Understanding the Census
Florida
Key geography counts
- 67 Counties
- 4,245 census tracts (2010)
- 11,442 block groups (2010)
- 484,481 blocks (2010)
- 11,442 block groups (2010)
- 4,245 census tracts (2010)
Other Florida census geographies
- 20 metropolitan statistical areas, e.g., the Orlando-Kissimmee MSA encompasses all of Lake, Orange, Osceola & Seminole counties
- 316 county subdivisions, sometimes with names similar to places contained within them, e.g., Orange County has 6 subdivisions (Apopka CCD, East Orange CCD, Orlando CCD, Southwest Orange CCD, Union Park CCD, Winter Garden-Ocoee CCD)
- 920 places -- which occasionally extend across county boundaries
- 411 incorporated places, e.g., Orange County has 13 incorporated places (Apopka, Bay Lake, Belle Isle, Eatonville, Edgewood, Lake Buena Vista, Maitland, Oakland, Ocoee, Orlando, Windermere, Winter Garden, Winter Park)
- 268 cities, 124 towns, 19 villages
- 509 census designated places, e.g., Orange County has 33 census designated places, including Alafaya, Aloma, Bithlo, Christmas, Four Corners (area includes part of Lake, Osceola, & Polk counties), Goldenrod (area includes part of Seminole County), Union Park, and University
- 411 incorporated places, e.g., Orange County has 13 incorporated places (Apopka, Bay Lake, Belle Isle, Eatonville, Edgewood, Lake Buena Vista, Maitland, Oakland, Ocoee, Orlando, Windermere, Winter Garden, Winter Park)
- 983 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs)
- Census Tract Presentation (ppt)Learn the definition and history of census tracts, how they are updated and how to compare census tract boundaries decade to decade.
Census Tract Maps
Measuring America: The Decennial Censuses from 1790 to 2000
- Measuring America: The Decennial Censuses from 1790 to 2000Call Number: U.S. Documents Collection C 3.2:M 46/2provides questionnaires and instructions, plus individual histories of each census. Pages 119-124 provide tables showing the "Population Items on Principal Census Questionnaires: 1790-2000."
- Enumeration Forms (IPUMS USA)"contains facsimile copies of the enumeration forms used in the decennial census of the United States from 1860 through 2000, and the American Community Survey (2000+)."
- Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920 byCall Number: UCF Main Library Reference -- G1201.F7T5 1987"shows county outline maps at ten year intervals, the old county boundaries being superimposed over the modern lines"
- Census geography: Bridging data from prior years to the 2010 tract boundariesprovides "a Longitudinal Tract Data Base (LTDB), which provides public-use tools to create estimates within 2010 tract boundaries for any tract-level data (from the census or other sources) that are available for prior years as early as 1970."
Historical Statistics of the United States
- Historical Statistics of the United States (Cambridge) (1600-2000) This link opens in a new windowa compendium of statistics from over 1000 sources includes over 37,000 data series.
