1960 United States Census

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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1. How many people live in 1960 United States Census?179,323,175 people
2. How big is 1960 United States Census?3,537,041 square miles
3. What is the capital of 1960 United States Census?Washington, D.C
4. How many people were counted in the 1960 Census?About 180 million people were counted, showing how many lived in each part of the country.
5. Why did the 1960 Census matter for politics?The numbers helped decide how many seats each state gets in Congress, so states that grew more got more power.

Reapportionment: The process of reassigning the number of congressional seats each state receives based on population changes.
Suburbanization: The movement of people from central urban areas to the outskirts of cities, leading to the growth of suburbs.
Fertility Studies: Research that examines the rate at which babies are born within a population.