The U.S. Census counts every resident in the United States. It is mandated by Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution and takes place every 10 years. The data collected by the decennial census determine the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives and is also used to distribute billions in federal funds to local communities.
The 2010 Census represented the most massive participation movement ever witnessed in our country. Approximately 74 percent of the households returned their census forms by mail; the remaining households were counted by census workers walking neighborhoods throughout the United States.
Census data is used in a variety of ways: to advocate for causes, rescue disaster victims, prevent diseases, research markets, locate pools of skilled workers and more. In fact, the information the Census collects helps to determine how more than $400 billion dollars of federal funding each year is spent on infrastructure and services like:
- Hospitals
- Job training centers
- Schools
- Senior centers
- Bridges, tunnels and other-public works projects
- Emergency services
Following the 1970, 1980 and 1990 Census, the Cornell University Department of Development Sociology (Rural Sociology then) produced a series of booklets, one for each county, in which selected key population and housing statistics were compiled along with some interpretive text. These booklets and materials were quite widely sought and used. The Program on Applied Demographics (PAD) has been commissioned by Cornell Cooperative Extension Administration to produce profiles containing key population, housing and economic information for each county. The complete Jefferson County Profile for 2013 can be found here.
What is the American Community Survey?
What is the difference between the American Community Survey and the 2010 Census?
What is a Census Designated Place?
Maps
Percent Population Change by Town.pdf
Population Density by Town.pdf
Percent Seasonal Housing of Total Housing by Town.pdf
Percent Change of Housing Units by Town - 2010.pdf
Population Tables
Town Population Growth 1990-2010 (alphabetical).pdf
Town Population Growth 1990-2010 (ranked by % change).pdf
Village Population 1950-2010 .pdf
Village Population Growth 1990-2010 (alphabetical).pdf
Village Population Growth 1990-2010 (ranked by % change).pdf
Census Designated Places Population Growth 1950-2010 (alphabetical).pdf
Village and City Population by Race.pdf
Census Designated Places Population by Race.pdf
Town Population by Age- Females.pdf
Town Population by Age- Males.pdf
Village Population by Age- Females.pdf
Village Population by Age- Males.pdf
Census Designated Place Population by Age- Females.pdf
Census Designated Place Population by Age- Males.pdf
Housing Unit Tables
Villages and City Housing Units - 2010.pdf
Census Designated Places Housing Units - 2010.pdf
Town Seasonal Housing Units - 2010.pdf
Villages and City Seasonal Housing Units - 2010.pdf
Census Designated Places Seasonal Housing Units - 2010.pdf
Town Group Quarters Population 2010.pdf
Village and City Group Quarters Population 2010.pdf
Census Designated Places Group Quarters Population 2010.pdf
Land Area Tables
Town Land Area and Density 2010.pdf
Village and City Land Area and Density 2010.pdf
Census Designated Places Land Area and Density 2010.pdf
