[United States Government Manual]
[May 31, 1996]
[Pages 152-154]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



Bureau of the Census

[For the Bureau of the Census statement of organization, see the Federal 
Register of Sept. 16, 1975, 40 FR 42765]

The Bureau of the Census was established as a permanent office by act of 
March 6, 1902 (32 Stat. 51). The major functions of the Bureau are 
authorized by the Constitution, which provides that a census of 
population shall be taken every 10 years, and by laws codified as title 
13 of the United States Code. The law also provides that the information 
collected by the Bureau from individual persons, households, or 
establishments be kept strictly confidential and be used only for 
statistical purposes.
    The principal functions of the Bureau include:
    --decennial censuses of population and housing;
    --quinquennial censuses of agriculture, State and local governments, 
manufacturers, mineral industries, distributive trades, construction 
industries, and transportation;
    --current surveys that provide information on many of the subjects 
covered in the censuses at monthly, quarterly, annual, or other 
intervals;
    --compilation of current statistics on U.S. foreign trade, including 
data on imports, exports, and shipping;
    --special censuses at the request and expense of States and local 
government units;
    --publication of estimates and projections of the population;
    --publication of current data on population and housing 
characteristics; and
    --current reports on manufacturing, retail and wholesale trade, 
services, construction, imports and exports, State and local government 
finances and employment, and other subjects.
    The Bureau makes available statistical results of its censuses, 
surveys, and other programs to the public through printed reports, 
computer tape, CD-ROM's, the

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Internet, and other media and prepares special tabulations sponsored and 
paid for by data users. It also produces statistical compendia, 
catalogs, guides, and directories that are useful in locating 
information on specific subjects. Upon request, the Bureau makes 
searches of decennial census records and furnishes certificates to 
individuals for use as evidence of age, relationship, or place of birth. 
A fee is charged for searches.

                                    Field Organization--Bureau of the Census                                    
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                            Office                                                  Address                     
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REGIONAL OFFICES:                                                                                               
                                                                                                                
  ATLANTA--Alabama, Florida, Georgia (all counties), South     Suite 3200, 101 Marietta St. NW., Atlanta, GA    
   Carolina (counties of Aiken and Edgefield), Tennessee (all   30303-2700                                      
   counties except Fayette, Hardeman, Mcnairy, Shelby, and                                                      
   Tipton), and Virginia (counties of Bristol City, Scott,                                                      
   and Washington)                                                                                              
                                                                                                                
  BOSTON--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,    Suite 310, 2 Copley Pl., P.O. Box 9108, Boston,  
   New York (counties of Albany, Allegany, Broome,              MA 02117-9108                                   
   Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chanango,                                                          
   Clinton, Cortland, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesse,                                                   
   Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston,                                                    
   Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga,                                                      
   Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, St. Lawrence,                                                           
   Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca,                                                          
   Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Warren, Washington, Wayne,                                                         
   Wyoming, and Yates), Rhode Island, and Vermont (all                                                          
   counties)                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                
  CHARLOTTE--District of Columbia, Indiana (counties of        Suite 106, 901 Center Park Dr., Charlotte, NC    
   Clark, Floyd, Harrison, and Scott), Kentucky (all counties   28217-2935                                      
   except Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant,                                                            
   Harrison, Henderson, Pendleton, and Robertson), Maryland                                                     
   (counties of Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery,                                                        
   Prince Georges, and St. Mary's), North Carolina (all                                                         
   counties), Ohio (Lawrence County), South Carolina (all                                                       
   counties except Aiken and Edgefield), Virginia (all                                                          
   counties except Bristol City, Scott, and Washington), and                                                    
   West Virginia (counties of Boone, Cabell, Lincoln, Logan,                                                    
   McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Wayne, and Wyoming)                                                                 
                                                                                                                
  CHICAGO--Illinois (all counties except Clinton, Jersey,      Suite 5501, 2255 Enterprise Dr., Westchester, IL 
   Madison, Monroe, and St. Claire), Indiana (all counties      60154-5800                                      
   except Clark, Dearborn, Floyd, Harrison, Ohio, and Scott),                                                   
   Iowa (Scott County), and Kentucky (Henderson County)                                                         
                                                                                                                
  DALLAS--Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico,        Suite 210, 6303 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX    
   Oklahoma (counties of Bryan, Le Flore, McCurtain, and        75235-5269                                      
   Sequoyah), Tennessee (counties of Fayette, Hardeman,                                                         
   Mcnairy, Shelby, and Tipton), and Texas                                                                      
                                                                                                                
