United States Census Bureau, Federal statistical agency in Prince George's County, United States.
The United States Census Bureau occupies a complex of two rectangular glass-clad wings in Suitland, Maryland. The taller left wing is dark blue glass divided by a grid of pale mullions; the lower right wing has a blue-green curtain wall with a solid pale band along its top. A white canopy inscribed "UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU" stands in front, beneath a screen of wavy vertical metal slats and sloped glass skylights.
From 1790 to 1840 marshals of the judicial districts took the count; the Census Act of 1840 created a central Census Office. In 1902 it moved under the Department of the Interior, and in 1903 it was renamed the Census Bureau within the new Department of Commerce and Labor. It stayed in Commerce after the 1913 split.
The bureau's name comes from the Latin word censere, meaning to assess, and its seal shows an open book, crossed quill pens and a laurel wreath. Its regional divisions, four regions and nine divisions, are widely used by researchers and businesses, and the Midwest name dates from 1984.
The headquarters sits at 4600 Silver Hill Road in Suitland, Maryland, with branch offices in 12 cities including New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas and Los Angeles, used mainly to ease each decade's count. The Suitland building is a federal facility with restricted public access, so plan any visit in advance.
The bureau's headquarters sits at 4600 Silver Hill Road in Suitland, Maryland, with branch offices in twelve cities including Boston, New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. The Census Information Center program links 47 nonprofit organizations to represent underserved communities.
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