The U.S. Census Bureau is expected to release detailed population totals for New Jersey today. The data will include numbers on race, Hispanic origin and voting age, and will be broken down for counties, cities, school districts and census blocks. The information will be used almost immediately when state officials begin to redraw boundaries of state legislative districts in...
A replica of the first census taken of the population of New Jersey in 1790 is on display at he Newark Public Library. America by the Numbers: A Look at the Census Bureau is exhibit dedicated to the history of the U.S. census.The U.S. Census Bureau is expected to release detailed population totals for New Jersey today.
The data will include numbers on race, Hispanic origin and voting age, and will be broken down for counties, cities, school districts and census blocks.
The information will be used almost immediately when state officials begin to redraw boundaries of state legislative districts in time for November’s elections. The data, taken from the decennial head count completed in 2010, will also be used to determine New Jersey’s share of more than $400 billion in federal aid.
In December, the Census Bureau reported that New Jersey’s population was 8.8 million, an increase of 4.5 percent since 2000. During that same period, the U.S. population grew 9.7 percent to 308 million.
The U.S. Census, conducted once every decade, determines the number of seats states have in the House of Representatives and affects the apportionment of political districts. It also affects the distribution of funding for schools, roads and neighborhood improvements.
Numbers for Mississippi, Louisinia and Virginia should also be released today. All states will receive their data by April 1.
Previous 2010 Census coverage:
• N.J. illegal immigration level holds steady
• Di Ionno: Regardless of 'most densely populated' title, N.J. landscape is diverse
• Census 2010: Slower population growth causes N.J. to lose seat in U.S. House
• Community Survey results paint N.J. as wealthy, heavily populated with immigrants
• N.J. is home to three of 19 counties nationally with poverty rate below 5 percent, survey reveals