Public Information Office CB98-206 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Thomas Berti 301-457-2157 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1998 PC Magazine Names Census Bureau Web Site One of the "Top 100" PC Magazine, one of the world's largest computing magazines, has, for the first time, included the Commerce Department's Census Bureau Internet site on its list of the top 100 Web sites in the world. The Census Bureau and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration were the only two government agencies on the list. This list of the most useful sites was released in September. Of the Census Bureau's Web site, which reached the 1.0 million hits-per-day mark on September 16, the magazine said, "You can explore the vast amounts of fascinating data at this site to learn more about your town, county or state by searching for just about any slice of the demographic pie that interests you. Economic indicators are available, too." You can access PC Magazine's list of the top 100 Web sites. The Census Bureau's Web site can be accessed at http://www.census.gov.-X-The U.S. Census Bureau, pre-eminent collector and disseminator of timely, relevant and quality data about the people and the economy of the United States, conducts a population and housing census every 10 years, an economic census every five years and more than 100 demographic and economic surveys every year, all of them evolving from the first census in 1790.
