Warrenton is located at (38.718307, -77.797085).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 11.0 km² (4.2 mi²). 11.0 km² (4.2 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 6,670 people, 2,683 households, and 1,591 families residing in the town. The population density is 607.4/km² (1,574.8/mi²). There are 2,856 housing units at an average density of 260.1/km² (674.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 80.04% White, 16.49% African American, 0.24% Native American, 1.00% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.63% from other races, and 1.57% from two or more races. 3.25% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 2,683 households out of which 28.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.6% are married couples living together, 14.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 40.7% are non-families. 33.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.33 and the average family size is 3.01.
In the town the population is spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 84.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 77.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $50,760, and the median income for a family is $59,744. Males have a median income of $40,405 versus $31,689 for females. The per capita income for the town is $23,552. 9.3% of the population and 6.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 9.3% of those under the age of 18 and 10.2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,687 km² (651 mi²). 1,683 km² (650 mi²) of it is land and 4 km² (2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.26% water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 55,139 people, 19,842 households, and 15,139 families residing in the county. The population density is 33/km² (85/mi²). There are 21,046 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (32/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 88.39% White, 8.79% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.60% from other races, and 1.33% from two or more races. 2.02% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 19,842 households out of which 36.10% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.80% are married couples living together, 8.60% have a female householder with no husband present, and 23.70% are non-families. 18.70% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.20% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.75 and the average family size is 3.14.
In the county, the population is spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 30.30% from 25 to 44, 26.00% from 45 to 64, and 10.50% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 97.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 95.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $61,999, and the median income for a family is $69,507. Males have a median income of $45,484 versus $31,738 for females. The per capita income for the county is $28,757. 5.40% of the population and 3.70% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 4.70% of those under the age of 18 and 8.70% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
- [http://www.fauquiercounty.gov/ Fauquier County Government Site]
- [http://www.fcps1.org/ Fauquier County Public Schools]
- [http://www.fauquierchamber.org/ Fauquier County Chamber of Commerce]
- [http://www.zwire.com/site/tab2.asp?brd=2553 Fauquier Times-Democrat]
- [http://www.fauquiertoday.com Fauquier Citizen]
- [http://www.fauquierfair.org/ Fauquier County Fair]
- [http://photos.historical-markers.org/va-fauquier/ Fauquier County's Historical Markers]
Category:Virginia counties
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center for a county. In the U.S. New England states and the Canadian Maritime Provinces, the term "shire town" is also used, but officially so only in Vermont. In England, Wales and Ireland, the term county town is used. This term is probably still used colloquially in Scotland and Northern Ireland, but today neither are divided into counties - instead being divided, respectively, into regions and districts. Counties are called "parishes" in Louisiana and Alaska is divided into "boroughs" (here, meaning a very large district or region of the state). Their seats of county government are called "parish seat" and "borough seat," respectively. The Canadian province of Ontario, in addition to counties, also has territorial districts, regional muncipalities, and at least one metropolitan municipality, which are effectively different types of counties in that they perform county government functions.
In America as in England and Canada, a county is an administrative division of a state which has no sovereign jurisdiction of its own, so it would not be correct to say that a county seat is equivalent to a capital city since it's just an administrative centre. (See also the article, Counties of the United States.) Counties administer state or provincial law at the local level as part of the decentralisation of state/provincial authority. In many U.S. states, state government is further decentralised by dividing counties into townships, to provide local government services to residents of the county who do not live in incorporated cities or towns.
A county seat is often, but not always, an incorporated municipality. The county courthouse and county administration are usually located in the county seat, but some functions may also be conducted in other parts of the county, especially if it is geographically large.
Most counties have only one county seat. However, some counties in Arkansas, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, and Mississippi have two or more county seats, usually located on opposite sides of the county. An example is Harrison County, Mississippi, which lists both Biloxi and Gulfport as county seats. The practice of multiple county towns dates from the days when travel was difficult. There have been few efforts to eliminate the two-seat arrangement since a county seat is a source of pride (and jobs) for the towns involved.
In Virginia, all cities are independent cities, which are legally distinct from the counties that surround them. An independent city interacts with the commonwealth (state) government directly whereas villages and other local government authorities do so through the county government apparatus. However, many of Virginia's independent cities act as the county seat for their neighbouring counties. For example, the City of Fairfax is separate from Fairfax County, but is still the county's seat.
