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March 29, 2001
Census Day, 2000: One Year Later
To mark the one-year anniversary of the first census of population of the new century, the Census Bureau presents some early highlights from Census 2000:
281,421,906
-- The nation's resident population as of April 1, 2000. This represented an increase of 13.2 percent over the 248,709,873 people counted in the 1990 census. <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2000/cb00cn64.html>63
-- Total number of race categories in Census 2000, including 57 multiple categories. <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01cn61.html>6.8 million
-- The number of Americans who said they were two or more races. Of this number, most (93 percent) reported only two races. <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01cn61.html>211.5 million
-- Of those reporting only one race, the number of people reported as White. <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01cn61.html>34.7 million
-- Of those reporting only one race, the number of people who were Black or African American. <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01cn61.html>35.3 million
-- Nation's Hispanic or Latino population. Hispanics or Latinos now represent 13 percent of the nation's total population. (Members of this ethnic group may be of any race.) <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01cn61.html>209.1 million
-- The number of U.S. residents age 18 and over. This number, minus any noncitizens, represents the eligible voting-age population. <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01cn61.html>72.3 million
-- The number of children under 18. <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01cn61.html>12
-- The number of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, based on apportionment population from Census 2000, that shifted among states between 1990 and 2000. <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2000/cb00cn64.html>53
-- Based on Census 2000 results, the number of representatives California's nation-leading congressional delegation will have in the 108th Congress, which will convene in 2003. <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2000/cb00cn64.html>33.9 million
-- The April 1, 2000, population of California, the country's most populous state. This represents 12 percent of the nation's total population. In 10 years, the Golden State added more people to its Census 2000 population total than any other state: 4.1 million. <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2000/cb00cn64.html>66
-- The nation-leading percentage increase in Nevada's population from 1990 to 2000. The state gained 796,000 people. <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2000/cb00cn64.html>58
-- Percentage increase of Hispanics or Latinos between 1990 and 2000. This is the largest census-to-census increase in the Hispanic or Latino population since the Census Bureau began collecting data on this ethnic group in 1970. (Hispanics or Latinos may be of any race.) <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01cn61.html>Previous Facts for Features in 2001: Valentine's Day (Feb. 14), African American History Month (February) and Women's History Month (March). Questions or comments should be directed to the Census Bureau's Public Information Office (tel: 301-457-3030; fax: 301-457-3670; E-mail: pio@census.gov).
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