| Description |
xxiv, 424 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Appendix. Census leadership, 1850-2000 -- U.S. population and area, 1790-2000 -- Center of population, 1790-1990 -- Congressional apportionment, 1789-1990 -- Percentage of the House of Representatives for each state after each apportionment -- Methods of Congressional apportionment -- Chronology of the states of the union -- Growth of the Decennial Census, 1790-1990 -- Cost of taking the Census, 1790-2000 -- Census 2000 questionnaires : short and long forms -- Standards for the classification of federal data on race and ethnicity -- Census on the Internet. |
| Subject |
United States -- Census -- Encyclopedias
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| Added Author |
Anderson, Margo J., 1945-
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| Added Title |
Encyclopedia of the United States census |
| ISBN |
1568024282 |
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