FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1998 Public Information Office CB98-189 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Greg Harper 301-457-2441 Census Bureau Releases 1997 Population Estimates for Puerto Rico's County Equivalents The Commerce Department's Census Bureau today released population estimates for Puerto Rico and its 78 municipios (equivalent to U.S. counties) as of July 1, 1997. The data also include percentage change in the population from 1990 to 1997 and the number of births and deaths for the same period for each municipio. The title of the Internet table is: - PR-97-1 Estimates of the Population of Puerto Rico Municipios, July 1, 1997 and Demographic Components of Population Change: April 1, 1990 to July 1,1997 (includes revised April 1, 1990 census population counts). The Internet address is http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/puerto-rico.html.-X-The Census Bureau pre-eminent collector and provider of timely, relevant and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In more than 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries and institutions.
