The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. It is the government department responsible for the United States Census. From http://www. ... The United States Department of Commerce is a Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with promoting economic growth. ... 1880 US Census of Hoboken, New Jersey The United States Census is mandated by the United States Constitution[1]. The population is enumerated every 10 years and the results are used to allocate Congressional seats (congressional apportionment), electoral votes, and government program funding. ...

Legal Mandate

Main article: United States Census

The Constitution of the United States directs that the population be enumerated at least once every ten years (through the U.S. Census), and each state's number of Federal Representatives in Congress determined accordingly. The Census Bureau is in mandated with fulfilling these obligations: the collecting statistics about the nation, its people, and economy. The Census Bureau's legal authority is codified in Title 13 of the United States Code. 1880 US Census of Hoboken, New Jersey The United States Census is mandated by the United States Constitution[1]. The population is enumerated every 10 years and the results are used to allocate Congressional seats (congressional apportionment), electoral votes, and government program funding. ... Page I of the Constitution of the United States of America Page II of the United States Constitution Page III of the United States Constitution Page IV of the United States Constitution The Syng inkstand, with which the Constitution was signed The Constitution of the United States is the supreme... The U.S. Census is mandated by the United States Constitution. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is, along with the United States Senate, one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States. ... A congress is a gathering of people, especially a gathering for a political purpose. ... The United States Code (U.S.C.) is a compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal Law of the United States. ...

Organizational Structure

US Census Bureau Regions

Since 1903, the official census-taking organ of the United States government has been the Bureau of the Census. The Bureau is headed by a Director, assisted by a Deputy Director and an Executive Staff composed of the associate directors. Image File history File links US_Census_regional_map. ... Image File history File links US_Census_regional_map. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

The Census Bureau headquarters is located at 4700 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, Maryland. There are regional offices in 12 cities: Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicago, Kansas City, Seattle, Charlotte, Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, and Los Angeles. Additional temporary processing facilities are used to facilitate the decennial censuses. Suitland-Silver Hill is a census-designated place located in Prince Georges County, Maryland. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,417 sq mi (32,160 km²)  - Width 90 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37°53N to 39°43N  - Longitude 75°4W to 79°33... Boston is a town and small port c. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... The Kansas City Metropolitan Area is a metropolitan area situated at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers and straddling the state border between Missouri and Kansas. ... City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water   - % water 369. ... Charlotte (also known as candle stick) is a figure skating grace move - one of the spirals, where the skater is bended and glides on its one leg with the other one lifted to the air. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... Dallas redirects here. ... This article refers to the state capital of Colorado. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

The Census Bureau also runs the Census Information Center cooperative program that involves 47 "national, regional, and local non-profit organizations." The CIC program aims to represent the interests of underserved communities. [1]

Population Clock

The Census Bureau also mantains the Population Clock; a realtime extrapolation of information on population, birth and death to give their approximation of the number of people in the United States and the World. The Population Clock is the United States Census Bureaus continuously active approximations of both the population of the United States and the worlds total population. ...

References

• The original version of this article was adapted from U.S. Census Bureau text.
• Geographic Areas Reference Manual from the U.S. Census Bureau contains detailed explanations of geographic terms used in the census.

External links

• United States Census Bureau website
• U.S. and World Population Clocks - POPClocks
• Works by Bureau of the Census at Project Gutenberg

United States Censuses
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