Census articles

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  The real center of the US lies in the woods of Missouri

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 26, 2013 11:23 am + 7 comments

  If you stood beside a certain tree in Plato, Missouri and began walking to the US border, you would Continue reading…

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  The Census Dotmap contains one black dot for every person in the US, and nothing else

  By Chris Welch on December 29, 2012 12:32 pm + 86 comments

  There are 308,450,225 dots on the map you see above. One for every person living in the United Continue reading…

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  Census Bureau letting participants answer online for latest American Community Survey

  By Adi Robertson on December 17, 2012 03:35 pm + 2 comments

  The US Census Bureau is adding an online response option to its American Community Survey, something Continue reading…

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  See the birth and death of Americans in a real-time simulation of the United States

  By Justin Rubio on December 6, 2012 10:49 am + 16 comments

  In the United States, there are about 11,500 births and 6,800 deaths every day — and to Continue reading…

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  1940 US Census becoming fully searchable online through volunteer effort

  By Andrew Webster on April 2, 2012 11:35 am + 5 comments

  Today the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) released images of the 1940 Census, Continue reading…