For this activity you will be analyzing the census data for the place where you live and plotting graphs of the population growth and population structure. You will then use those graphs to make predictions about future population growth locally, and speculate about potential environmental issues associated with that growth. You can visit your local library to find the information needed, or search online. There are various sites where you could collect the information, but the US Census Bureau’s Quick Facts site is probably one of the easier ones to navigate around. This site has information for the US as a whole, and individual states and counties. To find current and historical data for your county click on the link above, select your state name, and click ‘go’. To look up your county’s 2010 census population select your county name in the upper left corner. The 2010 population is listed half way down the page. To find historical data, select ‘Browse data sets for your state name’ in the upper right corner of the table. On the next page, scroll down and click on the ‘Historical population counts’.
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(Note: please utilize outside sources and the textbook readings for this module to help you answer these questions)
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