, and data products.
American
Factfinder
AFF provides access to tables and maps for all tabulated
geographies. AFF uses JavaScript. It works best with Internet Explorer 5.0 or
higher, but also works with Netscape 4.5 or higher. It does not work with
Netscape 6.0.
Census 2000 - The Official Census 2000 page from the Census Bureau. This is your gateway to most reports from the 2000 and 1990 Censuses.
Census
Briefs
Short reports by topic compiled by the Census Bureau
providing findings from Census 2000, current demographic surveys, and the 1997
Economic Census. They contain colorful charts to illustrate major points.
Includes such topics as "'Rust Belt' Rebounds," "Too Busy to
Vote", "America's Children at Risk," "Warmer, older more
diverse: State-by-state Population Changes to 2025," and "New Ideas
for Measuring Labor Productivity."
Demographic
Profiles: 1990 and 2000 Comparison Tables
Excel files for all 50 states. Opens better using
Internet Explorer.
Demographic Profiles: 100 percent and Sample Data
A profile includes four tables that provide various demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics for the states, counties, minor civil divisions in selected states, places, metropolitan areas, American Indian and Alaska Native areas, Hawaiian home lands and congressional districts. It includes 100-percent and sample data from the decennial censuses.
Population
Counts for Any State, County, City or Town
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choose your state from the list, then select the .pdf file. Includes age,
sex, race, Hispanic origin, and household characteristics as part of the
"Profiles of General Demographic Characteristics" (DP-1) series.
State
& County QuickFacts
Quick, easy access to facts
about people, business, and geography. Data derived from Population Estimates,
2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing,
Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic
Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated
Federal Funds Report, 1997 Census of Governments.
State
Rankings
Very handy compendium of charts for a variety of statistics
United States Data (.pdf file) A one page Profile of General Demographic Characteristics for the United States: 2000. Census figures for the U.S. as a whole (very basic numbers). If the link provided does not connect, copy the URL address < http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/tables/dp_us_2000.PDF> directly into your browser's address bar.
USA
Counties 1998
Features items from
the 1990 Census of Population and Housing, the 1980 census and the 1992, 1987,
1982 and 1977 economic censuses. Covers the following general topics: age,
agriculture, ancestry, banking, building permits, business patterns, crime,
earnings, education, elections, government, health, households, housing, income,
labor force and employment, manufactures, population, poverty, retail trade,
services industries, social programs, veterans, vital statistics, and wholesale
trade.
Historical,
Demographic, Economic, and Social Data: The United States, 1790-1970
Provided by Inter-university Consortium for Political and
Social Research, U. Michigan. (ICPSR)
Detailed county and state-level ecological or descriptive
data for the United States for the years 1790 to 1970 are contained in this
collection. These data files contain extensive information about the social and
political character of the United States, including a breakdown of population by
state, race, nationality, number of families, size of the family, births,
deaths, marriages, occupation, religion, and general economic conditions. ***As a student, faculty or staff member at George Mason
University, you are authorized to access ICPSR data, so long as you
are affiliated with George Mason University. Please contact Howard
Lasus at 703-993-3417 for local assistance with the process of downloading and
using data.
Historical
United States Census Data Browser maintained by
the University of Virginia
Intended to aid in browsing the Historical Demographic, Economic and
.Social Data: The United States, 1790-1960
data files. It is not intended as a tool for downloading data for further
research or more involved manipulation.
Decennial
Census Information
Information on Censuses from 1790 2000 provided by
Columbia University Libraries. Click on the year of the Census you are
interested in the left column of this page, then use the center column of the
next page for web resources related to that year.
Population
of the 100 Largest Cities: 1790 to 1990 (Census Bureau)
Cities ranked
by population size, beginning with 24 urban areas in 1790 to 100 in 1990.
Selected
Historical Decennial Census Population and Housing Counts 1790-1990
Provides links to tables for population, housing, income, and poverty
data.
Integrated Public Use
Microdata Series (IPUMS)
From the University of Minnesota Minnesota Population
Center
IPUMS-USA is a coherent national census database spanning
1850 to 1990. Twenty-five
high-precision samples of the American population drawn from thirteen federal
censuses, 1850-1990. These samples collectively comprise our richest source of
quantitative information on long-term changes in the American population.
Historical
Census Statistics on the Foreign-Born Population of the United States: 1850 to
1990
by Campbell J. Gibson & Emily Lennon
This working paper with links to relevant tables
presents selected decennial census data on the foreign-born population of the
United States from 1850 to 1990. This paper updates and expands data on the
foreign-born population published in 1975 in Historical Statistics of the United
States, Colonial Times to 1970.
Housing:
Then And Now 50 Years Of Decennial Censuses 1940 - 1990
Links to tables that show housing trends by States over the
decades as related to select topics such as source of water, ownership, heating
fuel, or plumbing facilities.
