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==Census questions== |
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The 1960 census collected the following information from all respondents:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://purl.org/net/nysl/nysdocs/9643270|title=Library Bibliography Bulletin 88, New York State Census Records, 1790-1925|pages = 46 (p. 52 of PDF)|date=October 1981|publisher=[[New York State Library]]| accessdate= |
The 1960 census collected the following information from all respondents:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://purl.org/net/nysl/nysdocs/9643270|title=Library Bibliography Bulletin 88, New York State Census Records, 1790-1925|pages = 46 (p. 52 of PDF)|date=October 1981|publisher=[[New York State Library]]| accessdate= December 15, 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090130004637/http://purl.org/net/nysl/nysdocs/9643270| archivedate= January 30, 2009| url-status= live}}</ref> |
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* address |
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* name |
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* relationship to head of household |
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==Data availability== |
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[[Microdata (statistics)|Microdata]] from the 1960 census are freely available through the [[Integrated Public Use Microdata Series]]. [[Aggregate data]] for small areas, together with electronic boundary files, can be downloaded from the [[National Historical Geographic Information System]]. Personally identifiable information will be available in 2032.<ref>{{Cite web|title = The "72-Year Rule" – History |
[[Microdata (statistics)|Microdata]] from the 1960 census are freely available through the [[Integrated Public Use Microdata Series]]. [[Aggregate data]] for small areas, together with electronic boundary files, can be downloaded from the [[National Historical Geographic Information System]]. Personally identifiable information will be available in 2032.<ref>{{Cite web|title = The "72-Year Rule" – History |url = https://www.census.gov/history/www/genealogy/decennial_census_records/the_72_year_rule_1.html|website = U.S. Census Bureau|access-date = October 26, 2015|language = en }}</ref> |
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==State rankings== |
==State rankings== |
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==City rankings== |
==City rankings== |
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! Rank !! City !! State !! Population<ref name=census1998>{{citation |title=Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990 |year=1998 |url=https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/1998/demo/POP-twps0027.html |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau }}</ref> !! [[List of regions of the United States#Census Bureau-designated regions and divisions|Region (2016)]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/econ/census/help/geography/regions_and_divisions.html |title=Regions and Divisions |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=September 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203020637/http://www.census.gov/econ/census/help/geography/regions_and_divisions.html |archive-date=December 3, 2016 |url-status=dead |
! Rank !! City !! State !! Population<ref name=census1998>{{citation |title=Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990 |year=1998 |url=https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/1998/demo/POP-twps0027.html |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau }}</ref> !! [[List of regions of the United States#Census Bureau-designated regions and divisions|Region (2016)]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/econ/census/help/geography/regions_and_divisions.html |title=Regions and Divisions |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=September 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203020637/http://www.census.gov/econ/census/help/geography/regions_and_divisions.html |archive-date=December 3, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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| 01 || [[New York City|New York]] || [[New York (state)|New York]] || 7,781,984 || [[Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)|Northeast]] |
| 01 || [[New York City|New York]] || [[New York (state)|New York]] || 7,781,984 || [[Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)|Northeast]] |
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| 100 || [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]] || [[North Carolina]] || 119,574 || [[Southern United States|South]] |
| 100 || [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]] || [[North Carolina]] || 119,574 || [[Southern United States|South]] |
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==Locations of 50 most populous cities== |
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==Notes== |
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Latest revision as of 01:39, 13 May 2024
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General information | ||
Country | United States | |
Results | ||
Total population | 179,323,175 ( 19%) | |
Most populous | New York 16,782,304 | |
Least populous | Alaska 226,167 |
The 1960 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 179,323,175, an increase of 19 percent over the 151,325,798 persons enumerated during the 1950 census. This was the first census in which all states recorded a population of over 200,000. This census's data determined the electoral votes for the 1964 and 1968 presidential elections. This was also the last census in which New York was the most populous state.
Census questions
[edit]The 1960 census collected the following information from all respondents:[1]
- address
- name
- relationship to head of household
- sex
- race
- age
- marital status
Approximately 25 percent of households received a "long form" of the 1960 census, which contained over 100 questions. Full documentation on the 1960 census, including census forms and a procedural history, is available from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series.
