Census of Governments, 1982: Governmental Organization File

Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census

Summary: This collection contains data for counties, municipalities, townships, independent and dependent school districts, and single- and multiple-function special districts. Information regarding the number, type, and selected characteristics of local governments is contained in this dataset. Government characteristics such as 1980 Census population, number of employees, payroll, and types of public services provided are also included. Additional data on public school districts were collected b... (more info)

Series: Census of Governments Series

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U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. CENSUS OF GOVERNMENTS, 1982: GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION FILE. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census [producer], 1983. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1985. doi:10.3886/ICPSR08268.v1

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Summary: This collection contains data for counties, municipalities, townships, independent and dependent school districts, and single- and multiple-function special districts. Information regarding the number, type, and selected characteristics of local governments is contained in this dataset. Government characteristics such as 1980 Census population, number of employees, payroll, and types of public services provided are also included. Additional data on public school districts were collected by the National Center for Education Statistics. This information includes the number of schools, fall enrollment, and grade levels. The records are sequenced by state and government type.

Subject Terms: census data, counties, government personnel, government services, local government, municipal services, municipalities, public officials, public schools, school districts, school enrollments, townships

Geographic Coverage: United States

Time Period:

1982

Universe: All levels of local government (excluding states) within the United States.

Original ICPSR Release: 1985-01-11

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1998

Cready, Cynthia M., Fossett, Mark A. The Impact of Desegregation on White Public School Enrollment in the U. S. Nonmetro South, 1960-1990. Social Science Quarterly. 79, (3), 664-676.

1996

Foster, Kathryn A. Specialization in Government: The Uneven Use of Special Districts in Metropolitan Areas. Urban Affairs Review. 31, (3), 283-313.

1996

Green, Gary P., Fleischmann, Arnold, Kwong, Tsz Man . The Effectiveness of Local Economic Development Policies in the 1980s. Social Science Quarterly. 77, (3), 609-625.

1990

Ichniowski, Casey, Zax, Jeffrey S. Today's Associations, Tomorrow's Unions. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 43, (2), 191-208.

1988

Marando, Vincent L., Reeves, Mavis Mann . State Responsiveness and Local Government Reorganization. Social Science Quarterly. 69, (4), 996-1004.

1999

Morgan, David R., Mareschal, Patrice . Central-City/Suburban Inequality and Metropolitan Political Fragmentation. Urban Affairs Review. 34, (4), 578-595.

1990

Zax, Jeffrey S., Ichniowski, Casey . Bargaining Laws and Unionization in the Local Public Sector. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 43, (4), 447-462.

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