The 1960 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the

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to be 179,323,175, an increase of 19 percent over the 151,325,798 persons enumerated during the 1950 census. This was the first census in which all states recorded a population of over 200,000. This census's data determined the electoral votes for the

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and

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presidential elections. This was also the last census in which New York was the most populous state.

Census questions

The 1960 census collected the following information from all respondents: * address * name * relationship to head of household * sex * race * age * marital status Approximately 25 percent of households received a "long form" of the 1960 census, which contained over 100 questions. Full documentation on the 1960 census, including census forms and a procedural history, is available from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series.

Data availability

Microdata from the 1960 census are freely available through the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series.

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for small areas, together with electronic boundary files, can be downloaded from the

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. Personally identifiable information will be available in 2032.

State rankings

City rankings

Locations of 50 most populous cities

Notes

External links

Historical Overview of the 1960 Census (US Census Bureau)

1961 U.S Census Report
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