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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION
Number of Inhabitants
VIRGIN ISLANDS
OF THE UNITED STATES
Population
Bureau q/ the
Census
U.S. Department of Commerce
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Census of
Population
VOLUME
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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION
CHAPTER A
Number of
Inhabitants
PART 55
VIRGIN ISLANDS
OF THE UNITED STATES
PC80-1-A55
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Malcolm Baldrige, Secretary
GuyW. Fiske,
Deputy Secretary
Robert G. Dederick,
Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
Bruce Chapman, Director
Data Index
This index provides a summary
listing of the tables in which the particu-
lar data are presented. For a listing of the individual tables and their page
numbers, see page
1
The Area
Table
Earliest Census to 1980
1
Size of Place
7
Urban and Rural: 1930 to 1980
8
Islands
Land Area and Population
2
Urban and Rural
3
Island Subdivisions
4
Places
All Places
5
Incorporated Places of 5,000 or more
6
Inside and Outside SMSA's
Urban and Rural
9
Size of Place
10
SMSA's
Component Parts
11
Type of Residence
12
Urbanized Areas
Component Parts
13
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POPULATION DIVISION
Roger A. Herriot, Chief
Acknowledgments
Many
persons
participated
in
the
diverse
activities
of
the 1980 census. These acknowl-
edgments
generally
reflect
staff
during
the
census-taking
process. The Bureau was guided
by then Director, Vincent P. Bar abba and then
Deputy
Director,
Daniel
B.
Levine.
Primary
direction of the census program was performed
by
George
E.
Hall,
Associate
Director
for
Demographic Fields, assisted by EarleJ. Gerson,
then
Assistant
Director
for Demographic Cen-
suses,
in
conjunction with
Barbara A.
Bailar,
Associate Director for Statistical Standards and
Methodology, Howard
N. Hamilton,
Assistant
Director for Computer Services, Shirley Kallek,
Associate
Director
for
Economic
Fields,
James
D.
Lincoln,
Associate
Director
for
Administration,
Rex
L.
Pullin,
Associate
Director
for
Field
Operations, and W.
Bruce
Ramsay,
Associate
Director
for
Information
Technology.
The
director's
staff was
assisted
by Peter A. Bounpane and Sherry L. Courtland.
Responsibility for developing the population
portion
of
the
1980
census
questionnaire
content and
designing
the
tabulations was
in
the
Population
Division,
under
the
super-
vision
of Meyer
Zitter,
then
Chief,
Paula
J.
Schneider,
Staff
Assistant
for
Census
Pro-
grams, Roger A. Herriot, Nampeo D. McKenney,
and
Arthur
J.
Norton,
Assistant
Chiefs.
This
report was prepared by Robert C. Speaker, Chief,
Population
Distribution Branch, with the assis-
tance of Sam T. Davis, Michael J. Levin, Joel C.
Miller, Peggy Payne, and Cynthia M. Taeuber.
Responsibility
for
the
overall
planning,
coordination,
data
collection,
and
processing
of the 1980 census was in the Decennial Census
Division under the direction of Gerald J. Post,
then Acting Chief, assisted by Marie G. Argana,
Rachel
F. Brown, Donald
R.
Dalzell, H. Ray
Dennis,
Leonard
Goldberg,
Morris
Gorinson,
Earle B. Knapp, Jr., and Roger O. Lepage. The
Outlying Areas Branch was under the direction
of
Carmina
Fernandez
Young,
then
Chief,
assisted
by
Irma
F.
Harahush and Angel
M.
Landron.
The
following
Census
Bureau
employees
were designated
as Census Advisors to oversee
data
collection
activities
in
the various
areas:
Melvin A. Hendry, Advisor for the Virgin Islands
of the United States, Michael
J. Levin, Advisor
for
the
Northern
Mariana
Islands
and
the
remainder of the Trust Territory of the Pacific
Islands, Guy A. Lutz, Advisor for Guam and the
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, excluding
the
Northern Mariana
Islands, and C. Kemble
Worley,
Advisor
for
American
Samoa.
Data
collection was carried out by each Area through
a
special agreement with the governor or High
Commissioner under the direction of a census
coordinator
appointed
by
each
governor
or
High Commissioner.
Data
base and
generalized system support
was developed and provided by the Systems De-
velopment
Division,
Judy
M.
Bedell,
Chief,
under
the
direction of John Jerry Bell,
Assist-,
ant Chief.
