FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
                          THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2000
                                

Decennial Media Relations                                  CB00-CN.65 
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                         CENSUS BUREAU MEDIA ADVISORY

               Commerce Secretary and Census Bureau Director 
                     to Release First Census 2000 Data   

 Commerce Secretary Norman Y. Mineta, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
Robert J. Shapiro and Census Bureau Director Kenneth Prewitt will release
the first set of Census 2000 numbers the resident population and
Congressional apportionment totals for each state at a news briefing on
Thursday, Dec. 28, at 11 a.m. EST, at the National Press Club.

           Date:  Thursday, Dec. 28
           Time:  11 a.m. EST
           Place: National Press Club - Ballroom
                  529 14th St. N.W.
                  Washington, D.C.

 A live webcast of the briefing will be carried on the Census Bureau's Web
site http://www.census.gov. Viewing the webcast requires RealPlayerTM 
software, which can be downloaded for free at 
http://www.real.com/player/index.html?src=download.

 Reporters who prefer to listen to an audiofeed of the news conference
should call 703-871-3022 or 1-800-982-3472 after 10:50 a.m. EST.