What is the census atlas of the United States?
The Census Bureau recently published the Census Atlas of the United States. The atlas is the first comprehensive atlas of population and housing produced by the Census Bureau since the 1920s. It contains nearly 800 maps covering topics such as language and ancestry characteristics, housing patterns and the geographic distribution of the population.
What data is in this section of the census?
The data in this section contains census blocks, census block groups, census tracts, census places, census counties, and the state boundary from the Census Bureau.
What is the census 2020 Atlas?
This atlas is considered the second "electronic" version that complements the series of atlases issued by the Planning and Statistics Authority, as this atlas provides an analysis of the results of the Census 2020, comparing them with previous years, and interpreting them geographically through thematic maps.
What was the first map produced for the census?
The first map produced for the census was drawn using results from 1850. Superintendent J.D.B. DeBow included, in a census report, a map that divided the territory of the United States into four broad regions, based on river drainage basins.