Computer processing was performed in the
Computer
Operations
Division,
C.
Thomas
DiNenna, then
Chief, and John
E. Halterman,
Assistant Chief.
The
Statistical
Methods
Division
was
largely
responsible
for
developing
new
pro-
cedures to obtain a more accurate count of the
population.
This
work
was
supervised
by
Charles
D.
Jones,
Chief,
David
V.
Bateman,
Susan M.
Miskura, and
Robert
T.
O'Reagan,
Assistant Chiefs.
Geographic
programs
and
plans
were
de-
veloped
in
the Geography
Division under the
direction of Gerald F. Cranford, then Assistant
Chief,
Robert W. Marx
and
Silla
G.
Tomasi,
Assistant
Chiefs,
and
Donald
I.
Hirschfeld,
Special
Assistant. Joseph J. Knott coordinated
geographic operational phases.
The
coordination and
acquisition
of auto-
matic
data
processing
equipment
were
the
responsibility of the Automatic Data Processing
Planning
Staff, James
R.
Pepal,
Chief, under
the
direction
of
Richard
L.
Pauly,
Deputy
Chief.
The system design, technical specifications,
construction, and
installation
of the FOSDIC
and
Automated
Camera
Technology
System
were the responsibility of the Technical Services
Division, McRae Anderson,
Chief, assisted by
Robert E. Joseph, Assistant Chief.
Questionnaire
processing
procedures
were
developed
in
the
Decennial
Processing
Staff,
James
S.
Werking,
Chief,
under
the
direc-
tion
of
Harry
O'Haver,
Assistant
Chief. The
manual processing and microfilming of the ques-
tionnaires were performed at the Laguna Niguel
Processing Office, Robert N. Scheller, Chief.
Administrative support was provided by the
Administrative
Services
Division,
O.
Bryant
Benton, then Acting Chief.
Publications
editing,
printing, and compo-
sition
were
performed
in
the
Publications
Services
Division,
Raymond
J.
Koski,
Chief,
under
the
direction
of
Milton
S.
Andersen,
Arlene
C.
Duckett,
and
Gerald
A.
Mann.
User
services
were
provided
by
the
Data
User
Services
Division
under
the
supervision
of Michael G. Garland,
Chief, and Marshall
L.
Turner, Assistant Chief.
Many other persons participated in the vari-
ous
activities of the 1980 census. For a
list of
key
personnel,
refer
to
the
History
of
the
1980
Census
of
Population
and
Housing,
(PHC80-R-2).
Library of Congress Cataloging
in Publication Data
1980
census
of
population. Volume
1,
Char-
acteristics of the population.
PC80-1-
Issued September 1981 —
Partial contents:
ch. A. Number of inhabi-
tants
v. — ch. B. General population charac-
teristics
v. — ch.
C. General
social and eco-
nomic
characteristics
v. — ch.
D.
Detailed
population characteristics
v.
1.
United
States-Census,
20th,
1980.
2.
United States— Population—Statistics.
I. United
States.
Bureau
of
the Census.
II.
Title:
Char-
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APPENDIXES
A.
Area Classifications
A-1
B.
General Enumeration and Processing
Procedures
B-1
C.
Accuracy of the Data
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CONTENTS OF THE REPORT
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SYMBOLS AND GEOGRAPHIC
ABBREVIATIONS
Ill
GENERAL
This
report
presents
statistics from
the
1980 Census of Population on the num-
ber
of
inhabitants
of
the Area,
its sub-
divisions,
places,
and
certain
other
geographic
areas. The abbreviated identi-
fication for
this report
is PC80-1-A
(i.e.,
Population
Census,
1980-Volume
1-
Chapter A) followed by a number repre-
senting the Area. Legal provision for this
census,
which
was
conducted
as
of
April
1,
1980
(September
15, 1980 for
the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,
excluding the Northern
Mariana
Islands)
was
made
in
the
Act
of
Congress
of
August 31, 1954 (amended August 1957,
December 1 975, and October 1 976) which
codified Title 13, United States Code.
A
large
portion
of
the
information
compiled
from
the
1980
Census
of
Population
will
appear
in
Volume
1,
Characteristics
of
the
Population,
of
which this report
is part.
For Guam,
the
Virgin
Islands of the
United
States, and American Samoa, the
1980
census
figures
presented may dif-
fer
from
those
shown
in
the Advance
Reports,
PHC80-V. The
changes
reflect
corrections
of
errors
found
after
the
PHC80-V
report was
prepared and may
affect any geographic area shown in this
report.