Uniquely, because it was formerly part of the District of Columbia, Arlington County, Virginia, which is the smallest county in the United States, has no county seat - because it has no muncipalities within its boundaries. Prior to their retrocession to Virginia during the nineteenth century, Arlington and the neighboring independent city of Arlington were, respectively, Arlington County and Alexandria County - two of the three counties of the District of Columbia. The District as currently drawn was coextensive with the County of Washington, which disappeared in the twentieth century following the amalgamation of Tenley, Anacostia and the other rural and semi-rural towns and villages of Washington County, D.C., to the City of Washington.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,687 km² (651 mi²). 1,683 km² (650 mi²) of it is land and 4 km² (2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.26% water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 55,139 people, 19,842 households, and 15,139 families residing in the county. The population density is 33/km² (85/mi²). There are 21,046 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (32/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 88.39% White, 8.79% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.60% from other races, and 1.33% from two or more races. 2.02% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 19,842 households out of which 36.10% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.80% are married couples living together, 8.60% have a female householder with no husband present, and 23.70% are non-families. 18.70% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.20% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.75 and the average family size is 3.14.
In the county, the population is spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 30.30% from 25 to 44, 26.00% from 45 to 64, and 10.50% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 97.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 95.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $61,999, and the median income for a family is $69,507. Males have a median income of $45,484 versus $31,738 for females. The per capita income for the county is $28,757. 5.40% of the population and 3.70% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 4.70% of those under the age of 18 and 8.70% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
- [http://www.fauquiercounty.gov/ Fauquier County Government Site]
- [http://www.fcps1.org/ Fauquier County Public Schools]
- [http://www.fauquierchamber.org/ Fauquier County Chamber of Commerce]
- [http://www.zwire.com/site/tab2.asp?brd=2553 Fauquier Times-Democrat]
- [http://www.fauquiertoday.com Fauquier Citizen]
- [http://www.fauquierfair.org/ Fauquier County Fair]
- [http://photos.historical-markers.org/va-fauquier/ Fauquier County's Historical Markers]
Category:Virginia counties
General
General is a high military rank, used by nearly every country in the world. General may be a rank on its own, or can be used as a generic term for "general officers".
In most nations, the various grades of General are at the top of the rank structure; but some countries have even higher ranks such as Field Marshal or Marshal.
General Officer, often referred to less formally and imprecisely as "General", refers to a military officer who holds any rank grade of General. The exact rank of a general may be determined by combining a prefix (e.g. Major General) or suffix (e.g. General of the Army) with the word general.
A General, without prefix or suffix (and sometimes referred to informally as a "full general"), is usually the most senior general officer rank, above Lieutenant General. In some armies, however, the rank of Captain General, General of the Army, Army General or Colonel General occupied or occupies this position. These ranks may be considered to be equivalent to a full General or to a Field Marshal, depending on the army in question.
While historically an army rank, General is also used in most air forces, although those based on the BritishRoyal Air Force use Air Marshal instead, with Air Officer being the generic title. In most navies of the world, the equivalent rank is Admiral and the generic term is Flag Officer; however a noteworthy historical exception was the Cromwellian naval rank General at sea.
The rank of General began appearing around the time of the organization of professional armies in the 17th century. At first, it was added as an adjective to existing names of ranks, yielding Colonel General, Captain General, Lieutenant General and Sergeant Major General. These titles were used to distinguish the ruler's most important officers and usually involved a certain amount of negotiation over precedence.
General ranks by seniority
The following are the commoner modern grades of General, listed by seniority. Not all countries use all these ranks, although the lowest four are common to many. The highest rank is only used in the US. Grades of general are also not necessarily equal in all countries (for instance, in some countries Major General is the lowest general officer rank and may well be closer to Brigadier General in countries that have them).
In some European and Commonwealth nations, the equivalent to Brigadier General is Brigadier, which is not considered to be a general officer rank, although it is generally considered to be equivalent to the rank of Brigadier General. During World War I and World War II, the German Navy maintained a rank known as General Admiral, but this was a naval position unconnected to the regular land forces rank of General.
The rank of General may also be found commonly in fiction sources especially war dramas or science fiction settings.
