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2020 Census

Complete the 2020 Census Today - Participation Required

The 2020 Census is underway—more than half the households across America have responded—and more are responding every day.

Online, telephone and mail self-responses will continue throughout the data collection process through October 31, 2020.

About the Census

United States Census Bureau 

  • in Commerce Department
  • in addition to population, there are agriculture, economic and government censuses
  • population census is conducted every 10 years to draw Congressional District lines
  • valuable data for government spending of tax money
  • collected data has changed dramatically since the first Census in 1790

U.S. Popuation by Decade, 1790-1960

U.S. Territory and Statehood Status by Decade, 1790-1960

Censuses @ Tutt

Decennial census

1790, 1st forward in the Tutt Garden Level @ C3.X:year, (also for request on microfiche and CD-Rom)

And many bureau publications, use the catalog

Also have agricultural, economic, governments:

  • Agriculture Census 1992, 1997, and 2002, Department of Agriculture/National Agricultural Statistics Service.
  • Economic Census 1992, 1997 and 2002 from American Factfinder
  • Other Censuses — Construction, Manufacturing, Government, Mining 1992, 1997 and 2002