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Title Sierra County Block Groups, Race and Hispanic Ethnicity (2010)

Date 2011-05-26

Date Type Publication

Cited Responsible Party

Organization Name U.S. Census Bureau

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Abstract The once-a-decade decennial census was conducted in April 2010 by the U.S. Census Bureau. This count of every resident in the United States was mandated by Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution and all households in the U.S. and individuals living in group quarters were required by law to respond to the 2010 Census questionnaire. The data collected by the decennial census determine the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives and is also used to distribute billions in federal funds to local communities. The questionnaire consisted of a limited number of questions but allowed for the collection of information on the number of people in the household and their relationship to the householder, an individual's age, sex, race and Hispanic ethnicity, the number of housing units and whether those units are owner- or renter-occupied, or vacant. The first wave of results for sub-state geographic areas in New Mexico was released on March 15, 2011, through the Redistricting Data (PL94-171) Summary File. This batch of data covers the state, counties, places (both incorporated and unincorporated communities), tribal lands, school districts, neighborhoods (census tracts and block groups), individual census blocks, and other areas. The Redistricting products provide counts by race and Hispanic ethnicity for the total population and the population 18 years and over, and housing unit counts by occupancy status. The 2010 Census Redistricting Data Summary File can be used to redraw federal, state and local legislative districts under Public Law 94-171. This is an important purpose of the file and, indeed, state officials use the Redistricting Data to realign congressional and state legislative districts in their states, taking into account population shifts since the 2000 Census. More detailed population and housing characteristics will be released in the summer of 2011. The data in these particular RGIS Clearinghouse tables are for all Block Groups in Sierra County. There are two data tables. One provides total counts by major race groups and by Hispanic ethnicity, while the other provides proportions of the total population for these same groups. These files, along with file-specific descriptions (in Word and text formats) are available in a single zip file.

Purpose To provide data for the total population by major race groups and Hispanic ethnicity. This gives the data user a snapshot of racial and Hispanic ethnicity distributions for small geographic areas in Sierra County.

Supplemental Information These particular tables provide data for Sierra County as a whole and all block groups in the county. The table that is labeled DC10_00032 provides a count of the total population, the total number of persons who identified with one and only one racial group, and a distribution of persons who identified with only one racial group according to six categories: White alone; Black or African American alone; American Indian or Alaska Native alone; Asian alone; Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander alone; and Some Other Race alone. The "alone" designation refers to persons who selected only a single race on the 2010 Census questionnaire. In addition, the table provides the total number of persons who identified with two or more racial groups. The table also shows the counts of the total Hispanic and non-Hispanic populations. The persons included in these Hispanic and non-Hispanic aggregates are of any race. Lastly, there is a count of non-Hispanic persons who indicated that they were White alone, i.e., not Hispanic White alone. The table that is labeled DC10_00065 provides a count of the total population, the percent of total persons who identified with one and only one racial group, and a percent distribution of total persons who identified with only one racial group according to the six categories listed above. In addition, the table provides the percent of total persons who identified with two or more racial groups. The table also shows the percent of total persons who are Hispanic and the percent that are non-Hispanic. Lastly, the table provides the percent of total persons who are non-Hispanic and who indicated that they were White alone, i.e., not Hispanic White alone.

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Organization Name University of New Mexico, Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER)

Position Name Economist or Head of Information Services

Role Point of contact

Voice 505-277-8300 or 505-277-3038

Facsimile 505-277-2773

Address

Delivery Point MSC06 3510, 1 University of New Mexico
Delivery Point 303 Girard Blvd. NE, Suite 116
City Albuquerque
Administrative Area NM
Postal Code 87131-0001
Country USA

Electronic Mail Address kshore@unm.edu or kargacin@unm.edu Data_Set_Credit: Census Bureau

Maintenance and Update Frequency Once every 10 Years

Descriptive Keywords Decennial Census, 2010 Census, Race, Hispanic, Population

Access Constraints None

Use Constraints None

Language English

Topic Category society

Extent

Geographic Bounding Box

West Bound -108.000617980957
East Bound -106.34041595459
North Bound 33.4801177978516
South Bound 32.6051635742188

Temporal Extent

Beginning Position 2010-04-01
Ending Position 2010-04-01

Sierra County Block Groups, Race and Hispanic Ethnicity (2010)

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