July 1973 | NTIA Technical Memo OT TM 73 146

Computer access to geographic distribution of the population

Donald R. Ewing

Abstract: A computer procedure is described which provides a map of population and/ or housing units. Another procedure finds the population within arbi­trary circles. The data base is the 1970 Master Enumeration District List, with coordinates, furnished by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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