Monthly Archives: June 2011

More Than a Century of Tracking our Children

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Tweet Written by: Rose Kreider, US Census Bureau Much of what we can observe today about who children live with is a function of how the American family has changed over time. Statistics from the Census Bureau are invaluable for … Continue reading

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Celebrating the 4th of July in Numbers

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Tweet On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress, setting the 13 colonies on the road to freedom as a sovereign nation. In July 1776, the estimated number of people living in the newly … Continue reading

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International Data Base: June 2011

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Tweet Written by: Daniel Goodkind, Loraine West and Dave Zaslow, US Census Bureau If you were asked on a quiz show, you might know that the two countries with the largest populations in the world are China and India. But … Continue reading

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Mapping the 2010 Census

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Tweet The Census Bureau recently released a series of new maps illustrating 2010 Census data for each state. The 2010 Census Profile maps showcase population and housing data for each state in the United States, the District of Columbia, and … Continue reading

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Half of U.S. Businesses Operated from the Home

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Tweet Written by: Tom Mesenbourg, Deputy Director, US Census Bureau When we think of a business, we often conjure up an image of an office park or perhaps a storefront in a strip mall. But in reality, according to new … Continue reading

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