Intercensal Estimates of the Population of Counties by Age, Sex, and Race [United States]: 1970-1980

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

Summary: This data collection contains intercensal estimates of the resident population of all counties in the United States by age, sex, and race. Figures were gathered annually on July 1 from 1971 to 1979 and are included here along with Census counts for 1970 and 1980. These estimates are for five-year age groups to age 85 and over for the total white and Black population, by sex. The records are arranged by county within each state. (more info)

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U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. INTERCENSAL ESTIMATES OF THE POPULATION OF COUNTIES BY AGE, SEX, AND RACE [UNITED STATES]: 1970-1980. ICPSR version. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census [producer], 1984. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2000. doi:10.3886/ICPSR08384.v1

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08384.v1

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Summary: This data collection contains intercensal estimates of the resident population of all counties in the United States by age, sex, and race. Figures were gathered annually on July 1 from 1971 to 1979 and are included here along with Census counts for 1970 and 1980. These estimates are for five-year age groups to age 85 and over for the total white and Black population, by sex. The records are arranged by county within each state.

Subject Terms: age, census data, counties, demographic characteristics, ethnicity, gender, population characteristics, population estimates, race

Geographic Coverage: United States

Time Period:

1970--1980

Date of Collection:

1970--1980

Universe: All persons recorded in the 1970 and 1980 Censuses of Population and Housing.

Data Types: census/enumeration data

Data Collection Notes:

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Data Source:

1970 and 1980 Censuses of Population and Housing

Original ICPSR Release: 1985-12-20

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