FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                      WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 2002



Public Information Office                                      CB02-CR.14
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(301) 457-1037 (TDD)
e-mail: <2000usa@census.gov>


                  **CENSUS BUREAU MEDIA ADVISORY**

                Census Bureau to Brief Reporters on 
             Census 2000 Long-Form Demographic Profiles

What:     The Census Bureau's Detroit regional director and state and 
          local officials will brief reporters on the release of Census 
          2000 demographic profiles containing social, economic, and 
          housing characteristics for Ohio, Summit County and Akron. 
	  These data are derived from responses to census long-form 
	  questions.

When:     Monday, June 3; 10 a.m. (local time)

Who:      Dwight P. Dean, Detroit regional director, U.S. Census Bureau
          Tom Sawyer, U.S. Representative, 14th District, Ohio
	  Donald L. Plusquellic, mayor, city of Akron
          Steve Kelly, Ohio State Data Center
             
Where:    University of Akron
	  Goodyear Polymer Center
	  Goodyear Auditorium
	  Room 229
	  170 University Ave.
          Akron, Ohio
          

   For directions or more information about this event, you can contact
the U.S. Census Bureau's Detroit regional office, partnership and data
services, at (313) 259-1158.