census

(noun)

An official count of members of a population (not necessarily human), usually residents or citizens in a particular region, often done at regular intervals.

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Examples of census in the following topics:

  • The 16th Amendment

    • The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution allows the Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on Census results.
    • The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.

  • Congressional Districts

    • The quantity (apportionment) and boundaries (redistricting) of districts are determined after each census, although in some cases states have changed the boundaries more than once per census.
    • The census is used to gauge each state's population and thus, proportional need for representation.
    • For example, since the 2000 census, Nebraska has had three districts, but it used to have as many as six.
    • Texas currently has 32 districts, but will be adding 4 due to reapportionment as a result of the 2010 census.
    • As of the 2000 census, the average population per district is 646,946 people.

  • Legal Definition of Race

    • Many governments provide legal definitions of race for purposes of census-taking and calculating budgets for governmental programs.
    • Many governments provide legal definitions of race for purposes of census-taking and calculating budgets for governmental programs such as those that promote equal opportunity employment.
    • Census Bureau currently uses race and ethnicity as self-identification data items.
    • OMB defines the concept of race as outlined for the U.S. census as not "scientific or anthropological" and takes into account "social and cultural characteristics as well as ancestry", using "appropriate scientific methodologies" that are not "primarily biological or genetic in reference. " The race categories include both racial and national-origin groups .
    • Census Bureau.

  • Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the U.S.

    • Census Bureau.
    • Census, White Americans (non-Hispanic/Latino and Hispanic/Latino) are the racial majority, with an 72% share of the U.S. population, per 2010 US Census.
    • The United States Census Bureau also classifies Americans as "Hispanic or Latino" and "Not Hispanic or Latino", which identifies Hispanic and Latino Americans as a racially diverse ethnicity that composes the largest minority group in the nation.
    • In the 2000 Census and subsequent United States Census Bureau surveys, Americans self-described as belonging to following racial groups.
    • The Census Bureau projects that by 2050 one-quarter of the population will be Hispanic or Latino.

  • Income

    • Census Bureau data on household incomes is used to inform welfare policy, as benefits are distributed based on expectations about what income is needed to access basic resources like food and healthcare.
    • Census Bureau in terms of either household or individual income and remains one of the most prominent indicators of class status.
    • In the United States, the most widely cited personal income statistics are the Bureau of Economic Analysis's personal income and the Census Bureau's per capita money income.
    • The Census Bureau also produces alternative estimates of income and poverty based on broadened definitions of income that include many components that are not included in money income.
    • According to the US Census, men tend to have higher income than women, while Asians and whites earned more than African Americans and Hispanics.

  • U.S. Urban Patterns

    • Census Bureau classifies areas as urban or rural based on population size and density.
    • Census Bureau criteria, but in many ways differs from larger, more recognizable cities like New York and Los Angeles.
    • Census Bureau.
    • The Census Bureau defines "urban areas" as areas with a population density of at least 1,000 people per square mile and at least 2,500 total people.

  • Personal Income

    • In the United States the most widely cited personal income statistics are the Bureau of Economic Analysis's (BEA) personal income and the Census Bureau's per capita money income.
    • The Census Bureau also produces alternative estimates of income and poverty based on broadened definitions of income that include many of these income components that are not included in money income.
    • The Census Bureau releases estimates of household money income as medians, percent distributions by income categories, and on a per capita basis.

  • Populations

    • This type of information gathering over a whole population is called a census .
    • This is the logo for the Bureau of the Census in the United States.

  • The Graying of America

    • According to the United States Census, about 12% of the American population is over the age of 65.
    • This is a map of the USA reflecting the percentage of the population over age 65 by census district based on Census 2000 data.

  • The Powers of Local Government

    • The US Census Bureau conducts the Census of Governments every five years to compile statistics on government organization, public employment, and government finances.
    • The categories of local government established in this Census of Governments is a convenient basis for understanding local government: county governments, town or township governments, municipal governments and special-purpose local governments.
    • This concept corresponds roughly to the incorporated places that are recognized in Census Bureau reporting of population and housing statistics.