Census divisions, in
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...
and the
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...
, are areas delineated for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation; they have no government in and of themselves. The
census divisions of Canada are second-level
census geographic unit, below
provinces and territories, and above "census subdivisions" and "dissemination areas". In provinces where they exist, the census division may correspond to a county, a regional municipality or a regional district.
In the United States, the
Census Bureau divides the country into
four census regions and nine census divisions.
The bureau also divides
counties (or county equivalents) into either
census county divisions or
minor civil division, depending on the state.
See also
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Census geographic units of Canada
The census geographic units of Canada are the Census division, census subdivisions defined and used by Canada's federal government statistics bureau Statistics Canada to conduct Census in Canada, the country's quinquennial census. These areas exi ...
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Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; ), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. It is headquartered in ...
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United States Census Bureau census regions and divisions
References
Types of administrative division
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United States Census Bureau geography
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