Data availability
[edit]Microdata from the 1960 census are freely available through the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series. Aggregate data for small areas, together with electronic boundary files, can be downloaded from the National Historical Geographic Information System. Personally identifiable information will be available in 2032.[2]
State rankings
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Rank | State | Population as of 1960 census |
Population as of 1950 census |
Change | Percent change |
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1 | New York | 16,782,304 | 14,830,192 | 1,952,112 | 13.2% |
2 | California | 15,717,204 | 10,586,223 | 5,130,981 | 48.5% |
3 | Pennsylvania | 11,319,366 | 10,498,012 | 821,354 | 7.8% |
4 | Illinois | 10,081,158 | 8,712,176 | 1,368,982 | 15.7% |
5 | Ohio | 9,706,397 | 7,946,627 | 1,759,770 | 22.1% |
6 | Texas | 9,579,677 | 7,711,194 | 1,868,483 | 24.2% |
7 | Michigan | 7,823,194 | 6,371,766 | 1,451,428 | 22.8% |
8 | New Jersey | 6,066,782 | 4,835,329 | 1,231,453 | 25.5% |
9 | Massachusetts | 5,148,578 | 4,690,514 | 458,064 | 9.8% |
10 | Florida | 4,951,560 | 2,771,305 | 2,180,255 | 78.7% |
11 | Indiana | 4,662,498 | 3,934,224 | 728,274 | 18.5% |
12 | North Carolina | 4,556,155 | 4,061,929 | 494,226 | 12.2% |
13 | Missouri | 4,319,813 | 3,954,653 | 365,160 | 9.2% |
14 | Virginia | 3,966,949 | 3,318,680 | 648,269 | 19.5% |
15 | Wisconsin | 3,951,777 | 3,434,575 | 517,202 | 15.1% |
16 | Georgia | 3,943,116 | 3,444,578 | 498,538 | 14.5% |
17 | Tennessee | 3,567,089 | 3,291,718 | 275,371 | 8.4% |
18 | Minnesota | 3,413,864 | 2,982,483 | 431,381 | 14.5% |
19 | Alabama | 3,266,740 | 3,061,743 | 204,997 | 6.7% |
20 | Louisiana | 3,257,022 | 2,683,516 | 573,506 | 21.4% |
21 | Maryland | 3,100,689 | 2,343,001 | 757,688 | 32.3% |
22 | Kentucky | 3,038,156 | 2,944,806 | 93,350 | 3.2% |
23 | Washington | 2,853,214 | 2,378,963 | 474,251 | 19.9% |
24 | Iowa | 2,757,537 | 2,621,073 | 136,464 | 5.2% |
25 | Connecticut | 2,535,234 | 2,007,280 | 527,954 | 26.3% |
26 | South Carolina | 2,382,594 | 2,117,027 | 265,567 | 12.5% |
27 | Oklahoma | 2,328,284 | 2,233,351 | 94,933 | 4.3% |
28 | Kansas | 2,178,611 | 1,905,299 | 273,312 | 14.3% |
29 | Mississippi | 2,178,141 | 2,178,914 | −773 | −0.0% |
30 | West Virginia | 1,860,421 | 2,005,552 | −145,131 | −7.2% |
31 | Arkansas | 1,786,272 | 1,909,511 | −123,239 | −6.5% |
32 | Oregon | 1,768,687 | 1,521,341 | 247,346 | 16.3% |
33 | Colorado | 1,753,947 | 1,325,089 | 428,858 | 32.4% |
34 | Nebraska | 1,411,330 | 1,325,510 | 85,820 | 6.5% |
35 | Arizona | 1,302,161 | 749,587 | 552,574 | 73.7% |
36 | Maine | 969,265 | 913,774 | 55,491 | 6.1% |
37 | New Mexico | 951,023 | 681,187 | 269,836 | 39.6% |
38 | Utah | 890,627 | 688,862 | 201,765 | 29.3% |
39 | Rhode Island | 859,488 | 791,896 | 67,592 | 8.5% |
— | District of Columbia | 763,956 | 802,178 | −38,222 | −4.8% |
40 | South Dakota | 680,514 | 652,740 | 27,774 | 4.3% |
41 | Montana | 674,767 | 591,024 | 83,743 | 14.2% |
42 | Idaho | 667,191 | 588,637 | 78,554 | 13.3% |
43 | Hawaii | 632,772 | 499,794 | 132,978 | 26.6% |
44 | North Dakota | 632,446 | 619,636 | 12,810 | 2.1% |
45 | New Hampshire | 606,921 | 533,242 | 73,679 | 13.8% |
46 | Delaware | 446,292 | 318,085 | 128,207 | 40.3% |
47 | Vermont | 389,881 | 377,747 | 12,134 | 3.2% |
48 | Wyoming | 330,066 | 290,529 | 39,537 | 13.6% |
49 | Nevada | 285,278 | 160,083 | 125,195 | 78.2% |
50 | Alaska | 226,167 | 128,643 | 97,524 | 75.8% |
— | United States | 179,323,175 | 151,325,798 | 27,997,377 | 18.5% |
City rankings
[edit]Locations of 50 most populous cities
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "Library Bibliography Bulletin 88, New York State Census Records, 1790-1925". New York State Library. October 1981. pp. 46 (p. 52 of PDF). Archived from the original on January 30, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
- ^ "The "72-Year Rule" – History". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ^ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, U.S. Census Bureau, 1998
- ^ "Regions and Divisions". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Historical Overview of the 1960 Census (US Census Bureau)
- 1961 U.S Census Report Contains 1960 census results