Census 2010 and its impacts on libraries

Census
2010
and

Its
Impact
on
Libraries

Michael
Howser

Connec;cut
State
Data
Center
Coordinator/

Undergraduate
Educa;on
&
GIS
Librarian

Connecticut State Data Center &
Map and Geographic Information Center - MAGIC

According
to
the
2010
Census,
what

Connec;cut
Town/City
has
the

Largest
Popula;on?


According
to
the
2010
Census,
what

town
in
Connec;cut
has
the
smallest

popula;on?


What
is
the

Connec;cut
State
Data
Center?

•  Connec;cut’s
Census
Bureau

Liaison

•  Part
of
the
Na;onal
Data

Center
Network

•  Assists
public
with
accessing

Census
Data

•  Provides
custom
data

resources
for
Connec;cut

•  Funded
by
Oﬃce
of
Policy
and

Management

ctsdc.uconn.edu


What
is
MAGIC?

•  University
of
Connec;cut

Libraries
Map
and
Geographic

Informa;on
Center
–
MAGIC

•  Over
220,000
print
maps

•  Historical
Aerial
Photography

for
Connec;cut

•  Provides
digi;zed
maps
and

aerial
photography
in
full-‐
quality
TIFF
format
for

download
–
FREE!

magic.lib.uconn.edu


Connec;cut
State
Data
Center
+

MAGIC
=
Data
&
Maps

•  Connec;cut
State
Data

Center
moved
to
MAGIC

in
October
2010

•  Collabora;on
combines

GIS
and
Mapping

technology
with
Census

data!

•  Custom
datasets
are

digitally
preserved

ctsdc.uconn.edu/maps.html


Who
is
MAGIC
and
the

Connec;cut
State
Data
Center

Library
Staﬀ
Undergraduate
Students

•  Steve
Ba^
•  Thomas
Bachant

•  Michael
Howser
•  Will
Carnes

•  Bill
Miller
•  Joel
Cintron

•  Steven
Daniels

Graduate
Students
•  Tia
Hogan

•  Jeﬀrey
Dunn
•  Anna
Kuziara

•  Jie
Lin
•  Adrian
Sonnenschein

•  Josh
Strunk


2010
Census
Quick
Facts

•  Just
over
72%
of
U.S.

Households
mailed
back

their
forms
(same
as
2000)

•  48
million
addresses
were

followed
up

•  2010
Census
was
$1.6

Billion
under
budget!


2010
Census
Timeline

•  December
2010
–
Na;onal

Popula;on

•  Feb
-‐

March
2011
–

Redistric;ng
Data
Released

•  May
2011
–
Demographic

Proﬁles
Released

•  June
–
Aug
2011
–

Summary
File
1
Released

•  December
2011
–

Summary
File
2
Released


December
21,
2010


2010
Winners
and
Losers

Increase
in
House
Seats

•  Texas
(+4),
Florida
(+2),

Arizona
(+1),
Georgia
(+1),

Nevada
(+1),
South
Carolina
(+1),

Utah
(+1),
Washington
(+1)

Decrease
in
House
Seats

•  Ohio
(-‐2),
New
York
(-‐2),

Illinois
(-‐1),
Iowa
(-‐1),

Louisiana
(-‐1),
Massachuse^s

(-‐1),
Michigan
(-‐1),

New
Jersey
(-‐1),
Pennsylvania
(-‐1)


What
is
Appor;onment?

•  Each
state
has
at
least

one
representa;ve
in
the

House
of
Representa;ves

•  435
Total
Seats
available

•  States
ranked
by

Popula;on
to
provide

equal
representa;on
per

person

•  Representa;on
based
on

Decennial
Census
youtube.com/watch?v=RUCnb5_HZc0

Popula;on
Counts


2010
U.S.
Census
Reappor;onment

(Public
Law
94-‐171)
Data

2010.census.gov/2010census/data/


Redistric;ng
Data
–
State
by
State

Released
by
April
1,
2011

•  Total
Popula;on

•  Race
(White,
Black
or
African
American,

American
Indian
and
Alaska
Na;ve,
Asian,

Na;ve
Hawaiian
and
Other
Paciﬁc
Islander,

Some
other
Race)

•  Ethnicity
(Hispanic
or
La;no)

