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Last update: October 03, 2011
U.S. Census Bureau
- U.S. Census Bureau
- Census 2000
- Census 2000 Residence Rules
- American Factfinder Generate tables and maps of population, housing, economic and geographic Census data
- State and County Quickfacts
- Thematic maps for the U.S. and the states with the states/counties labeled
- Mapping Census 2000: The Geography of U.S. Diversity book and data from the Census Bureau. (Underlying datasets)
- Census Count Question Resolution Program State Results (The Bureau eventually put this data in American Factfinder, and we made a zipfile of the data and shapefile layer , and a layer package.
Election and socio-economic research and mapping
- Fairdata.com Community-based mapping and data solutions for education, environment, housing, and poverty-related issues:
- Group Quarters Mapper including correctional facilities down to the Census Block level
- Social Explorer interactive Census mapping
Historical Census Data:
- State Population Data by Decade from the Texas Real Estate Center
- United States Census Historical Data Browser from University of Virginia Geospatial and Statistical Data Center
- Historical Census Statistics on Population Totals By Race, 1790 to 1990, and By Hispanic Origin, 1970 to 1990, For The United States, Regions, Divisions, and States from the U.S. Census
- Selected Historical Decennial Census Population and Housing Counts
- Historical Forms and Questions: 1790 - 1970, 1990 Census Questionnaire [PDF], 2000 Census Questionnaires
Background reading on the Census and Redistricting:
- Measuring America: The Decennial Censuses From 1790 to 2000 by Census Bureau, April, 2002
- Census Q & A from the Center for Voting and Democracy (very short)
- Redistricting Roulette from the Center for Voting and Democracy. Interactive explanation of how subtle differences in drawing the lines between political districts can radically affect the outcome of elections.
- Everything you always wanted to know about redistricting* (*But were afraid to ask!) [PDF] by ACLU, April 2001, 33 pages in question and answer format
- The Impact of Redistricting in Your Community: A Guide to Redistricting, [PDF] by Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Educational Fund, Inc., and the National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium. 90 pages
- State Sites Related to Legislative Districts and Redistricting
- Chart of Constituents per State Legislative District
- Redistricting 2000 Population Deviation Table
- Outline of Redistricting Litigation the 1990s
- Outline of Redistricting Litigation the 2000s
- Redistricting in America, A State-by-State Analysis by the Rose Institute provides a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of legislative and congressional redistricting systems in each of the 50 states. "Redistricting in America" offers a behind-the-scenes look at the complex and ever-changing world of redistricting.
- Understanding Redistricting from WXXI in Rochester NY. Has explanations and links to other mapping and database resources.
- VoteLaw from Edward Still. "the intersection of political and law: redistricting campaign finance, the right to vote, election law administration and politicans in trouble.
- ElectionLaw Blog from Professor Rick Hasen. "The law of politics and the politics of law: election law, the California recall, campaign finance, legislation, voting rights, initiatives, redistricting"
Redistricting resources from the National Conference of State Legislators:
Other pages about redistricting:
Prison data of a Census 2000 vintage:
- State prison populations housed in local jails, private prisons, federal prisons and other state's prisons.
- Federal Prison Populations on May 12, 2000
- Populations in state, federal and private prisons on June 30, 2000
- Populations in local jails on June 30, 1999
National Academies
- Residence Rules in the Decennial Census National Academies Current Project Page
- Reengineering the 2010 Census: Risks and Challenges
- Planning the 2010 Census: Second Interim Report
- Proposed finding and recommendation [PDF] submitted to the Residence Rules in the Decennial Census Panel, at the National Academies, June 2, 2005, Prepared by Peter Wagner, Eric Lotke, and Andrew Beveridge
- Feasibility of using administrative records or personal surveys to enumerate people in correctional facilities [PDF], Peter Wagner and Eric Lotke (memorandum), December 6, 2004
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