Category Archives: 2010 Census

Spring 2011 Workshops

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The Map and Geographic Information Center and the Connecticut State Data Center have teamed up with various partners to offer a series of workshops for the Spring Semester. Included below is a listing of workshops available that are free for faculty, staff, students, and the public to attend. Be sure to register quickly as these workshops fill up fast.

GIS for Social Sciences: Introduction

Are you interested in learning how to harness the power of GIS software to create maps using social science data? This workshop will provide participants with an overview of using ESRI’s ArcGIS software, locating boundary files, joining datasets, and creating a map based on social science data.

This workshop is sponsored by the Center for Population Research.

Friday 02/11/11 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM [Register for this workshop]

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Friday 02/11/11 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM [Register for this workshop]

GIS for Social Sciences: Advanced

Are you interested in converting your social sciences data from data to a dynamic display of charts and maps? This workshop provides participants a hands-on experience with mapping social sciences data, reprojecting data, exploring spatial data analysis tools, and creating a map for use in a presentation, publication, or in class.

This workshop is sponsored by the Center for Population Research.

Friday 02/25/11 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM [Register for this workshop]

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Friday 02/25/11 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM [Register for this workshop]

The Status of Hispanic Americans in the first decade of the 21st Century

With the conclusion of the decennial US Census, new data about the Hispanic American population in the United States will be released in the coming months. This workshop aims to teach attendees how to access and utilize the wealth of information available from the US Census website. Participants will also explore the American Community Survey (an annual survey that tracks such variables such as Education, Employment, Language, Origins, Race and Ethnicity, etc.). The workshop will also highlight the differences between the decennial and the American Community Survey, explore statistical data and mapping tools for using Census data to help us determine the status of Hispanic Americans in the first decade of this new century. Space is limited so sign up now!

This workshop is sponsored by the Institute of Puerto Rican and Latinos Studies (PRLS), and ALFAS (Association of Latino/a Faculty and Staff), and the UConn Libraries.

Friday 04/01/11 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM [Register for this workshop]

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Friday 04/13/11 from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM [Register for this workshop]

US Census – New American FactFinder Released

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“Simpler Path to 2010 Census Data,” Census Bureau Director Groves Says

American FactFinder Undergoes Major Upgrade

     The U.S. Census Bureau debuts a reinvented American FactFinder today, making online access to 2010 Census data — and many more statistics — easier than ever
     The new American FactFinder offers a fresh look, new tools and easier access to a wide range of Census Bureau statistics. Online today, you will find population estimates for 2008 and earlier years and findings from the 2000 Census. When fully implemented, the new FactFinder is projected to have about 250 billion data cells in more than 40,000 tables.
    “Our goal is to give users a simpler path to 2010 Census data,” said Census Bureau Director Robert Groves. “With this new and improved incarnation of the American FactFinder, the American people will be able to really understand the value of their participation and learn from it.”
    The 2010 Census form was one of the shortest in our lifetime, asking just 10 questions and taking about 10 minutes to complete. After conducting a census intended to be so easy for every household, the next step was making the results easy to access.
    “By April 1, the American people will have 2010 Census data for more than 9 million census blocks and more than 74,000 census tracts across the country right at their fingertips,” Groves said.
    The launch of this revamped tool was timed for the release, starting in February, of local-level 2010 Census data on race, Hispanic origin and the voting-age population that state governments use to redraw the boundaries of their congressional and state legislative districts. Eventually, it will also be the primary means of accessing data from other major data sets, such as the American Community Survey, the economic census and population estimates.
    Users should note that American Community Survey, 2007 Economic Census and other economic survey data are not in the new version of American FactFinder at the present. These data sets can be accessed from the American FactFinder homepage and will be loaded to the new American FactFinder during the coming year.
    The Census Bureau plans to run the new and old versions of American FactFinder in parallel until fall 2011. You can access 2009 American Community Survey and 2007 Economic Census data from the old system until the conversion has been made.
    Among the enhanced features and functions of the new version are:
  • A more robust, powerful search engine, making searches for statistics simpler and more topic-driven. Users can select predefined topics, geographies, population groups or industry codes and then quickly obtain search results, including tables to view or download.
  • Enhanced table manipulation features, allowing users to quickly modify a table, permitting them to show or hide rows or columns, collapse or expand groups of data in the table, rearrange the rows and columns, sort rows in ascending and descending order, and filter rows of a table.
  • Advanced mapping capabilities, permitting users to see geographic patterns in the data by viewing the data on a map, manipulating the map with a zoom tool and personalizing the map by changing colors, displaying boundaries and features, and adding points or text to the map.
  • Enhanced address search functions, allowing users to enter a street address and see all the data available for that area.

First 2010 Census Results – Population by State

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The first population data from the 2010 Census data has been released which provides population by state data. This data is critical to the apportionment process, where the 435 seats within the United State House of Representatives are divided among the 50 states to provide equal representation, based on population. Based upon the 2010 Census Population data, the following map generated by the US Census Bureau provides a national picture of the number of congressional seats gained, lost, or unchanged for each state.

Connecticut Data
Based upon the 2010 Census data released on December 21, 2010, Connecticut’s population as of April 1, 2010 was 3,574,097 an increase of 4.9% from April 1, 2000 (3,405,565). Utilizing this data, the number of representatives for Connecticut in the House of Representatives will remain steady at 5 representatives.
National Data Highlights
While the number of representatives from Connecticut will remain steady, other states will experience gains/losses in the number of representatives provided by their state in the House of Representatives. Included below is a quick listing of states that gained and lost seats:

State Seats State Seats
Arizona +1 Illinois -1
Florida +2 Iowa -1
Georgia +1 Louisiana -1
Nevada +1 Massachusetts -1
South Carolina +1 Michigan -1
Texas +4 Missouri -1
Utah +1 New Jersey -1
Washington +1 New York -2
Ohio -2
Pennsylvania -1
To view each dataset released on December 21, 2010 by the United States Census Bureau click the following links:

Table 1. Apportionment Population and Number of Representatives, by State: 2010 Census [ Excel | PDF ]
Table 2. Resident Population of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico: 2010 Census [ Excel| PDF ]
Table 3. Overseas Population of the 50 States and the District of Columbia: 2010 Census [ Excel | PDF ]
Table 4: Resident Population of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico: 2010 Census and Census 2000 [ Excel | PDF ]
Table 5: Resident Population of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico: 2010 Census and Census 2000 [ Excel | PDF ]
What is Apportionment?
To learn more about the apportionment process, view the following video produced by the U.S. Census bureau:




Want to learn more about how the population has changed by state over time? The following interactive map includes population change, population density, and apportionment data from 1910 to 2010 by state. This interactive map provides a streamlined visualization of changes in population distribution throughout the United States over time.