- [http://www.generals.dk/ Generals of World War II]
- [http://schema-root.org/region/americas/north_america/usa/government/executive/departments/defense/personnel/generals/ Schema-root.org: US Generals] News feeds for US Generals in the news
Category:Military ranks - ja:将軍
Joseph Warren
Dr. Joseph Warren (June 11, 1741–June 17, 1775) was an American doctor and soldier, remembered for playing a leading role in American Patriot organizations in Boston and for his death as a volunteer private soldier while also serving as chief executive of the revolutionary Massachusetts government.
Warren was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts. After attending the Roxbury Latin School, he studied medicine at Harvard University, graduating in 1759. He married Elizabeth Hooten, but she died in 1772, leaving him with four children.
While practicing medicine and surgery in Boston, he joined the Freemasons and eventually was appointed as a Grand Master. He became involved in politics, associating with John Hancock, Samuel Adams and other radical leaders. He became active in the Sons of Liberty, and was appointed Chairman of the Massachusetts Committee of Correspondence. He drafted the Suffolk Resolves, which were endorsed by the Continental Congress, to advocate resistance to the British. He was appointed President of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress, the highest position in the revolutionary government.
Continental Congress
After receiving intelligence about British troop movements, he sent William Dawes and Paul Revere on their famous "Midnight Rides" on April 18, 1775 to warn Lexington and Concord of British raids. Several historians believe that his source for this information was none other than Margaret Gage, the wife of General Thomas Gage. During the Battle of Lexington and Concord the following day, he coordinated and led militia into the fight alongside William Heath as the British Army returned to Boston. He played an important role in recruiting and organizing soldiers during the Siege of Boston.
He was appointed a Major General by the Massachusetts Provincial Congress on June 14, 1775. His commission had not yet taken effect three days later when the Battle of Bunker Hill was fought. He served as a volunteer private against the wishes of General Israel Putnam and Colonel William Prescott who requested that he serve as their commander. He fought in the front lines and was killed.
William Prescott]
British Captain Walter Laurie, who had been defeated at Old North Bridge, later said he "stuffed the scoundrel with another rebel into one hole, and there he and his seditious principles may remain." His body was exhumed ten months after his death by his brothers and Paul Revere, who identified the remains by the artificial teeth he had placed in the jaw. This may be the first recorded instance of post-mortem identification by forensic odontology. His body was placed in Granary Burying Ground and later in St. Paul's Cathedral before finally being moved to his family's vault in Forest Hills Cemetery.
At the time of his death, his children--Joseph Warren, H. C. Warren, Richard Warren, Elizabeth Warren, Mary Warren--were staying with Abigail Adams at the John Quincy Adams birthplace in Quincy, Massachusetts. A cairn now marks the spot where his oldest daughter observed the battle from afar after word of her father's death. His children were then financially supported by Benedict Arnold who later succeeded in obtaining support for them from the Continental Congress until they were of age. General Gage is thought to have called Warren's death of equal value to the death of 500 men, but his death strengthened the radicals' political position because it was viewed by many Americans at the time as an act of nationalistmartyrdom. Fourteen states have a Warren County named after him.
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Revolutionary War
: American Revolutionary War
Colonel
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Colonel is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with the corresponding ranks existing in nearly every country in the world. The rank of Colonel is one of the oldest in existence, dating as far back to the time of the Roman Empire.
In the modern age, a Colonel is usually a military title rated as the highest field rank below the general grades.
Origins
Ancient uses of the word colonel date back to Roman regiments, where a colonel was the officer in charge of a column of soliders. The term then reappeared in the Middle Ages, as a nobleman in command of a large number of soldiers, forming early units similar to battalions and regiments. The head colonel of the battlefield would usually become the Colonel General, and command all other colonels and their troops.
The modern usage of the word colonel began in the late sixteenth century, when companies were first formed into larger regiments or columns (colonne in Italian) under the leadership of a colonnello. (In modern English, the word is pronounced similarly to kernel as a result of having entered the language from Middle French in two competing forms, coronel and colonel. The more etymological colonel was favored in literary works and eventually became the standard spelling despite losing the pronunciation war to the dissimilatedcoronel.)
