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Census Atlas of the United States
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The Map Room introduces the Census Atlas of the United States, fully available free as a PDF. From the press release: "The atlas, with more than 700 full-color maps, is the first general population and housing statistical atlas published by the Census Bureau since 1925.
Featuring more than 300 pages and weighing about 7 pounds, the atlas presents data from 1790 through 2000. It is arranged by topic and grouped into three general themes — who we are, where we come from and what we do. Most maps feature county-level detail for the United States and Puerto Rico."
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For a very detailed summary as well as example links to the imported dataset, please visit the Mapperz blog link above.
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