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Mapping Census 2000:
The Geography of U.S. Diversity is an atlas of the
American people. It presents in dramatic, graphic fashion a key set
of data from Census 2000, that once-a-decade head count of all U.S.
residents.
This data shows the degree to which this nation of immigrants has
become more ethnically and racially diverse than ever before. Its
281,421,906 residents possess a collective heritage that links them
-- and the nation -- to virtually every corner of planet earth.
And nothing illustrates such changes better than maps.
Using the latest geographic information technology (GIS) from ESRI,
cartographers Cynthia A. Brewer and Trudy A. Suchan have taken
Census 2000 data and assembled an atlas of maps that
illustrates the new American diversity in rich and vivid
detail.
Several aspects make Census 2000 an especially fascinating data
resource. This most recent census included new and expanded
categories of racial and ethnic identity by which residents could
accurately identify themselves. In addition, 2000 was the first
time that residents were allowed to identify themselves as
belonging to multiple ethnic categories, resulting in a new and
more accurate portrait of the population. And residents of Hispanic
origin, one of the most important and fastest-growing demographic
groups in the country, could identify themselves in new ways.
The result is an atlas of America and of Americans that is notable
both for its comprehensiveness and for its precision.
About the
authors:
Cynthia A.
Brewer is an associate
professor in the Department of Geography at The Pennsylvania State
University, where she teaches introductory cartography and map
design courses and advises graduate students working in
cartography. She has worked as a map and atlas design consultant
for the U.S. Census Bureau, National Cancer Institute, National
Center for Health Statistics, and National Park Service. She is the
co-author of Mapping
Census 2000: The Geography of U.S. Diversity, and author of Designing
Better Maps.
Trudy A.
Suchan is a geographer in the
Population Division of the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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