Federal, State, and Local Governments
2007 Census of Governments
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A Census of Governments is taken at 5-year intervals as required by law under Title 13, United States Code, Section 161. The census covers three major subject fields - government organization, public employment, and government finance.
Organization Phase |
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| The organization phase of the census provides a
universal list of government units, classified according to type of
government, for use in the employment and finance phases of the
census.
89,527 governments were counted in 2007, of which 89,476 were local governments. |
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Individual State Descriptions 2007 |
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| Individual State Descriptions provides information about the organization of state and local governments. There is a separate summary for each state and the District of Columbia. | ||
Number of governments by state |
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Local Governments and Public School Systems by Type and State: 2007
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| Reference Information for Government Organization Phase | ||
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2007 Census of Governments - Directory Survey of Special Districts (G-30)  |
Census form that was mailed to special district governments (such as water districts, fire protection districts, library districts, etc.) |
Employment Phase |
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Data to be released in Fall 2008. The employment phase of the census provides comprehensive findings on government employment and payrolls for March 2007. |
Finance Phase |
For State governments only, data to be released in December 2008. For State and Local governments, data to be released in summer of 2009. The government finance phase of the census includes statistics on the revenue, expenditure, debt, and assets of state and local governments. The statistics will be aggregated nationally, by state area, and by type of government. |
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