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One of your assignments is to find age by sex data from 1940 through 2000. Most of this data is not available in an electronic format so we've compiled it in an excel spreadsheet for you. You will need to go to the American Factfinder to retrieve the 2000 data.

Population Age and Sex Tables 1940-1990

The need for a nationwide census arose after the Revolutionary War. It was necessary to determine the population of each state so that each could be taxed equitably, on the basis of the number of inhabitants residing in the state. A population count would also help to determine the number of Congressional Representatives each state would be allowed.

The first census of population and housing was published in 1790 and continues to be released every ten years. Plans are underway for the next census which will be in 2010.

This guide will introduce you to census terms and concepts, and will give you hands on practice finding census data at American FactFinder

Census 2000 Basics provides a good introduction to the 2000 Census. It includes information about the population and housing data included in the census, how the data is organized, and the geographic entities included.

Census 2000 Topics The briefs are a series of slide shows which focus on discussing the most important aspects of the topics, as well as exploring the geographic distribution of the subject matter.

American Factfinder
This presentation includes 18 slides and is designed to give novice users a quick overview of the various data concepts that the Census Bureau uses in conducting the decennial census.