decennial United States Census

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United States national survey federal government program population census

The decennial United States Census is a nationwide population count conducted every ten years that determines the allocation of congressional seats and federal resources among the states.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
United States Census 30
United States census 17
decennial United States census 6

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States national survey ⓘ
federal government program ⓘ
population census ⓘ
administeredBy Bureau of the Census ⓘ
surface form: United States Census Bureau
confidentialityProtection Title 13 of the United States Code ⓘ
surface form: Title 13 confidentiality provisions
constitutionalArticle Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dataCollected Hispanic or Latino origin ⓘ
age ⓘ
household relationship ⓘ
housing occupancy status ⓘ
race ⓘ
sex ⓘ
total population counts ⓘ
firstConducted 1790 ⓘ
followUpMethod in-person enumeration by census takers ⓘ
frequency every 10 years ⓘ
geographicOutputUnits census tracts and blocks ⓘ
counties and county equivalents ⓘ
places and minor civil divisions ⓘ
states ⓘ
governingLaw Title 13 of the United States Code ⓘ
historicalChange shift from long form to American Community Survey for detailed socioeconomic data ⓘ
includes population of U.S. territories to varying degrees ⓘ
population of the 50 states ⓘ
population of the District of Columbia ⓘ
legalBasis United States Constitution ⓘ
nextScheduledCycle 2030 United States census ⓘ
surface form: 2030 United States Census
parentAgencyOfAdministrator U.S. Department of Commerce ⓘ
surface form: United States Department of Commerce
primaryModeOfCollection self-response by mail ⓘ
self-response by telephone ⓘ
self-response via internet ⓘ
produces official apportionment counts for the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ
purpose determine allocation of Electoral College votes among states ⓘ
determine apportionment of seats in the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
guide distribution of federal funds to states and localities ⓘ
produce official population counts of the United States ⓘ
provide demographic data for policy making and research ⓘ
recentCycle 2010 United States census ⓘ
surface form: 2010 United States Census

2020 United States census ⓘ
surface form: 2020 United States Census
referenceDate Census Day ⓘ
respondentRequirement mandatory participation for residents ⓘ
scope entire resident population of the United States ⓘ
typicalReferenceDate April 1 of the census year ⓘ
usedFor congressional redistricting ⓘ
distribution of federal grants and assistance programs ⓘ
local redistricting ⓘ
planning of public services and infrastructure ⓘ
state legislative redistricting ⓘ
statistical sampling frames for other surveys ⓘ

Referenced by (64)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Virginia's 10th congressional district → apportionmentBasis → decennial United States Census ⓘ
Maine's 1st congressional district → apportionedBy → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Census
Hispanic and Latino Americans → ethnicityCategoryIn → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Census
New York State Assembly districts → dataSourceForApportionment → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Census
Salvadoran American → demographicGroupIn → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Census
Mueller → isRecordedIn → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States census records
2020 United States census → partOfSeries → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States decennial censuses
Texas's 2nd congressional district → appliesCensus → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States decennial census
Texas's 1st congressional district → redistrictedAfter → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Census
2010 United States census → partOf → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Census
Texas's 6th congressional district → redistrictedAfter → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States census
Texas's 10th congressional district → apportionedBy → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States census
Texas's 27th congressional district → redistrictedAfter → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Census
Azerbaijani American → demographicGroupIn → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Census
2000 United States census → partOf → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Census
Alaska Redistricting Board → follows → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States decennial census
Georgia's 3rd congressional district → redistrictingBasis → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Census
Massachusetts 2nd congressional district → apportionedBy → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Census
5th congressional district of Florida → apportionmentBasis → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: decennial United States census
Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area → populationDataSource → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Census
Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district → redrawnFollowing → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Census
United States residents → areMeasuredIn → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: decennial United States census
Colorado Senate districts including Mesa County → redistrictingTrigger → decennial United States Census ⓘ
Cherryland → populationDataSource → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Census
Grayson → census → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Census
New York congressional districts → redistrictedAfter → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: decennial United States census
United States congressional apportionment → follows → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States census
Indiana's 2nd congressional district → redistrictedAfter → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States census
Delaware at-large congressional district → hasPopulationBasis → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. decennial census
Alabama's 6th congressional district → redistrictedAfter → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States census
Elmira → isSubjectOf → decennial United States Census ⓘ
subject surface form: Elmira, California
this entity surface form: United States Census
United States House of Representatives districts in New Jersey → redistrictingBasis → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States census
Preston Heights, Illinois → isSubjectOf → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Census
Iowa Senate districts → redistrictingBasis → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States census
Danish Americans → demographicGroupIn → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Census
Ellenville, New York → demographicsSource → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Census
White City → populationMeasurement → decennial United States Census ⓘ
subject surface form: White City, Utah
this entity surface form: United States Census
1890 United States Census → isPartOf → decennial United States Census ⓘ
2030 United States census → partOfSeries → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States decennial census
Texas in the United States House of Representatives → apportionedBy → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Census
New York's 19th congressional district → apportionmentBasis → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States census
Census Day → appliesTo → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States decennial census
Dover Plains → hasCensus → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Census
California congressional delegation → apportionmentBasis → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States census
United States federal electoral districts → redrawnAfter → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: decennial United States census
United States Census Bureau-defined place "Woodlawn CDP" → usedIn → decennial United States Census ⓘ
subject surface form: Woodlawn CDP
this entity surface form: United States Census
Massachusetts House and Senate districts covering Dennis → redistrictedAfter → decennial United States Census ⓘ
United States House of Representatives districts in Virginia → redistrictingBasis → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States census
1990 United States census → partOf → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Census
TX-30 → redistrictedAfter → decennial United States Census ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States census