1970 United States Census

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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1. What is the census year?1970
2. What is the location?United States of America
3. Why did the 1970 Census matter for Congress?The census numbers were used to decide how many seats each state gets in the House of Representatives. This changed the political power of states.
4. How did people fill out the 1970 Census?People could mail back a questionnaire or have an enumerator visit their home. The Census Bureau also used computers to process the answers faster.

Reapportionment: The process of reassigning congressional seats to states based on population changes revealed by the census.
Demographics: The statistical study of populations, including their size, density, distribution, and vital statistics.
Undercount: The phenomenon where a census fails to count all individuals residing in the country.