"The Decennial Census is the once-a-decade population and housing count required by the U.S. Constitution. The Census Bureau counts all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas. The results of the decennial census determine the number of seats for each state in the U.S. House of Representatives and are used to draw congressional and state legislative districts and to distribute more than $675 billion in federal funds each year". Source: U.S. Census at a Glance
Short History of the Decennial Census https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/about/history.html Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Detailed History of the Census https://www.census.gov/history/www/through_the_decades/overview/
Census Records https://www.archives.gov/research/census
The first Federal Population Census was taken in 1790, and has been taken every ten years since. However, data from recent censuses are not available after 1940 because of a 72-year restriction on access to the Census. The National Archives is the agency that preserves and provides access to the Census Records.
US Census Bureau https://www.census.gov/about/what/census-at-a-glance.html
Uses of Census Bureau in Federal Funds Distribution
Source: George Washington Institute of Public Policy
Source: U.S. Census Toolkit
The Challenge of the 2020 Census
https://kinder.rice.edu/2018/09/30/challenge-2020-census
Accurate 2020 census critical to Houston’s financial future
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Accurate-2020-census-critical-to-region-s-13085918.php
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau]
History of Alief Hayes
The Texas State Historical Association creates the Handbook of Texas Online. Visit their site to learn about the history of the Alief Community.
https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hja04
Response Outreach Area Mapper (ROAM)
ROAM is an application that is used to identify areas in communitites that are hard-to-survey. ROAM provides socioeconomic and demographic characteristic profiles using data from the American Community Survey (ACS) estimates.
https://www.census.gov/roam
Hard to Count
Map developed by CUNY Mapping Service at the City University of New York's Graduate Center. The map shows Hard-to-count (HTC) areas wereif its self-response rate in the 2010 decennial census was 73% or less.
https://www.censushardtocountmaps2020.us/
Harris County Census Tracks Map
Census Tracks Narrative Profiles
Narrative Profiles are short, analytic reports derived from the American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Each profiles covers 15 different topic areas and provides text and bar charts to display highlights of selected social, economic, housing and demographic estimates for a selected geographic area.
Texas falls under the Denver Regional Office of the US. Census Bureau
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