RETRIEVING CENSUS DATA Downloading, Unzipping, Reformatting © William Holmes 2006
CENSUS DATA ACCESSING Go to American FactFinder website Focus on Getting Detailed Data—Decennial Census Click on Get Data Click tab for Census 2000 or 1990 Census Select SF1 or SF3 Click on Detailed Tables
CENSUS DATA SPECIFYING Select Geographic Type County Subdivision Select a State Select a County Select a Community Select a Geographic Area Add the Geographic Area to the selection box Click on “Next”
CENSUS DATA TABLES Select tables and add to list Click on “Show Result” Copy or Print if desired
CENSUS DATA DOWNLOADING Select “Download” from Print/Download Menu Select download option Respond to “Information Bar” Respond if prompted for file location Go to location and click on to unzip
CENSUS DATA FORMATTING Open unzipped data file with spreadsheet program Transpose data using “copy” and “paste special” Edit as needed