For
the
Northern
Mariana
Islands
and the remainder of the Trust Territory
of
the
Pacific
Islands, the
1980 census
figures
presented
are
final
counts
and
supersede
the
preliminary
counts
pub-
lished
for
each
Area.
The
content
and
procedures
of
the
1980 census were determined after evalu-
ation of the
results of the
1970
census
and
consultation with
a wide variety
of
users of census data. A number of changes
were
introduced
in
1980
to
improve
the
usefulness
of
the
census
results.
The
changes,
however, do not affect to
any appreciable extent the comparability
between
the
1980
data
and
the
1970
data shown in this report.
More
detailed
information
on
the
technical and procedural matters covered
in the text of this report can be obtained
by writing to the Director, Bureau of the
Census,
Washington,
D.C.
20233.
Such
information
will
also
appear
in
other
publications of the 1980 census.
CONTENTS OF THE REPORT
This
report
contains
a
text
(this
intro-
duction and three appendixes), a table of
contents, 13 detailed tables, and maps. A
general
location map and
a map of the
Area appear
after
the table of contents.
Each table
is identified by a table number
and
title.
The
"stubhead"
at
the
left
under
the
title
defines
the
types
of
geographic
areas
for
which
data
are
shown
in
the
particular
table
and
is
considered part of the table title.
The
tables
are
followed
by
a map
section which includes:
• An
"Island
Location
Index"
which
presents the reference coordinates for
each
island
on
the
subdivision
map
and the legend to that map.
• A one-page island subdivision map that
shows
the
names
of
the
islands,
the
names
and
boundaries
of
island
sub-
divisions
(census
subdistricts),
and
places,
as
recognized
by
the
Census
Bureau
in the published tables.
Appearing
last
in
the
report
are
the
appendixes.
Appendix
A
describes
the
various
area
classifications
(e.g.,
urban
and
rural
residence, minor
civil divisions,
places).
Appendix
B
explains
the
residence
rules
used
in
counting
the
population
and
describes
the
data
col-
lection
and
processing
procedures.
Appendix C presents information on the
sources of error in the data.
SYMBOLS AND GEOGRAPHIC
ABBREVIATIONS
The following symbols and geographic
abbreviations are used in the tables:
• A
dash
"-"
represents
zero
or
a
percent which rounds to
less than 0.1.
• Three dots ".
. ." mean not applicable.
• (NA) means not available.
• A
minus
sign
preceding
a
figure
denotes decrease.
• The prefix " r " indicates that the count
has been
revised
since the publication
of 1970 census reports, or that the area
was
erroneously
omitted,
or that the
area
was
not
shown
in
the
correct
geographic
relationship
in
the
1970
census reports.
• CDP
is census designated place.
• SMSA
is standard metropolitan
statis-
tical area.
•
(unorg.)
is unorganized territory.
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Census of
Population
Contents
Number of Inhabitants
VIRGIN ISLANDS
OF THE UNITED
PC80-1-A55
(Page numbers
listed
here omit the area
prefix number which appears
as
part
of the
page number
for each
page.
The
prefix
for this Area
is 55)
MAPS
Page
Virgin Islands of the United States and
the Caribbean Area
2
Islands
3
Island Location Index
14
Island Subdivisions and Places
15
TABLES
1.
Population of the Virgin
Islands:
Earliest Census
to 1980
5
Urban and Rural
2.
Land Area and Population: 1930 to 1980
5
Islands
3.
Population of Islands by Urban and
Rural
Residence: 1980 and 1970
5
Islands
4.
Population of Island Subdivisions: 1960 to
1980
6
Island Subdivisions
5.
Population of Places: 1960 to 1980
7
Places
Census Designated Places
TABLES
Page
6.
Rank and Population of Incorporated Places of
5,000 or More in 1980: 1980 and 1970
7
7.
Population by Size of Place: 1980 and 1970
8
The Area
Urbanized Areas
8.
Population by Urban and Rural Residence:
1930 to 1980
9
Size of Place
9.
Population Inside and Outside Standard
Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSA's) by
Urban and Rural Residence: 1980
10
The Area
Inside SMSA's
Outside SMSA's
10.
Population Inside and Outside Standard
Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSA's) by
Size of Place: 1980
12
The Area
Inside SMSA's
Outside SMSA's
1
1
Population of Standard Metropolitan Statistical
Areas (SMSA's): 1960 to 1980
13
12.
