Census Bureau Ships Local 2010 Census Data to Iowa

Census Bureau Ships Local 2010 Census Data to Iowa

Today, the Census Bureau shipped local 2010 Census data to the governor and leadership of the state legislature in Iowa. After confirmation of receipt, usually within 24 hours of shipment, the Census Bureau will issue a news release with five custom tables of data for the state. Thursday's release is expected around 2 p.m. EST. At that time, the full set of data will also be available via FTP download at http://www2.census.gov/census_2010/01-Redistricting_File--PL_94-171/. Within 24 hours after release, the data will be posted on the Census Bureau's new American FactFinder site http://factfinder2.census.gov.

The data will include summaries of population totals, as well as data on race, Hispanic origin and voting age for multiple geographies within the state, such as census blocks, tracts, voting districts, cities, counties and school districts.

According to Public Law 94-171, the Census Bureau must provide redistricting data to the 50 states no later than April 1 of the year following the census. As a result, the Census Bureau is delivering the data state-by-state on a flow basis in February and March. All states will receive their data by April 1, 2011.

For More Information:
For more information on the Census Bureau's Redistricting Data Program, visit http://www.census.gov/rdo and http://2010.census.gov/news/press-kits/redistricting.html.