ICONS: Watergate, Oil Embargo, Mars
The 1970 Census |
10 Largest Urban Places |
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U.S. Resident Population: | 203,302,031 | Rank | Place | Population | |
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Population per square mile of land area: | 57.5 | 1 | New York City, NY | 7,894,862 | |
Percent increase of population from 1960 to 1970: | 13.4 | 2 | Chicago, IL | 3,366,957 | |
Official Enumeration Date: | April 1 | 3 | Los Angeles, CA | 2,816,061 | |
Number of States: | 50 | 4 | Philadelphia, PA | 1,948,609 | |
Cost: | $247,653,000 | 5 | Detriot, MI | 1,511,482 | |
Cost per Capita (cents): | 121.8 | 6 | Houston, TX | 1,232,802 | |
Total Pages in Published Reports: | 200,000 | 7 | Baltimore, MD | 905,759 | |
Number of Enumerators: | 166,406 | 8 | Dallas, TX | 844,401 | |
Census Bureau Director: | George Hay Brown | 9 | Washington, DC | 756,510 | |
Number of Questions on the Short Form: | 12 | 10 | Cleveland, OH | 750,903 | |
Number of Questions on the Long Form: | 41 |