Agenda - Council - 07/22/1980 - Laserfiche WebLink

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The enclosed computer printout shows 1980 census local review populatio~ and housing counts for your Jurisdiction and any political and census statistical subareas within it, and the 1970 census counts (if available). The 1970 count will reflect the geographic boundaries that existed at the time of the 1970 census. For recordkeeping purposes~ your responses must be in writing. We suggest that you use the enclosed Local Review Program Response Forms (D-74) or annotate and return the listing. We would also appreciate being notified if you have no questions or comments concerning the census counts for your area or if you or if you do not intend to participate in the Local Review Program. Responses may be returned to the census representative on a flow basis in order to expedite the Bureau's review process. Information on the sources of information and the methodology used in compiling your estimates must be included. Differences must be pinpointed to the enumeration district. However, if your estimates are also avail- able at the block level, please include them in the response for the ED's that you question. After we receive your comments, our ~taff will review them, perform field and other checks where needed, and make necessary corrections. The Census Bureau will review questions based on local sources of data such as residential utility connections; residential property tax records; a summary of residential demolitions and building permits for a given area; housing counts based on aerial photography; results from a field canvass~ and address lists. Because of time and resource constraints, the Census Bureau cannot check an area solely on the general feeling that a count appears to be too low or too high. Although population counts are included on the listing, it is important that you focus your review on housing units. The Census Bureau has other programs currently underway designed to identify potentially missed persons more effectively. The Local Review Program is designed as a means of identifying areas of missed housing units. If missed units are found, the occupants, if any, will be enumerated. However, as you can appreciate it is ineffective for the Bureau to. reinterview householders who already reported the number of persons in the unit. A review of the population counts may be useful if you wish to check on the number of persons who live in group quarters such as military barracks, college dormitories~ rooming houses, etc.~ or pets?ns under care in institutions, who may have been missed. The local review process is an integral part of the date collection phase of the census and the counts provided to you are "working" figures which are subject to change since operations that may affect the counts will still be underway in the district office. Also, the local review counts are unofficial, and not intended to satisfy any legal purpose, such as redistricting, for which official census counts are generally used. Because maps are needed to use the printouts enclosed and because D-473A(L)