Saturday, February 4, 2012
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Census History

Department: City Clerk
Date: 01/21/10

From Inkwell To Internet

The Census Bureau is the world leader in statistical science, cartography, and data processing. "From Inkwell To Internet" tells the story of the founding of the Census Bureau using historical re-creations. Explore the history of the establishment of the Census Bureau through the personalities of the time..from the first census taken in 1790...to the establishment of the Bureau in 1902...to the 21st century.Run time: 10:26

mms://broadcast.census.gov/inkwell_to_internet-web_captioned.wmv

America's Changing...And So Is the Census

An overview of the American Community Survey, and how the annually updated community data from it is transforming the way officials make important local decisions.Run time: 5:46

mms://broadcast.census.gov/america_is_changing-web_captioned.wmv

 

For more information about the 2010 Census, check out the following link:

http://2010.census.gov/2010census/

 



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