1990 United States census

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The 1990 United States census was the national population count that reshaped political representation and congressional districts across the country for the 1990s.

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1990 United States census canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States census
decennial census
alsoAvailableIn Spanish
apportionmentPopulation 252120309
censusDate 1990-04-01
conductedBy Bureau of the Census
surface form: United States Census Bureau
constitutionalProvision Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution
country United States of America
surface form: United States
coverageEvaluationMethod post-enumeration survey
dataCollected age
commuting patterns (long form)
demographic characteristics
education (long form)
employment (long form)
household relationship
housing characteristics
income (long form)
population
race
sex
tenure (owner or renter)
dataCollectionMethod in-person enumeration
mail-out/mail-back questionnaires
telephone follow-up
dataReleasedBy Bureau of the Census
surface form: United States Census Bureau
determinedApportionmentFor United States House of Representatives
endTime 1990
followedBy 2000 United States census
follows 1980 United States census
frequency every 10 years
hadIssue differential undercount of minorities
introduced Post-enumeration survey for coverage evaluation
Targeted nonresponse follow-up procedures
language English
legalBasis United States Constitution
majorDataRelease Summary Tape File 1 (STF 1)
Summary Tape File 1 (STF 1)
surface form: Summary Tape File 3 (STF 3)
partOf decennial United States Census
surface form: United States Census
populationCount 248709873
populationCountRounded 248.7 million
referenceDateDescription Census Day was April 1, 1990
startTime 1990
subjectOf undercount controversy
usedFor congressional redistricting
federal funding allocation
reapportionment of House seats among states
redrawing congressional district boundaries
redrawing local government districts
state funding allocation
state legislative redistricting

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2000 United States census follows 1990 United States census
Census Day hasCensusDay 1990 United States census
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