2000 United States census

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The 2000 United States census was the nationwide population count conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2000, providing official demographic data used to allocate political representation and federal resources.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States census
decennial census
alsoKnownAs 2000 United States census
surface form: "Census 2000"
appliesTo resident population
censusDay April 1, 2000
conductedBy Bureau of the Census
surface form: "United States Census Bureau"
constitutionalBasis Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
dataConfidentiality protected under Title 13 of the United States Code
dataRelease detailed data released in subsequent years
summary data released in 2001
dataTypeCollected age
ethnicity
home ownership
household relationship
housing
housing unit characteristics
population
race
sex
dataUse allocation of federal program funds
demographic research
reapportionment of U.S. House of Representatives seats among the states
redrawing of congressional districts
redrawing of state legislative districts
endTime 2000
excludes most short-term foreign visitors
followedBy 2010 United States census
follows 1990 United States census
frequency every 10 years
headOfAgencyAtTime Kenneth Prewitt
includesPopulationOf 50 U.S. states
District of Columbia
U.S. territories (limited coverage)
languageSupport multiple non-English language materials
legalObligation response required by law
legislativeBasis United States Constitution
longFormSampleRate about 1 in 6 households
notableFeature first United States census to allow respondents to self-identify with more than one race
officialPopulationCount 281,421,906
281421906
partOf decennial United States Census
surface form: "United States Census"
populationAsOf April 1, 2000
populationIncreaseSincePreviousCensus 13.2%
32,712,033
previousPopulation 248,709,873
purpose allocation of federal funds
apportionment of seats in the United States House of Representatives
redistricting
questionnaireType long form
short form
startTime 2000
supervisingAgency U.S. Department of Commerce
surface form: "United States Department of Commerce"
usesMethod in-person enumeration
mail-out/mail-back questionnaires
telephone follow-up

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2000 United States census alsoKnownAs 2000 United States census
this entity surface form: "Census 2000"
2010 United States census follows 2000 United States census
Texas's 30th congressional district redistrictedAfter 2000 United States census
Texas's 9th congressional district redistrictedAfter 2000 United States census
108th United States Congress usedForApportionment 2000 United States census

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