  DENVER--Arizona, Colorado, Iowa (Pottawattamie County),      P.O. Box 272020, 6900 W. Jefferson Ave., Denver, 
   Kansas (all counties except Allen, Atchison, Bourbon,        CO 80227-9020                                   
   Crawford, Douglas, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson,                                                    
   Leavenworth, Linn, Miami, Neosho, Osage, Shawnee, and                                                        
   Wyandotte), Montana (all counties), Nebraska (all counties                                                   
   except Dakota), North Dakota (all counties except Cass),                                                     
   Oklahoma (all counties except Bryan, LeFlore, McCurtain,                                                     
   and Sequoyah), South Dakota, Utah (all counties except                                                       
   Washington), and Wyoming                                                                                     
                                                                                                                
  DETROIT--Indiana (county of Dearborn and Ohio), Kentucky     P.O. Box 35405, 1395 Brewery Park Blvd., Detroit,
   (counties of Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant,      MI 48232-5405                                   
   Harrison, Kenton, Pendleton, and Robertson), Michigan,                                                       
   Ohio (all counties except Lawrence), Pennsylvania (Mercer                                                    
   County), and West Virginia (counties of Brooke, Hancock,                                                     
   Marshall, and Ohio)                                                                                          
                                                                                                                
  KANSAS CITY--Illinois (counties of Clinton, Jersey,          Suite 600, Gateway Tower II, 400 State Ave.,     
   Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair), Iowa (all counties except   Kansas City, KS 66101-2410                      
   Pottawattamie and Scott), Kansas (counties of Allen,                                                         
   Atchison, Bourbon, Crawford, Douglas, Franklin, Jackson,                                                     
   Jefferson, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami, Neosho,                                                        
   Osage, Shawnee, and Wyandotte), Minnesota, Missouri,                                                         
   Nebraska (Dakota County), North Dakota (Cass County), and                                                    
   Wisconsin                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                
  LOS ANGELES--California (counties of Fresno, Imperial,       Suite 300, 15350 Sherman Way, Van Nuys, CA 91406-
   Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Mariposa, Merced,    4224                                            
   Monterey, Orange, Riverside, San Benito, San Bernardino,                                                     
   San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare, and                                                       
   Ventura), Hawaii, Nevada (counties of Clark and Nye), and                                                    
   Utah (Washington County)                                                                                     
                                                                                                                
  NEW YORK--New Jersey (counties of Bergen, Essex, Hudson,     Rm. 37-130, 26 Federal Plz., New York, NY 10278- 
   Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, and Union) and New     0044                                            
   York (counties of Bronx, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess,                                                       
   Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond,                                                   
   Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester)                                                        
                                                                                                                

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  PHILADELPHIA--Delaware, Maryland (counties of Allegany,      105 S. 7th St., Philadelphia, PA 19106-3395      
   Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Caroline,                                                           
   Carroll, Cecil, Dorchester, Garrett, Harford, Howard,                                                        
   Kent, Queen Annes, Somerset, Talbot, Washington, Wicomico,                                                   
   and Worcester), New Jersey (counties of Atlantic,                                                            
   Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester,                                                        
   Hunterdon, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean, Salem, Sussex, and                                                       
   Warren), Pennsylvania (all counties except Mercer), West                                                     
   Virginia (all counties except Boone, Brooke, Cabell,                                                         
   Hancock, Lincoln, Logan, Marshall, McDowell, Mercer,                                                         
   Mingo, Ohio, Wayne, and Wyoming)                                                                             
                                                                                                                
  SEATTLE--Alaska, California (counties of Alameda, Alpine,    Suite 500, 101 Stewart St., Seattle, WA 98101-   
   Amadore, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del         1098                                            
   Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Marin,                                                      
   Mendocino, Modoc, Mono, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas,                                                        
   Sacramento, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa                                                     
   Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano,                                                         
   Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne,                                                       
   Yolo, Yuba), Idaho, Nevada (all counties except Clark and                                                    
   Nye), Oregon, and Washington                                                                                 
                                                                                                                
DATA PREPARATION DIVISION                                      1202 E. 10th St., Jeffersonville, IN 47132       
                                                                                                                
PERSONAL CENSUS SEARCH UNIT                                    P.O. Box 1545, Jeffersonville, IN 47131          
HAGERSTOWN COMPUTER-ASSISTED TELEPHONE INTERVIEWING CENTER     319 E. Antietam St., Hagerstown, MD 21740-5789   
TUCSON COMPUTER-ASSISTED TELEPHONE INTERVIEWING CENTER         Suite 151, 6363 S. Country Club Rd., Tucson, AZ  
                                                                85706-5906                                      
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For further information, contact the Public Information Office, Bureau 
of the Census, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20233. Phone, 301-
457-2794. Fax, 301-457-3670, or 301-457-4439.