Sierra County Block Groups, Total Population (2010)

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The once-a-decade decennial census was conducted in April 2010 by the U.S. Census Bureau. This count of every resident in the United States was mandated by Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution and all households in the U.S. and individuals living in group quarters were required by law to respond to the 2010 Census questionnaire. The data collected by the decennial census determine the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives and is also used to distribute billions in federal funds to local communities. The questionnaire consisted of a limited number of questions but allowed for the collection of information on the number of people in the household and their relationship to the householder, an individual's age, sex, race and Hispanic ethnicity, the number of housing units and whether those units are owner- or renter-occupied, or vacant. The first wave of results for sub-state geographic areas in New Mexico was released on March 15, 2011, through the Redistricting Data (PL94-171) Summary File. This batch of data covers the state, counties, places (both incorporated and unincorporated communities), tribal lands, school districts, neighborhoods (census tracts and block groups), individual census blocks, and other areas. The Redistricting products provide counts by race and Hispanic ethnicity for the total population and the population 18 years and over, and housing unit counts by occupancy status. The 2010 Census Redistricting Data Summary File can be used to redraw federal, state and local legislative districts under Public Law 94-171. This is an important purpose of the file and, indeed, state officials use the Redistricting Data to realign congressional and state legislative districts in their states, taking into account population shifts since the 2000 Census. More detailed population and housing characteristics were released in the summer of 2011. The data in this particular RGIS Clearinghouse table is for all Block Groups in Sierra County. The table provides total counts population.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 FGDC-STD-001-1998.html http://gstore.unm.edu/apps/rgisarchive/datasets/805ed930-08ce-43e8-a4c1-f6de3fdd1aad/metadata/FGDC-STD-001-1998.html
57 dc10sierbg_totalpopulation.zip http://bber.unm.edu/fusion/dc10blockgroups/totalpopulation/dc10sierbg_totalpopulation.zip
57 dc10sierbg_totalpopulation.zip http://bber.unm.edu/fusion/dc10blockgroups/totalpopulation/dc10sierbg_totalpopulation.zip
57 dc10sierbg_totalpopulation.original.zip http://gstore.unm.edu/apps/rgisarchive/datasets/805ed930-08ce-43e8-a4c1-f6de3fdd1aad/dc10sierbg_totalpopulation.original.zip
55 FGDC-STD-001-1998.xml http://gstore.unm.edu/apps/rgisarchive/datasets/805ed930-08ce-43e8-a4c1-f6de3fdd1aad/metadata/FGDC-STD-001-1998.xml
57 dc10sierbg_totalpopulation.zip http://bber.unm.edu/fusion/dc10blockgroups/totalpopulation/dc10sierbg_totalpopulation.zip
55 ISO-19115:2003.xml http://gstore.unm.edu/apps/rgisarchive/datasets/805ed930-08ce-43e8-a4c1-f6de3fdd1aad/metadata/ISO-19115:2003.xml
21 ISO-19115:2003.html http://gstore.unm.edu/apps/rgisarchive/datasets/805ed930-08ce-43e8-a4c1-f6de3fdd1aad/metadata/ISO-19115:2003.html

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  • population
  • sierra county
  • block groups
  • decennial census
  • 2010 census

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