FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2000
Decennial Media Relations CB00-CN.52
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Marshall Turner
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U.S. Census Bureau Releases Guide to Census 2000
Redistricting Data
The Commerce Department's Census Bureau has released an 11-page guide,
Strength in Numbers Your Guide to Census 2000 Redistricting Data, to help
data users understand Census Bureau maps and demographic data used in
congressional and state legislative redistricting.
The guide explains how census data are gathered and the role they play
in the redistricting process. It also describes the laws that govern
redistricting and discusses pertinent rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court.
The guide includes examples of census maps and explains the Census 2000
Redistricting Data Program, which is responsible for each state receiving
the data it needs to redraw the boundaries of its congressional and state
legislative districts.
This publication is available on our website at
http://www.census.gov/clo/www/strenghth2.pdf.
available free from Adobe.