•  Vo;ng
Age
(18+
years
of
age)

•  Housing
Data
(Occupancy
and
Vacancy)


U.S.
Popula;on
Snapshot

2000
2010

Total
Popula;on
281,421,906
308,745,538
(+9.7%)

White
211,460,626
223,553,265
(+5.7%)

Black
or
African
American
34,658,190
38,929,319
(12.3%)

American
Indian
&
Alaska
Na;ve
2,475,956
2,932,248
(18.4%)

Asian
10,242,998
14,674,252
(43.3%)

Na;ve
Hawaiian
and
Other
Paciﬁc
Islander
398,835
540,013
(35.4%)

Some
Other
Race
15,359,073
19,107,368
(24.4%)

Hispanic
or
La;no
35,305,818
50,477,594
(43%)


Connec;cut
Redistric;ng
Data

•  Released
March
9,
2011
@
2:00pm

•  Includes:

–  State

–  Congressional
District

–  County

–  Town

–  Tract

–  Block
Group

–  Block


2010
U.S.
Census
Data
-‐
Connec;cut

2000
2010

Total
Popula;on
3,405,565
3,574,097
(+4.9%)

White
2,780,355
2,772,410
(-‐0.3%)

Black
or
African
American
309,843
362,296
(16.9%)

American
Indian
&
Alaska
Na;ve
9,639
11,256
(16.8%)

Asian
82,313
135,565
(64.7%)

Na;ve
Hawaiian
and
Other
Paciﬁc
Islander
1,366
1,428
(4.5%)

Some
Other
Race
147,201
198,466
(34.8%)

Hispanic
or
La;no
320,323
479,087
(49.6%)


Want
to
Explore
the
2010
data?

•  For
Connec;cut
Data
Visit
ctsdc.uconn.edu


2010
&
2000
Connec;cut

Town
Data
Viewer

ctsdc.uconn.edu


According
to
the
2010
Census,
what

Connec;cut
Town/City
had
the

Largest
Percent
of
Increase
in

Popula;on?


Exploring
Na;onal
Data

•  New
York
Times
2010
Census
Map

projects.ny;mes.com/census/2010/map


Custom
Data
Sets:

American
FactFinder2

•  2010
Census
Data
will
be
available
in
the
New

American
FactFinder
(facvinder2.census.gov)


Libraries
and
the
2010
Census

•  Become
familiar
with
the
new
American

FactFinder

•  If
you
need
help
the
Connec;cut
State
Data

Center
is
here
to
help!


American
Community
Survey


What
is
the
American
Community

Survey?

•  American
Community
Survey
(ACS)

–  “yearly
census”
–
survey
of
popula;on
each
year

–  Includes
14-‐17
pages
of
ques;ons

–  In-‐depth
ques;ons

–  Takes
the
place
of
Decennial
Long
Form

–  Includes
a
1,
3,
and
5
year
dataset


Visualizing
the
ACS
5
Year
Data

projects.ny;mes.com/census/2010/explorer


ACS
Custom
Data
Download

•  American
FactFinder
(facvinder.census.gov)


Sta;s;cal
Abstracts

An
Opportunity
for
Libraries?


Sta;s;cal
Abstracts:
End
of
An
Era

•  Publica;on
ceases
in

2012

•  Combines
government

sta;s;cs
into
one

product

•  Great
place
to
explore

what
data
is
available


Next
Steps
for
Libraries?

•  Do
we
try
to
create
this
type
of
resource
for

each
state?

•  Do
we
create
a
website
that
points
users
to

the
sources
of
data?

•  What
is
the
role
of
libraries
and
providing

access
to
data?


Is
this
a
Wright
Brothers
moment
for
libraries?


Stay
Current…
Follow
Us

ctsdc.uconn.edu


Ques;ons?

Special
Thanks

•  Connec;cut
Oﬃce
of
Policy
and
Management

•  Na;onal
Endowment
for
the
Humani;es

•  On
the
Line:
How
schooling,
housing,
and
civil
rights
shaped

Harvord
and
its
suburbs

•  UConn
Department
of
Geography
&
Center
for
Popula;on
Research

•  UConn
Libraries
Digital
Projects
Team,
Directors
Council,

Informa;on
Technology
Services,
Planning
Team,
and

Undergraduate
Educa;on
Team


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