After the shift from primarily mercenary to national armies, but prior to the professionalization of the armed services of European nations subsequent to the French revolution, a Colonel became a nobleman who purchased the right to head a regiment from the previous holder of that right. He would in turn receive money from another nobleman to serve as his lieutenant, literally lieutenant colonel. The funding to provide for the troops came from the monarch or his government; the Colonel had to be responsible for it. If he were not, or were otherwise court-martialed, he was dismissed ("cashiered"), and the monarch would receive money from another nobleman to command the regiment. Otherwise, the only pension for the Colonel was selling the right to another nobleman when he was ready to retire.
In England, supporters of the practice said that the country had been ill-served by the professional army created by Cromwell (ultimately Charles I was executed) and that the country could only be "safe" from the army if it was officered by men "with a stake in the country", that is, men who could afford to purchase a commission.
By the time of the late 19th century, Colonel was a professional military rank and typically held by an officer in command of a regiment. As European military influence expanded throughout the world, the rank of Colonel became adopted by nearly every nation in existence under a variety of names.
With the rise of Communism, some of the large Communist militaries saw fit to expand the Colonel rank into several grades, resulting in the unique Senior Colonel rank which was found in countries such as the Soviet Union and is still used in such nations as China and North Korea.
Keegan, John; & Wheatcroft, Andrew (1996). Who's Who in Military History: From 1453 to the Present Day. London: Routledge.
Category:Military ranksja:大佐
John S. Mosby
John Singleton Mosby (December 6, 1833 – May 30, 1916), also known as the "Gray Ghost," was a Confederatepartisan ranger (guerilla fighter) in the American Civil War. He was noted for his lightning quick raids and his ability to successfully elude his Union Army pursuers and disappear (like a ghost) with his men, blending in with area farmers and townspeople.
Mosby was born in Edgemont, Virginia, (in Powhatan County) and was baptized as a Methodist. His parents were Virginny McLaurine (the daughter of James McLaurrine) and Alfred Daniel Mosby, a graduate of Hampden-Sydney College, from Nelson County, Virginia. Mosby started his education at a school called Murrell's Shop, but about 1840, his family moved to a new home in an area of the Blue Ridge Mountains, four miles from Charlottesville (in Albemarle County, Virginia). John attended school in Fry's Woods, but when he turned ten, he transferred to a Charlottesville school.
In 1849, Mosby entered the University of Virginia. On March 29, he shot and killed George R. Turpin, a medical student at the university. He was fined 500 dollars (which was later rescinded) and sentenced to 12 months in prison. While in prison, Mosby passed his time by studying law. On December 23, 1853, the governor pardoned Mosby as a Christmas present. After studying for months in William J. Robertson's law office, Mosby was admitted to the Bar.
After setting up his own practice in nearby Howardsville, also in Albemarle County, Mosby met and courted a Catholic girl by the name of Pauline Clarke (daughter of Beveryly J. Clarke), who was visiting from out of town. The couple moved to Bristol, Virginia, (close to her hometown in Kentucky), and were married in a Nashville hotel on December 30, 1857.
Mosby joined the Confederate army as a private at the outbreak of the Civil War and initially served in William "Grumble" Jones's Washington Mounted Rifles. (Jones became a major and was instructed to form a more collective "Virginia Volunteers", which he created with two mounted companies and eight companies of infantry and riflemen including the Washington Mounted Rifles.) Mosby was upset with the Virginia Volunteers' lack of congeniality and he again wrote to the governor requesting to be transferred, but his request was not granted. The Virginia Volunteers participated in the First Battle of Bull Run.
First Battle of Bull Run
After impressing J.E.B. Stuart, Mosby was promoted to first lieutenant and joined Stuart's cavalry scouts, helping the general develop attack strategies. He was responsible for Stuart's "Ride around McClellan" during the Peninsula Campaign. Captured by Union cavalry, Mosby was imprisoned in the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C., for ten days. In January 1863, Stuart granted Mosby's request to form a guerilla unit, which Mosby called his Partisan Rangers.
Initially, Mosby's group consisted of Fount Beatie, Charles Buchanan, Christopher Gaul, William L. Hunter, Edward S. Hurst, Jasper and William Jones, William Keys, Benjamin Morgan, George Seibert, George M. Slater, Daniel L. Thomas, William Thomas Turner, Charles Wheatley, and John Wild. He and his men carried out the Greenback Raid and attacked General Philip Sheridan's wagon train at Berryville. Mosby is famous for carrying out a daring raid far inside Union lines at the Fairfax County courthouse, where his men captured three high ranking Union officers, including Brig. Gen. Edwin H. Stoughton, whom Mosby allegedly found in bed, rousing him with a slap to his rear.
