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• Census 2000 Geography
• Enumeration Adjustment Debate
• Census 2000 Data Sites
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Census 2000 Geography

• General Reference

  • Reference Resources for Understanding Census Bureau Geography
  • Geographic Areas Reference Manual
  • Geographic Terms and Concepts (PDF 410K)
  • Guide to Online Cartographic and Geographic Resources (PDF 44K)

• Changes Since Last Census

  • Geographic Changes for Census 2000 + Glossary
  • New Census Block Strategy
  • Urban and Rural Classification
  • Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas
  • ZIP Code^® Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs^TM)

• Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Codes

  • States, District of Columbia, Outlying Areas, and Associated Areas
  • Metropolitan Areas  (Historical Definitions)
  • Counties and Equivalent Entities  (Lookup)
  • Named Populated Places, Primary County Divisions, and Other Locational Entities

• Reference Maps (Largest Unit Shown —> Smallest Unit Shown)

  • United States —> States (PDF 1.0MB).  Also includes boundaries of census regions, divisions.
    
    
  • United States —> Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA).  Also includes boundaries of consolidated metropolitan statistical areas (CMSA), primary metropolitan statistical areas (PMSA), states.
    
    
  • States —> Counties (PDF 2.3MB).  Also includes boundaries of MSAs, CMSAs, PMSAs.
    
    
  • Super-Public Use Microdata Areas (Super-PUMA) —> Counties.  Also includes boundaries of states.
    
    
  • Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMA) —> Census Tracts.  Also includes boundaries of states, Super-PUMAs, counties.
    
    
  • Urbanized Areas —> County Subdivisions, Places.  Also includes boundaries of states, counties, American Indian/Alaska Native Area/Hawaiian Home Land entities.
    
    
  • Urban Clusters —> County Subdivisions, Places.  Also includes boundaries of states, counties, American Indian/Alaska Native Area/Hawaiian Home Land entities.
    
    
  • Counties —> Census Tracts.  Also includes boundaries of American Indian/Alaska Native Area/Hawaiian Home Land entities, county subdivisions, places.
    
    
  • Counties —> Blocks  (description).  Also includes boundaries of American Indian areas/Alaska Native areas/Hawaiian homelands, county subdivisions, places, voting districts, census tracts.
    
    
  • Places, Counties, and County Subdivisions —> Blocks.  Also includes boundaries of American Indian areas/Alaska Native areas/Hawaiian homelands, county subdivisions, places, census tracts.

Enumeration Adjustment Debate

• Selected Articles (in chronological order)

  • Ivars Patterson. "Sampling and the Census. Improving the Accuracy of the Decennial Count." Science News Online 152, October 1997. (html)
    
    
  • Lawrence D. Brown et al. "Statistical Controversies in Census 2000." University of California, Berkeley, Department of Statistics Technical Report 537, April 1999. (PDF 91K)
    
    
  • Kenneth Prewitt. "Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation: Statement on the Feasibility of Using Statistical Methods to Improve the Accuracy of Census 2000." June 2000. (PDF 213K)
    
    
  • Reynolds Farley. "The Unexpectedly Large Census Count in 2000 and Its Implications." University of Michigan Population Studies Center, February 2001. (PDF 164K)
    
    
  • Kenneth Prewitt and Thomas A. Jones. "Census 2000: An Overview." ICPSR Bulletin, Spring 2001. (PDF 1.7MB)
    
    
  • David A. Freedman and Kenneth W. Wachter. "On the Likelihood of Improving the Accuracy of the Census Through Adjustment." University of California, Berkeley, Department of Statistics Technical Report 612, November 2001. (PDF 139K)

• Selected Reports (in chronological order)

  • ESCAP, March 2001 Recommendation. (html)
    
    
  • ESCAP II, October 2001 Recommendation. (html)
    
    
  • U.S. Census Bureau. "Press Kit Materials for Decision on Whether to Adjust Census 2000 Population Counts." October 17, 2001. (html)
    
    
  • A.C.E. Revision II, March 2003. (html)

Census 2000 Data Sites

• Census State Data Centers
• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
• Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
• Population Studies Center, University of Michigan
• U.S. Census Bureau Home

Other Sites of Interest

• The Association of Public Data Users
• Census 2000 Data Access and Use (Warren Glimpse)
• Census 2000 Quick Links (University of California, San Diego)
• CensusScope (University of Michigan)
• Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics
• FedStats
• International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology

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