Census 2000 Correctional Facility Locator

Explanation of data elements (Hide)

Facility Name

If we have manually identified the correctional facility or facilities in this Census block, we've labeled it here.

Correctional Population

This is the number of people reported as being incarcerated in this Census block.

Block

Blocks are the smallest units of Census geography and are assigned numbers. The link goes to a Census map of the block.

Block group

Block groups are collections of Census blocks and are also assigned numbers. The link goes to a Census map of the block group.

Tract

Census tracts are small, relatively permanent statistical subdivisions of a county, delineated by local committees of census data users for the purpose of presenting data. Census tract boundaries normally follow visible features, but may follow governmental unit boundaries and other non-visible features. Designed to be relatively homogeneous in population characteristics, economic status, and living conditions at the time of establishment, census tracts average about 4,000 inhabitants. Each tract in a county has an identifying number. The link goes to a Census map of the tract.

County

States are divided in to counties or county-equivalents. The link goes to a Census map of the county.

State

The state that the census block is in.

Type

If we have manually identified the correctional facility by type, we have labeled it here. We have found that the Census Bureau's labels, provided in Summary File 1, Table PCT16, are so error-prone as to be unreliable. If your analysis requires you to remove local facilities and halfway houses, you will need to identify the facilities manually.

Wrong location

If we know that the Census Bureau placed a facility in the wrong location, we have noted it here.

Comment

Any other notes from our manual research are reported here.

Count Question Resolution Program

If the block is mentioned in the Census Bureau's Count Question Resolution Program, we report the corrected group quarters population and provide a link to the full data report.

Google map

This link shows a Google map of the location, including the satellite view. The marker reflects the center point of the block, but the prison itself may be some distance from this center point.

Resources on prison and jail populations

• Population counts for all facilities in:
  • New York
• Populations in state, federal and private prisons on June 30, 2000
• Populations in federal prisons on May 12, 2000
• Populations in local jails on June 30, 1999
• For cases where the imagery in Google Earth is better than in Google Maps, Bill Cooper has created a Google Earth file of all blocks with correctional facilities of at least 50 prisoners.