The disruption of supply lines and the constant disappearance of couriers frustrated Union commanders to such a degree that some ordered the summary execution of partisan rangers. Union General George A. Custer executed six of Mosby's men in 1864 in Front Royal, Virginia, and Mosby retaliated by executing seven of Custer's. A note attached to one of the bodies announced that Mosby would treat all further captives as prisoners of war unless Custer committed some new act of cruelty. The killings stopped.
After Robert E. Lee's surrender, Mosby disbanded his guerillas, refusing to surrender formally. After the war, he worked in a series of government posts, including a position as a Republican campaign manager for PresidentUlysses S. Grant and as U.S. consul to Hong Kong. He died in Washington on May 30, 1916, and is buried in Warrenton Cemetery.
Some sources give Mosby credit for coining the term "the Solid South."
Virgil Carrington Jones published Ranger Mosby (1944) and Grey Ghosts and Rebel Raiders (1956). He also wrote the late-1950s television program, Ranger Mosby.
References
- Jones, Virgil Carrington, Ranger Mosby (1944)
- [http://www.civilwarhome.com/mosbybio.htm The Home of The American Civil War: John Mosby]
External links
- [http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USACWmosby.htm Biography from Spartacus Educational]
- [http://xroads.virginia.edu/~class/am483_97/Projects/anderson/intro.html University of Virginia: Col. John Mosby and the Southern code of honor]
- [http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/exhibits/hoos/hunton.html Typed carbon copy letter, signed. John Mosby to Eppa Hunton. 1909 November 18.]
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United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every ten years (through the U.S. Census), and each state's number of Representatives in Congress determined accordingly. It also is in charge of collecting statistics about the nation, its people, and economy.
The Census Bureau's establishment is codified in Title 13 of the United States Code.
United States CodeSince 1903, the official census-taking organ of the United States government has been the Bureau of the Census. The Bureau is headed by a Director, assisted by a Deputy Director and an Executive Staff composed of the associate directors. The Bureau has 12 regional offices (Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, Boston, Denver, New York, Charlotte, Detroit, Philadelphia, Chicago, Kansas City, and Seattle) with additional processing centers set up temporarily for the decennial censuses.
The sole purpose of the censuses and surveys is to secure general statistical information. Replies are obtained from individuals and establishments only to enable the compilation of such general statistics. The confidentiality of these replies is very important. By law, no one — neither the census takers nor any other Census Bureau employee — is permitted to reveal identifiable information about any person, household, or business.
The bureau recognizes four census regions within the United States, and further organizes them into nine divisions. These regions are groupings of states that subdivide the United States for the presentation of data. They should not be construed as bound together by any geographical, historical, or cultural concerns. The regions are as follows:region - Region 1 (Northeast)
: - Division 1 (New England)
: - Division 2 (Middle Atlantic)
- Region 2 (Midwest)
: - Division 3 (East North Central)
: - Division 4 (West North Central)
- Region 3 (South)
: - Division 5 (South Atlantic)
: - Division 6 (East South Central)
: - Division 7 (West South Central)
- Region 4 (West)
: - Division 8 (Mountain)
: - Division 9 (Pacific)
The Census Bureau headquarters is located at 4700 Silver Hill Road, Suitland Maryland.
Reference and external links
- The original version of this article was adapted from [http://www.census.gov/acsd/www/history.html U.S. Census Bureau] text.
- [http://www.census.gov/ United States Census Bureau website]
- [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/garm.html Geographic Areas Reference Manual] from the U.S. Census Bureau contains detailed explanations of geographic terms used in the census.
Census BureauCategory:National statistical servicesCensus BureauCensus Bureauja:アメリカ合衆国統計局
Square mile
:This article is about the unit of measure. The Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London in the United Kingdom.
A square mile is the area equal to a square with sides each 1 mile long. It is not an SI unit. The SI unit of area is the square metre.
Symbol
There is no universally agreed symbol but the following are used:
- square mile
- sq mile
- sq mi
- sq m (this can be confused with square metre)
- mile²
- mi²
This article is about the year 2000. For other uses of 2000, see 2000 (number) or 2000 (breakdancing move).
