1970 United States Census - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia a.new,#quickbar a.new{color:#ba0000} /* cache key: enwiki:resourceloader:filter:minify-css:4:f2a9127573a22335c2a9102b208c73e7 */ if ( window.mediaWiki ) { mw.config.set({"wgCanonicalNamespace": "", "wgCanonicalSpecialPageName": false, "wgNamespaceNumber": 0, "wgPageName": "1970_United_States_Census", "wgTitle": "1970 United States Census", "wgCurRevisionId": 443168124, "wgArticleId": 4595410, "wgIsArticle": true, "wgAction": "view", "wgUserName": null, "wgUserGroups": ["*"], "wgCategories": ["1970 in the United States", "Decennial federal censuses of the United States", "United States government stubs", "United States history stubs"], "wgBreakFrames": false, "wgRestrictionEdit": [], "wgRestrictionMove": [], "wgSearchNamespaces": [0], "wgFlaggedRevsParams": {"tags": {"status": {"levels": 1, "quality": 2, "pristine": 3}}}, "wgStableRevisionId": null, "wgVectorEnabledModules": {"collapsiblenav": true, "collapsibletabs": true, "editwarning": true, "expandablesearch": false, "footercleanup": false, "sectioneditlinks": false, "simplesearch": true, "experiments": true}, "wgWikiEditorEnabledModules": {"toolbar": true, "dialogs": true, "hidesig": true, "templateEditor": false, "templates": false, "preview": false, "previewDialog": false, "publish": false, "toc": false}, "wgTrackingToken": "ad62755bcbb4f950e246b4418b8e44b5", "wikilove-recipient": "", "wikilove-edittoken": "+\\", "wikilove-anon": 0, "mbEditToken": "+\\", "Geo": {"city": "", "country": ""}, "wgNoticeProject": "wikipedia"}); } if ( window.mediaWiki ) { mw.loader.load(["mediawiki.page.startup"]); } 1970 United States Census From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search The Nineteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 203,392,031, an increase of 13.4 percent over the 179,323,175 persons enumerated during the 1960 Census. Contents 1 Data availability 2 State rankings 3 Conclusions 4 Notes 5 External links Data availability Microdata from the 1970 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. These data were originally created and disseminated by DUALabs. State rankings 1970 U.S. State Population Rankings (Resident population) Rank State Population 1 California 19,953,134 2 New York 18,241,266 3 Pennsylvania 11,793,909 4 Texas 11,196,730 5 Illinois 11,113,976 6 Ohio 10,652,017 7 Michigan 8,875,083 8 New Jersey 7,168,164 9 Florida 6,789,443 10 Massachusetts 5,689,170 11 Indiana 5,193,669 12 North Carolina 5,082,059 13 Missouri 4,677,399 14 Virginia 4,648,494 15 Georgia 4,589,575 16 Wisconsin 4,417,933 17 Tennessee 3,924,164 18 Maryland 3,922,399 19 Minnesota 3,805,069 20 Louisiana 3,643,180 21 Alabama 3,444,165 22 Washington 3,409,169 23 Kentucky 3,219,311 24 Connecticut 3,032,217 25 Iowa 2,825,041 26 South Carolina 2,590,516 27 Oklahoma 2,559,253 28 Kansas 2,249,071 29 Mississippi 2,216,912 30 Colorado 2,207,259 31 Oregon 2,091,385 32 Arkansas 1,923,295 33 Arizona 1,772,482 34 West Virginia 1,744,237 35 Nebraska 1,483,791 36 Utah 1,059,273 37 New Mexico 1,016,000 38 Maine 993,663 39 Rhode Island 949,723 40 Hawaii 769,913 x District of Columbia 756,510 41 New Hampshire 737,681 42 Idaho 713,008 43 Montana 694,409 44 South Dakota 666,257 45 North Dakota 617,761 46 Delaware 548,104 47 Nevada 488,738 48 Vermont 444,732 49 Wyoming 332,416 50 Alaska 302,173 Conclusions California took over as the most populous state, New York had previously been ranked number one. While the entire country increased to more than 204 million persons, four states lost population with West Virginia leading the list, down 8 and a half percent from 1960.1 Notes ^ http://www.upi.com/Audio/Year_in_Review/Events-of-1970/Apollo-13/12303235577467-2/#title "1970 Year in Review, UPI.com". Accessed 2009-04-08. Archived 2009-05-04. External links Historic US Census data 1971 U.S Census Report, with estimated 1970 Census results 1970 Census of Population (1972), Table A v · d · eUnited States Censuses (Census Bureau) 1790 • 1800 • 1810 • 1820 • 1830 • 1840 • 1850 • 1860 • 1870 • 1880 • 1890 1900 • 1910 • 1920 • 1930 • 1940 • 1950 • 1960 • 1970 • 1980 • 1990 • 2000 • 2010 This United States government-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · d · e    This article relating to the history of the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · d · e

