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CHAPTER 5⁠—CENSUSES — Front Matter

Chap.Sec.
131.Collection and publication; five-year periods.
132.Controlling law; effect on other agencies.
141.Population and other census information.
[ 142 to 146.Repealed.]
161.Quinquennial censuses; inclusion of certain data.
[ 162.Repealed.]
163.Authority of other agencies. 1 1  Item 163 editorially inserted because section 163 is still in existence. Item 163 was eliminated in the general amendment of analysis by Pub. L. 85–207, § 7 , Aug. 28, 1957 , 71 Stat. 482 .
181.Population.
182.Surveys.
183.Use of most recent population data.
184.Definitions.
191.Geographic scope of censuses.
193.Preliminary and supplemental statistics.
195.Use of sampling.
196.Special censuses.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1997⁠—Pub. L. 105–113, § 3(b)(2), Nov. 21, 1997, 111 Stat. 2275, substituted “POPULATION, HOUSING, AND UNEMPLOYMENT” for “POPULATION, HOUSING, AGRICULTURE, IRRIGATION, AND UNEMPLOYMENT” in the item for subchapter II, and struck out item 142 “Agriculture and irrigation”.

1986⁠—Pub. L. 99–544, § 1(c), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3046, substituted “IRRIGATION, AND UNEMPLOYMENT” for “IRRIGATION, DRAINAGE, AND UNEMPLOYMENT” in item for subchapter II, and “Agriculture and irrigation” for “Agriculture, irrigation, and drainage” in item 142.

1976⁠—Pub. L. 94–521, §§ 7(b), 8(b), 11(b), Oct. 17, 1976, 90 Stat. 2462–2464, substituted “Population and other census information” for “Population, unemployment, and housing” in item 141, without reference to amendment thereto by Pub. L. 94–171, and added items 181 to 184 and 196, respectively.

1975⁠—Pub. L. 94–171, § 2(b), Dec. 23, 1975, 89 Stat. 1024, inserted “; tabulation for legislative apportionment” in item 141.

1957⁠—Pub. L. 85–207, § 7, Aug. 28, 1957, 71 Stat. 482, in amending analysis generally, substituted “MANUFACTURES” for “MANUFACTURERS” in item for subchapter I; substituted in item 141 “Population, unemployment, and housing” for “Population, agriculture, irrigation, drainage, and unemployment; territory included”, and in item 142 “Agriculture, irrigation, and drainage.” for “Housing, scope of inquiries; territory included; supplementary statistics.”, struck out items 143 to 146, 162 and 163; and added Subchapter V.