2000 (MM) is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Popular culture also holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium. By strict interpretation of the Gregorian Calendar, however, this distinction falls to the year 2001. This is due to the fact that the first century began with the year 1, and there does not exist a year zero. The first century (or first 100 years AD) was from January 1, in the year one (1 AD) through December 31, in the year one-hundred (100 AD). The second century began on January 1, in the year one-hundred and one (101 AD).
The year 2000 is also marked as:
- The International Year for a Culture of Peace.
- The World Mathematical Year.
See also Wikipedia's almanac of events for this year.
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal government's definitions of race when performing a census. These definitions have changed in the past and may yet change between censuses.
The racial categories are officially described as follows:¹
:The categories represent a social-political construct designed for collecting data on the race and ethnicity of broad population groups in this country, and are not anthropologically or scientifically based.
:Furthermore, the race categories include both racial and national-origin groups. [http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/meta/long_68186.htm]
Racial classification in the 2000 census was based solely on self-identification and, for the first time, did not pre-suppose disjointness:
:The question on race asked respondents to report the race or races they considered themselves to be. Both questions are based on self-identification.
Nearly seven million Americans identified themselves as members of more than one race in the 2000 census.
For the 2000 census the Census Bureau considers race to be separate from Hispanic origin.
Because of changes to definitions, the Census Bureau issued the following warning:
:The question on race for Census 2000 was different from the one for the 1990 census in several ways. Most significantly, respondents were given the option of selecting one or more race categories to indicate their racial identities. Because of these changes, the Census 2000 data on race are not directly comparable with data from the 1990 census or earlier censuses. Caution must be used when interpreting changes in the racial composition of the U.S. population over time.
2000 Definitions
The following definitions apply to the 2000 census only.
- White or caucasian refers to people having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. It includes people who indicated their race or races as "White" or wrote in entries such as Irish, German, Italian, Lebanese, Near Easterner, Arab, Polish, or Iranian. (See also Whites)
- Black or African American refers to people having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. It includes people who indicated their race or races as "Black, African Am., or Negro", or wrote in entries such as African American, Afro American, Nigerian, or West Indian.
- American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) refer to people having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment. It includes people who indicated their race or races by marking this category or writing in their principal or enrolled tribe, such as Cherokee, Chippewa, Meherrin, or Navajo.
- Asian refers to people having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent. It includes people who indicated their race or races as "Asian Indian", "Chinese", "Filipino", "Korean", "Japanese", "Vietnamese", or "Other Asian", or wrote in entries such as Burmese, Hmong, Pakistani, or Thai. (See also: Asian American)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (NHPI) refers to people having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. It includes people who indicated their race or races as "Native Hawaiian", "Guamanian or Chamorro", "Samoan", or "Other Pacific Islander", or wrote in entries such as Tahitian, Mariana Islander, or Chuukese. (See also: Pacific Islander)
- Some other races were included in 2000 census for respondents who were unable to identify with the five Office of Management and Budget race categories. Respondents who provided write-in entries such as South African, Belizean, of a Hispanic origin (for example, Mexican, Puerto Rican, or Cuban), or even "American" are included in the "Some other race" category. Most of the people who define themselves as some other race are Mexican Americans who often call themselves "the Mexican race".
- Two or more races refers to multiracial people. The 2000 U.S. Census provides for a combination of up to six different races.
Footnote
The same language has been used for many years. See for example:
- [http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg/ombdir15.html Federal Register Notice October 30, 1997]
- [http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-02-001.html AMENDMENT: NIH POLICY AND GUIDELINES ON THE INCLUSION OF WOMEN AND MINORITIES AS SUBJECTS IN CLINICAL RESEARCH - OCTOBER, 2001]
Black people are the only group represented without the description of "original".
References
- [http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/racefactcb.html Racial and Ethnic Classifications Used in Census 2000 and Beyond]
- [http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/c2kbr01-1.pdf Census 2000 Brief: Race and Hispanic Origin] (PDF document)
- [http://www.asianracedefinition.zoomshare.com Asian-American 2000 Census Race Definiton in Detail]
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Particularly when comparing countries with substantially different levels of wealth, however, it has several weaknesses as a measurement.
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