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The 1960 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 179,323,175, an increase of 19 percent over the 151,325,798 persons enumerated during the 1950 census. This was the first census in which all states recorded a population of over 200,000.
This template is used as an information box on pages, showing each census year with a population, and a percent gain/loss comparison. Also includes functionality for a custom title/footer for the infobox, easy-to-insert citations for each census year, and population estimates for a single non-census year (with an easy-to-insert citation thing for this as well). Template parameters [Edit ...
Although the decennial census collects a variety of information that has been used in demographic studies, marketing, and other enterprises, the purpose of the census as stated in the Constitution is to produce an "actual enumeration" of the number of persons in the states in order to calculate their Congressional apportionment.
The 1960 United States redistricting cycle took place following the completion of the 1960 United States census. In all fifty states, various bodies re-drew state legislative and congressional districts. States that are apportioned more than one seat in the United States House of Representatives also drew new districts for that legislative body.
Map showing changes to the mean center of population for the United States, 1790–2020 (US Census Bureau) [1] Map of the Position of the U.S. Geographic Center of Area, Mean Center of Population, and Median Center of Population, 2020 (U.S. Census Bureau) [2] The center of the US population, 13th census (1910), near Bloomington, Indiana The center of the US population, 13th census (1910), near ...
Yes, by law you must complete the Census. Failure to do so risks prosecution and a fine of up to £1,000. Every householder at an address is responsible for completing a census questionnaire.
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Starting in 1940, the Census Bureau began evaluating new methods of using reduced sample sizes to obtain additional information, and by the 1960 census, had moved several questions to a separate "questionnaire form" that was only sent to a small sample of households as to reduce the burden of the main "long form".