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Definition of Census bureau
1. Noun. The bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States.
Group relationships: Commerce, Commerce Department, Department Of Commerce, Doc
Generic synonyms: Agency, Authority, Bureau, Federal Agency, Government Agency, Office
Lexicographical Neighbors of Census Bureau
Literary usage of Census bureau
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Government by Frederick Jennings Haskin (1912)
"CHAPTER THE census bureau. THE census bureau is perhaps the world's greatest ...
When the census bureau begins the work of taking the decennial census, ..."
2. Proceedings ... Annual Convention. (1891)
"Mr. BOLLES: I should like to inquire if anv of our Conventions have passed
resolutions asking for the establishment of a permanent census bureau at ..."
3. Juvenile Offenders & Victims: A National Report by Howard N. Snyder (1995)
"1980-1989 revised estimates of the population of counties by age, sex, and
race [machine- readable data file] Washington, DC: Bureau of the Census. Bureau ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1919)
"census bureau during 1918 directed a part of its energies to the compilation of
... The force of the census bureau in Washington comprises 684 officials and ..."
5. Bulletin of the American Library Association by American Library Association (1914)
"... impression the bureau has recently issued Circular 3, entitled "Circular of
information concerning the work of the permanent census bureau, 1902-1913. ..."
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