Topic: Census
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Charts
Infographic of the Day: The Top 5 U.S. Cities in 1940 vs. 2010
The Census Bureau is getting ready for the release of all the forms from its 1940 count.
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America's Growing Urban Footprint
Census figures show widespread increases in the square mileage of urbanized areas in the U.S.
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Canada Shifts West
New census figures show population dominance moving away from the east.
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Ignoring Canada’s Minorities in Police Statistics
A new study finds that a majority of police agencies don’t track race in immigrant-rich country.
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Urban Wonk
So Are People Moving Back to the City or Not?
A new analysis shows downtown cores are gaining population, but the numbers are still up for debate
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Maps
Suburbia: Land of Immigrants
Foreign-born populations in the U.S. are spreading out across the country, settling in suburbs and smaller cities
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Charts
Why American Commute Times Are Difficult to Compare to Other Countries
In one recent survey the U.S. has relatively short commutes; in another, they're relatively long
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Maps
The Geography of Same-Sex Couples
Revised census figures reveal the cities with the most same-sex households
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Democracy in America
How Happy Are You With Your City? Somerville Finds Out
Boston suburb asks its citizens to rate their happiness
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A Better Way to Measure Poverty
New York's leading the way on incorporating geography into poverty measures, and the federal government's not far behind
