census

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census

Population

An exploration of population, covering immigration, emigration, birth rates, mortality, population density, and other related topics.

The sum of the people

how the census has shaped nations, from the ancient world to the modern age
2020
"A 3,000-year history of the census chronicles the practices of the ancient world through the Supreme Court rulings of today, examining how censuses have been used as tools of democracy, exclusion and mass surveillance"--OCLC.

Tricking the Tallyman

2009
In 1790, the suspicious residents of a small Vermont town try to trick the man who has been sent to count their population for the first United States Census.
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