Disambiguation evidence for decennial United States Census via surface form

"Decennial United States Census"


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Predicate Object
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
dataCollected age
dataCollected household relationship
dataCollected housing occupancy status
dataCollected race
dataCollected sex
dataCollected total population counts
firstConducted 1790
followUpMethod in-person enumeration by census takers
frequency every 10 years
geographicOutputUnits census tracts and blocks
geographicOutputUnits counties and county equivalents
geographicOutputUnits places and minor civil divisions
geographicOutputUnits 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
includes population of the 50 states
includes population of the District of Columbia
instanceOf United States national survey
instanceOf federal government program
instanceOf population census
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
primaryModeOfCollection self-response by telephone
primaryModeOfCollection self-response via internet
produces official apportionment counts for the U.S. House of Representatives
purpose determine allocation of Electoral College votes among states
purpose determine apportionment of seats in the United States House of Representatives
purpose guide distribution of federal funds to states and localities
purpose produce official population counts of the United States
purpose provide demographic data for policy making and research
recentCycle 2010 United States census
surface form: 2010 United States Census
recentCycle 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
usedFor distribution of federal grants and assistance programs
usedFor local redistricting
usedFor planning of public services and infrastructure
usedFor state legislative redistricting
usedFor statistical sampling frames for other surveys