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United States Census Bureau

U.S. agency responsible for the census and related statistics
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United States Census Bureau
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Summary

United States Census Bureau is an United States federal agency[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of united states federal agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,427 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Field of work: census[3], statistics[4], United States census[5]
  • Notable work: 2020 United States Census[6], 2010 United States Census[7], 2000 United States Census[8], American Community Survey[9], United States Economic Census[10]
  • Member of: Association of Public Data Users[11]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Prince George's County[12], Maryland[13]
  • Country: United States[14]
  • Instance of: statistical service[15]
  • Main regulatory text: Title 13 of the United States Code[16]
  • Headquarters location: Suitland[17], Maryland[18]
  • Part of: Federal Statistical System of the United States[19]
  • Commons category: United States Census Bureau[20]
  • Review score: 4.0/5[21]
  • Website account on: Kahoot![22]
  • Inception: March 6, 1902[23]
  • Coordinate location: 38.8481685, -76.9277515[24]
  • Parent organization or unit: United States Department of Commerce[25]
  • Official website: https://www.census.gov[26]
  • Topic's main category: Category:United States Census Bureau[27]
  • Described at URL: https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/census-bureau[28], https://guides.loc.gov/industry-research/census-bureau[29]
  • Applies to jurisdiction: United States[30]
  • Web feed URL: https://www.census.gov/about/contact-us/feeds.html[31]
  • Employees: 4285[32]
  • External data available at URL: https://data.census.gov/[33], https://catalog.data.gov/dataset?q=bureauCode:%22006:07%22[34], https://censusreporter.org/[35]
  • Phone number: +1-301-763-4636[36], +1-800-923-8282[37]
  • Official name: U.S. Census Bureau[38]
  • Official blog URL: https://www.census.gov/newsroom/blogs.html[39]

Why It Matters

United States Census Bureau has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Works attributed to it include U.S. Census Bureau Staff Roster[42], a document[43], in United States[44], founded in 2023[45].

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  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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