Census
Historical Poverty Tables
These tables contain data collected by the 1960, 1970,
1980, and the 1990 Censuses of Population.
They display poverty data over the last 30 years at various geographic
levels, i.e., the states, as well as The District of Columbia, counties, cities
and tracts. These listings cover a wide variety of topics such as poverty status
by family type, race, age, sex, and residence. They also cover rankings by
poverty status.
1970
Census, Fifth Count Special Tabulation
These files contain selected statistics on
population and housing: race, age, marital status, rent, plumbing facilities,
income, education, place of birth, and age of structure. Data by Census tracts,
MCD and Blockgroup/Enumeration Districts.
CensusScope from the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN) at the University of Michigan. An easy-to-use tool for investigating U.S. demographic trends. Graphics and exportable trend data, trend charts and tables on ancestry & ethnicity, educational attainment and enrollment, employment, occupation, and industry, migration & immigration, and housing characteristics. Coverage for States, Metro Areas, and Counties 1980 to present.
Holidays
and Observances
Facts for Features consists of a collection of statistics pertinent to a
particular holiday or special observance compiled by the Census Bureau.
World Population Information
The
latest published compendium and analysis of data on population, fertility, mortality, contraceptive use and related
demographic topics by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Population
Estimates
The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program publishes population numbers between censuses. Estimates
usually are for the past, while projections are estimates of the population for future dates.
Census
2000 Data for the State of Virginia
The official Census Bureau page for Virginia. Includes
excel and .pdf files for Demographic and Housing Characteristics, Redistricting
Data, Summary File 1, Summary File 2, Supplementary Survey Data, and access to
Table and Maps related to Virginia Census Data. Data Highlights in American FactFinder: General Demographic
Characteristics (DP-1) General Housing Characteristics (QT-H1), Sex by Single
Years of Age (PCT12), Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density Tables by place/town/county and American
Indian area, and selected Maps.
State
& County QuickFacts
Quick, easy access to facts
about people, business, and geography. Data derived from Population Estimates,
2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing,
Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic
Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated
Federal Funds Report, 1997 Census of Governments.
Virginia
QuickLinks
Links to Census 2000 and 1990 population, demographic, and housing information,
Population Estimates, Economic Census, Congressional Districts, and Statistics, including births, deaths, crime, and the economy, from other Federal agencies
via FedStats.
Virginia
2000 Data Sets Use the pdf file for a demographic profile of state level as well as county and
township level data.
The most up-to-date Census figures for Virginia (very basic
numbers). Once the pdf file is opened, use the table of contents in the left
frame to choose the area of interest. The right frame will display the page
related to the area chosen. Lists population and housing characteristics in
tables for browsing. Or use the
find function on your browser to locate a term in the page.
State Data Centers
Program
The SDCs are official sources of demographic, economic, and
social statistics produced by the Census Bureau. The SDCs make these data
accessible to state, regional, local and tribal governments, and
non-governmental data users at no charge or on a cost-recovery or reimbursable
basis as appropriate. The Virginia
State Data Center provides training and technical assistance
for Census and
local data.
Virginia
2000 Census
This page provides links to Summary File 1, Summary File 2,
Demographic Profiles, Redistricting Data, and Corrected Census Counts.
Summary
File 1 for Virginia
The tables are from Summary File 1
(SF1), the "complete count" data from the 2000 Census. Population (P)
and housing (H) tables are available for all levels of census geography.
Additional population data for geographic areas down to the census tract level
are available in tables labelled PCT. On this site, links are available to
Virginia counties and cities, places, census tracts, and 5-digit ZCTAs
(zip code tabulation areas).
Virginia
Demographic Data 1990 and 2000
Excel files for Profiles of General Demographic
Characteristics for Virginia and Profiles by subject for 1990 & 2000
(includes data for Places).
Virginia
1990 Census Data via Weldon Cooper Center
Selected demographic
characteristics such as age, sex, race, and household composition; also
social and economic topics such as education, ancestry and nativity, labor force
characteristics, disability and veteran status, and income and poverty.
Covers counties, cities, metropolitan areas, and planning districts from the
1990 Census STF 3.
Virginia
1990 Census
Via the Government
Information Sharing Project at Oregon State University. Includes Economic, Education and Demographic Data as
well as a link to map resources. Summaries by counties, City, Town or CDP
(census designated place) and Metropolitan Areas.
Statistical Atlas of Virginia over 60 graduated color maps and associated tables of Virginia, its counties and independent cities, to produce a statistical snapshot of the state, 1990.
ArcData Online This database allows you to create thematic maps at the state, county, census tract, and block group level based on 1990 census data.
U.S.
Census Bureau's Mapping and Cartographic Resources
U.S. Census
Bureau publication maps.
U.S.
