Census Technology, Politics, and Institutional Change, 1790–2020.

The article focuses on the history of the United States (U.S.) census between 1790 and 2020. Topics include the data capture and processing technology for the U.S. census, the federal response to various technical challenges experienced over the centuries, and the political aspects of census demogra...

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Published in:	Journal of American History Vol. 107; no. 1; pp. 19 - 52
Main Authors:	Ruggles, Steven, Magnuson, Diana L
Format:	Article
Published:	Oxford University Press / USA Jun2020
Subjects:	United States census Technology & politics Census data processing Census > Social aspects Demographic surveys
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