The 2000™ Census was the most comprehensive and sophisticated U.S. population count, since the very first census count was taken in 1790 that counted 3.9 million people. Then the census counted the 13 original states, plus the districts of Kentucky, Maine, Vermont, and the Southwest Territory (Tennessee). At that time there were six questions: name of head of family, number of persons in household, number of persons in household of each of the following types - free white males 16 years and over, free white males under 16, free white females, all other free persons (by sex and color), and slaves.

Since 1790, the U.S. Census has undertaken a far broader agenda by including the following seven questions for each household: name, sex, age, relationship, Hispanic origin, race, and housing owned or rented. In addition, about 17% of households received a much longer form that included variables on ancestry, income, mortgage status, and other housing and population indicators.

CENSUS 2000 SHORT FORM (SF1) HISPANICS AS A PERCENT OF TOTAL POPULATION

• Census 2000™ Package - This bundled package includes all of the 2000 Census products: Long Form, Short Form, Redistricting, and both block level products.
• Census Reference Package - A bundled package that includes the Complete Census 2000 Package, along with the Long Forms for the previous three decades: Census 1970, Census 1980, and Census 1990.
• Time Series Research Package - This comprehensive package includes all of the census datasets for complete historical analysis: Neighborhood Change Database, 1990 Long Form in 2000 Boundaries, 1980 in 2000 Boundaries, Census 1990 Blocks, Census Reference Package (1970, 1980, and 1990 Long Form products), Census 2000 Package (Long Form, Short Form, Redistricting, Blocks). It is available on CD or DVD.
• Planners Package - This combination of products was put together with planners, developers, and marketing personnel in mind. It covers 1990 Long Form in 2000 Boundaries, 2000 Census data, and current year estimates & 5-year projections. All products from the 1990 and 2000 census through the estimates and projections are reported in 2000 boundaries for easy comparison between different time periods.
• 2000 Long Form - The full 2000 Long Form (SF3) data set. This includes over 16,000 variables at the state, county, tract, and zip code level geographies and 5,500 at the block group. It is available on 4 CDs or compressed onto a single DVD.
• 2000 Short Form - All 2000 Short Form data (SF3) released at the block group level and above, including state, county, tract, zip code, and more.
• 2000 Short Form Blocks - All 2000 Short Form (SF3) data released only at the block level (8+ million).
• 2000 Redistricting - 2000 Redistricting data from block group to the nation (19 geographic levels). Also includes 1990 Redistricting data.
• 2000 Redistricting Blocks - Includes 2000 block level Redistricting data, plus 1990 block level Redistricting data as a baseline.

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