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.
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.
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North America :: Demography and Population Studies

US Census Bureau - Includes data for the 2000 Census of Population and Housing, the U.S. and World Population clocks.
Meta Description: [ The Census Bureau Web Site provides on-line access to our data, publications, and products. ]
County QuickFacts - Provides frequently requested Census Bureau information at the national, state and county level.
Meta Description: [ QuickFacts provides easy access to facts about the people, business, and geography of the United States. ]
CenStats Databases - Census maps, building permit statistics, county business patterns, and other databases from the Census Bureau.
Census 2000 Data Access and Use - Supplementary data about the data which augments the information on Census 2000 provided by the Census Bureau. Includes news, perspecitives, documents, spreadsheets.
Meta Description: [ Proximity/MESA is a leader in decision support system software, modeling, databases and information technology. This site features free data access, GIS software, on-line data analysis, user support, training, demos, geographic data. ]
Census 2000 Resident Population and Apportionment Counts - Provides access to the first results of the 2000 Census, including video clips, historical photographs, and school materials.
How Stuff Works: U.S. Census - The story behind the $6.5 billion U.S. Census and why the paperwork is required. Explains what the government actually does with the census forms and how the actual census operates; links to relevant information.
Meta Description: [ The U.S. census is a huge, $6.5 billion project bent on counting every U.S. resident! This new article discusses the census forms, how to complete them, and where to go with questions! ]
Infoplease.com - Historical perspective and statistics of the U.S. Census
Missouri Census Data Center (MCDC) - Provides menu-driven access to 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census Demographic Profiles for all states, counties, tracts, cities, ZIP codes and metropolitan areas for entire United States.
POP Clocks - World and United States population counters.
Meta Description: [ U.S. world population, current population estimates for the United States and the world, population clocks. ]
Statistical Abstract of the United States - Statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. Selected international data included.
Meta Description: [ Description of contents of Statistical Abstract of the United States and links to its supplements
and additional features ]
Statistics About Business Size - Statistics about small business or company size in general, available from the U.S. Census Bureau data.
Meta Description: [ Statistics about small business--or
company size in general--available from the U.S. Census Bureau. ]
U.S. Census Bureau People Topics - Historical, current, and estimated population statistics searchable by a variety of topics. Includes running US and World PopClocks.
Meta Description: [ Main page to access topics for population characteristics. ]
US Census Bureau, Census 2000 - General information on Census 2000. Includes access to data from the 1990 census.
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