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Dane gospodarcze · 11.06.1996

Census Designated Place (CDP) Program for Census 2000Proposed Criteria

Census designated places (CDPs) are statistical geographic entities, defined in conjunction with each decennial census, consisting of a closely settled, locally recognized concentration of population that is identified by name. The Census Bureau uses CDPs to tabulate and disseminate information about several thousand localities that otherwise would not be identified as places in decennial census data products. Although not as numerous as incorporated places, CDPs have been important geographic entities since the Census Bureau first introduced them for the 1950 census. In 1990, more than 29 million people in the United States lived in CDPs. To determine the inventory of CDPs, the Census Bureau offers a program to local participants, such as American Indian tribal officials and state-designated agencies, whereby they can update the list and geographic definition of CDPs defined during the previous census, and suggest new CDPs according to criteria developed and promulgated by the Census Bureau. The Census Bureau then reviews the resulting CDP suggestions for conformance with these criteria. As the first step in this process, the Census Bureau is requesting comments on its proposed cr

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