African Immigrants in the United States
The US Census Bureau defines the foreign born as individuals ... In terms of earlier arrivals, 13.7 percent of African-born immigrants came to the United States between 1980 and 1989, 6.5 percent between 1970 and 1979, and just 3.2 percent prior to 1970.
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2011,0929-mccabe.shtm


Strange Facts about America’s ‘Poor’
This morning, the Census Bureau announced that ... called “Understanding Poverty in the United States”: ● Eighty percent of poor households have air conditioning. By contrast, in 1970, only 36 percent of the entire U.S. population enjoyed ...
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/277040/strange-facts-about-america-s-poor-robert-rector


Ohio: Children’s Hospitals Expanded Even As Number Of Kids In State Declined
Cleveland, OH, United States (KaiserHealth ... s hospitals are expanding. Since 1970, the number of children under the age of 18 has plummeted by one million, to 2.7 million, according to Census data and the Ohio Department of Development.
http://gantdaily.com/2011/09/26/ohio-childrens-hospitals-expanded-even-as-number-of-kids-in-state-declined/


Rick Perry's Newest Problem: His Fond Memories of "Niggerhead" and Growing Up in a Sundown Town
In 1950, the census counted about 900 black residents out of a population ... or stand vexed by the intergenerational wealth gap in the United States, part of the answer lies in American Apartheid. Sundown towns were a key part of the Racial ...
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/10/02/1022159/-Rick-Perrys-Newest-Problem:-His-Fond-Memories-of-Niggerhead-and-Growing-Up-in-a-Sundown-Town-


Less marriage in Gaston in 2010
Married couples with children accounted for barely more than one in five U.S. households in 2008, less than half their share in 1970 ... households in the United States,” Frey wrote in his “Coverage of the 2010 U.S. Census” report.
http://www.gastongazette.com/articles/gaston-61410-marriage-couples.html


The Top 100 Statistics About The Collapse Of The Economy That Every American Voter Should Know
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http://www.prisonplanet.com/the-top-100-statistics-about-the-collapse-of-the-economy-that-every-american-voter-should-know.html


U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for October 5
Profile America is in its 15th year as a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau. Sources:  Chase's Calendar of Events 2011, p. 500 www.dicktracymuseum.com Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970, p. 809 Statistical ...
http://www.sunherald.com/2011/10/04/3484813/us-census-bureau-daily-feature.html


Black Kos, Tuesday's Chile
The majority of the United State’s population that identifies itself as black or African American is concentrated in the southern states, according to a new report by the Census Bureau ... Migration from 1910 to 1970. "African Americans ...
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/10/04/1022376/-Black-Kos,-Tuesdays-Chile


U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for September 28
And in 1970, the first NFL Monday night ... its 15th year as a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau. Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2011, p. 473, 485 Statistical Abstract of the United States 2011, t. 1243 Profile America is produced ...
http://newsblaze.com/story/2011092721020200003.pnw/topstory.html


Judy Loy: Is the American Dream Dead or Just Taking a Nap?
The latest data from the Census Bureau are discouraging ... This statistic shows a troubling trend in the United States. In 1970, the Gini was .394; then, in 1990, .428; and, finally, in 2008, the Gini for the U.S. reached .466. Thus, income inequality ...
http://www.statecollege.com/news/columns/judy-loy-is-the-american-dream-dead-or-just-taking-a-nap-886116/