Gazetteer
This gazetteer is used to
identify places to view with the Tiger
Map Server and obtain census
data from the 1990 Census Lookup
server. You can search for places, counties or MCDs by entering the name and
state abbreviation (optional), or 5-digit zip code. Check here
for limitations to the
service.
1990
Census Tract Outline Maps from the Census Bureau.
Re-creations of the 1990 Census Tract/BNA outline maps created for all 1990
Counties. You may access these maps directly from the
ftp site also. These maps show the boundaries and numbers of the 1990 census
tracts/BNAs as well as the named
features underlying the boundaries. They also show the boundaries, names and codes for 1990 American Indian/Alaska Native areas, counties, county
subdivisions, and places. The scale varies by the area size of the county.
1980 Census Maps from the National Atlas. Data by County. Can download County Boundaries in ArcView format (.shp).
National Atlas Instructions. Locate and Display Topo Maps and Aerial Photographs.
Note: CD-ROMs, DVDs, Microforms, and many reference books are for IN-LIBRARY USE only. Available online databases are for in-library use or remote access by GMU students and staff.
American Statistics Index (ASI). Washington:
Congressional Information Service.
Fenwick Reference Indexes HA202 .A69 (1980 current)
Online access via GMU database, Statistical Universe,
Statistical Universe also provides indexing and some full
text of state and international statistical publications.
American statistics index
microfiche library
Fenwick Periodicals
Microfiche HA202 .A69
A comprehensive guide and index
to the statistical publications of the U.S. Government.
This subject, name, title, report number, and category index to
publications of more than 500 federal agencies gives an abstract number which
leads to an abstract of the portion of a publication containing statistics.
Many entries contain the classification number, usually the second line
from the last in the bibliographic part of the entry. If
a classification number is not given, locate your source through the Monthly
Catalog.
Census of
Agriculture (compiled every 5 years)
Fenwick Documents C
3.31/12: (1982, 1987, 1992)
Fenwick Documents CD-ROM
C3.277:CD 92-AG (1992)
Economic Census (compiled
every 5 years)
Fenwick Documents C 3.291:FC 92-N-1
(1992, 1997)
Fenwick Documents CD-ROM
C 3.277:CD-EC (1987, 1992,
1997)
Census of
Governments (compiled
every 5 years)
Fenwick Documents C 3.145/4: (1982, 1987, 1992, 1997)
U.S. Census of Population and Housing (compiled every 10
years)
Fenwick Documents
DVD C 3.275:R
24/DVD (2000)
Fenwick Documents CD-ROM
C3.282: (1990)
Fenwick Documents C 3.223/22:
(1980, 1990)
Fenwick Documents C 3.223/23:
(1990 data compiled by State)
Fenwick Documents microfilm
cabinet (1790 1970)
Census volumes contain tables with detailed primary statistical data on population, housing, business, industry, agriculture, and transportation. Read the preliminary explanatory matter to locate the table for your area of interest.
CensusCD 1980 (by Geolytics, Inc)
Fenwick Documents CD-ROM HA 214 .C45
This one CD provides the U.S. 1980 Census data (STF1 and
STF3) down to the block group level. Users
can create customized maps with a chosen census demographic variable.
CensusCD 1990+Maps (by Geolytics, Inc)
Fenwick Documents CD-ROM HA 201.C462
This one CD provides the complete U.S. 1990 Census (STF3 A,
B, C, & D) down to the block group level.
Users can create customized maps with a chosen demographic variable.
County
& City Data Book. Washington:
GPO.
Fenwick Reference -
At Ref Desk HA202 .A36 (2000)
Fenwick Documents (non-circulating) C 3.134/2: C 83/2/
(1956, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1983, 1988, 1994)
Fenwick Documents - CD-ROM C 3.134/2:C 83/2/
(1988)
Fenwick Documents - CD-ROM C 3.134/6:
(1994, 1996, 1998)
Online from the Census Bureau (2000)
A wide range of statistical information for geographic
areas organized by subject.
Fenwick Reference - At Ref Desk HA202 .S84 (1997 1998)
Fenwick Reference HA202 .S84 (1991)
Johnson Center Reference HA202 .S84
Available via GPO Access (1997 1998)
Similar to County & City Data Book, but with a
different geographic emphasis.
Statistical
Abstract of the United States. Washington: GPO.
Fenwick Reference - At Ref Desk HA202 .S8
(2001)
Fenwick Documents (non-circulating) C 3.134:
(1906, 1915, 1922, 1924-25, 1928-37, 1939-41, 1943-59, 1961-86,
1988-2000)
Fenwick Documents - CD-ROM C 3.134/7:
(1993 2000)
Johnson Center Reference
HA202 .S8
Online from the Census Bureau (1995 current)
A subject index leads to table (not page) numbers for
tables providing current and historical statistics on a wide variety of topics
from governmental and private sources. More information may be obtained by
consulting the source cited at the end of each table.
Prepared by Mary Johnson
12 July 2002