Content Summary: Historic Snapshot of the Nation The official U.S. Census is described in Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution of the United States. It calls for an actual enumeration of the people every ten years, to be used for apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives among the states. The first official Census was conducted in 1790 under Thomas Jefferson, who was the Secretary of State. That census, taken by U.S. marshals on horseback, counted 3.9 million inhabitants. Since that time, the decennial Census has been conducted every ten years, generally on April 1 in years ending in a zero. Besides providing the basis for congressional redistricting, Census data are used in many other ways. Since 1975, the Census Bureau has had responsibility to produce small-area population data needed to redraw state legislative and congressional districts. Other important uses of Census data include the distribution of funds for government programs.

Content Summary: The International Association of Assessing Officers' list of web sites of county assessors. Many of these web sites offer online mapping of property information for the county. The last update of this webpage was 2002. However, by then most counties had web sites. Since 2002, many counties have added downloadable data and online mapping.

Content Summary: Burearu of Labor Statistics' interactive maps of unemployment rates dating from previous quarter back to 1978.

Content Summary: Spatial relationships are highly significant in real estate. Therefore real estate, appraisal and various regulatory agencies require business geography. This section is the result of a team effort of the American Real Estate Society. Key references are Grant Thrall, 2002, Business Geography and New Real Estate Market Analysis, Oxford); and 2001. Data Resources For Real Estate And Business Geography Market Analysis: A Comprehensive Structured Annotated Bibliography, Journal of Real Estate Literature 9(2): 175-225 .

Content Summary: Regional Economic Measurement Division (REMD) Interactive Map. The regional economic accounts tell us about the geographic distribution of U.S. economic activity and growth. The estimates of gross domestic product by state and state and local area personal income, and the accompanying detail, provide a consistent framework for analyzing and comparing individual state and local area economies.

Content Summary: This USGS web site allows you to click through the decades and observe how population has increased in density by county. Nodes of relatively higher density are first formed arguably following a "central place theory" pattern. As those nodes increase in density, population subsequently spills over into adjoining counties. This process of population spread and population densification continues following the geographic process of "spatial diffusion." For references on "central place theory" and "spatial diffusion" see: King, L.J. 1984. Central Place Theory, Sage Publications: Beverly Hills and Newbury Park, CA. Morrill, R, G. Gaile, G. Thrall, 1987. Spatial Diffusion, Sage Publications: Beverly Hills and Newbury Park, CA.

Content Summary: BEARFACTS BEA Regional Facts. BEARFACTS consists of computer-generated narratives for states, counties, metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), and BEA Economic Areas. The narratives describe an area's personal income using current estimates, growth rates, and a breakdown of the sources of personal income. Interface includes an interactive map allowing selection by state then county.

Content Summary: This site provides agricultural, population, immigration, demographic, business, crime, education, health care costs, aviation safety, foreign trade, farm production, energy and environmental data and statistics by county and congressional district for each state, including Alaska and Hawaii.
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Content Summary: A "HUBZone" is an area that is located in one or more of the following: A qualified census tract (as defined in section 42(d)(5)(C)(i)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986); A qualified "non-metropolitan county" that is: not located in a metropolitan statistical area (as defined in section 143(k)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), and in which the median household income is less than 80 percent of the non-metropolitan State median household income, or that based on the most recent data available from the Secretary of Labor, has an unemployment rate that is not less than 140 percent of the statewide average unemployment rate for the State in which the county is located; Lands within the external boundaries of an Indian reservation. To determine if an address or area is in a HUBZone, the SBA has developed this online GIS application to help you determine if an address or area is in a HUBZone.

Content Summary: The HUBZone Empowerment Contracting Program stimulates economic development and creates jobs in urban and rural communities by providing Federal contracting preferences to small businesses. These preferences go to small businesses that obtain HUBZone (Historically Underutilized Business Zone) certification in part by employing staff who live in a HUBZone. The company must also maintain a "principal office" in one of these specially designated areas. [A principal office can be different from a company headquarters, as explained in our section dedicated to Frequently Asked Questions.] The program resulted from provisions contained in the Small Business Reauthorization Act of 1997. The HUBZone Empowerment Contracting Program is administered by a staff in Washington, D.C. in cooperation with field staff located in SBA District Offices around the country. A full listing of those local District Office staff members [HUBZone liaisons] is available on the HUBZone web page under "Contacts."