A New Census Atlas
The US Census Bureau has published what it is calling its "first
comprehensive atlas in more than 80 years."
The new Census Atlas of the United States includes map presentations
of a variety of demographic factors from the 2000 Census. And there
are comparisons with earlier data. The image at used here, for
example, is a reproduction from Scribner's Statistical Atlas of the
United States (1883).
Most of the maps are at the national level, with some detailed maps
for metropolitan areas and major cities.
This is a coffee-table style of book -- large format, with 300 pages
and almost 800 maps. The Atlas is available on-line in PDF format and
can be purchased on-line (for your favorite state GIS Coordinator,
perhaps?) for $165.
posted by Mike Mahaffie at 2:19 PM
http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/censusatlas/
We are pleased to present the complete content, in PDF format, of the
recently published Census Atlas of the United States, the first
comprehensive atlas of population and housing produced by the Census
Bureau since the 1920s. The Census Atlas is a large-format publication
about 300 pages long and containing almost 800 maps. Data from
decennial censuses prior to 2000 support nearly 150 maps and figures,
providing context and an historical perspective for many of the topics
presented.
A variety of topics are covered in the Census Atlas, ranging from
language and ancestry characteristics to housing patterns and the
geographic distribution of the population. A majority of the maps in
the Census Atlas present data at the county level, but data also are
sometimes mapped by state, census tract (for largest cities and
metropolitan areas), and for selected American Indian reservations.
The book is modern, colorful, and includes a variety of map styles and
data symbolization techniques.
Table of Contents
Cover and Front Matter (12M) [PDF]
1. Introduction (5M) [PDF]
2. Population Distribution (17M) [PDF]
3. Race and Hispanic Origin (17M) [PDF]
4. Age and Sex (13M) [PDF]
5. Living Arrangements (21M) [PDF]
6. Place of Birth and U.S. Citizenship (15M) [PDF]
7. Migration (13M) [PDF]
8. Language (11M) [PDF]
9. Ancestry (15M) [PDF]
10. Education (15M) [PDF]
11. Work (19M) [PDF]
12. Military Service (11M) [PDF]
13. Income and Poverty (19M) [PDF]
14. Housing (20M) [PDF]
Reference Maps (15M) [PDF]
Notes (16M) [PDF]
Glossary (5M) [PDF]
Map and Figure Index (3M) [PDF]
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- Jerry Sullivan
* GIS Project Manager*
Bureau of Science Services
*Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources*
101 S. Webster St., Madison, WI 53707-7921
(()* phone: * (608) 266-5428
(()* fax: ** * (608) 266-5226
(+)* e-mail:* jerry.sullivan@wisconsin.gov
Posted to Maps-1 on 2/11/08
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