Population of Standard Metropolitan Statistical
Areas (SMSA's) by Type of Residence: 1980
...
13
13.
Population of Urbanized Areas: 1980 and 1970
..
13
NUMBER OF INHABITANTS
VIRGIN ISLANDS
55-1
Virgin Islands off the United States and the Caribbean Area
55-2
VIRGIN ISLANDS
NUMBER OF INHABITANTS
Islands
64° 45'
64° 30'
A
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
(U.K.)
LEGEND
*
Capital underlined
All political boundaries are as of January
I, 1980
International boundary representation
is not
necessarily authoritative.
N
SCALE
16
Kilometers
_J
16
Miles
0>
,
-U.S. Department of Commerce
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
65° 00'
64° 45'
NUMBER OF INHABITANTS
VIRGIN ISLANDS
55-3
CORKECTION
NOTE
An/
corrections
to
the
1930
census
counts
of
the
total
population
shown
in
this
report
made
after
the
report
is
printed
are
available
by
writing
to
Data
User
Services
Division,
Customer
Services
(Corrections),
Bureau
of
the
Census,
Washington,
D.C.
20233.
„... ,c. A.mc
NUMBER OF INHABITANTS
55-4
VIRGIN ISLANDS
Table
Population
of the
Virgin
Islands:
Earliest Census
to
1980
Urban and
Rural
Current urban definition:
1980 (Apr.
1)
1970 (Apr.
1)
1960 (Apr.
1)
1950 (Apr.
1)
Previous urban definition
1960 (Apr.
1)
1950 (Apr.
1)
1940 (Apr.
1)
1930 (Apr.
1)
1917 (Nov.
1)
1911
(Feb.
1)
1901
(Feb.
1)
1890 (Oct.
9)
1880
(Oct.
9)
1870 (Oct.
9)
1860
(Oct. 9)
1855
(Oct. 9)
1850 (May 13)
1846 (Oct.
1)
1841
(Oct.
1)
1835
(Oct.
1).
[For description of current and previous urban definitions, see appendix A
For meaning of symbols, see Introduction]
The area
Urban
Rural
Change from
Change from
Chonge from
Percent of
total
population
Total
preceding census
Places of
2,500 or
preceding census
preceding census
population
Number
Percent
more
Population
Number
Percent
Population
Number
Percent
Urban
Rurol
96 569
34
101
54.6
7
37 730
22 490
147.6
58 839
11
611
24.6
39
1
60 9
62 468
30 369
94 6
2
15 240
-2 777
-15.4
47 228
33
146
2354
24.4
756
32 099
5 434
20.4
2
18 017
2 436
15.6
14 082
2 998
270
56.1
43 9
26 665
1
776
7
1
2
15
581
11
084
58.4
41.6
32 099
5 434
20.4
2
18 017
2 436
15.6
14 082
2 998
27.0
56.1
43.9
26 665
1
776
7.1
2
15
581
1
285
9.0
11
084
491
4.6
58.4
41
6
24 889
2 877
13.1
2
14 296
795
5.9
10
593
2 082
24 5
57.4
426
22 012
-4 039
-15.5
3
13
501
-1
964
-12.7
8
511
-2 075
-19 6
61.3
38.7
26 051
-1
035
-3.8
3
15 465
-577
-3 6
10 586
^458
-4.1
59.4
40.6
27 086
-3 441
-11.3
3
16 042
-1
726
-9.7
11
044
-1
715
-13.4
59.2
40.8
30 527
-2 259
-6.9
3
17 768
-869
-4.7
12 759
-1
390
-98
58.2
41.8
32 786
-977
-2.9
3
18 637
-1
546
-7.7
14
149
569
4.2
56.8
432
33
763
-4 058
-10.7
3
20
183
-442
-2
1
13 580
-3 616
-21.0
598
402
37
821
-410
-1.1
3
20 625
525
2.6
17
196
-935
-5.2
545
455
38
231
1
094
2.9
3
20
100
722
37
18
131
372
2.1
52.6
47 4
37
137
-2 477
-6.3
3
19 378
-261
-13
17
759
-2 216
-11.1
52.2
478
39 614
26
0.1
3
19 639
3 971
25 3
19 975
-3 945
-16.5
496
50.4
39 588
-1
367
-3.3
2
15 668
256
1.7
23 920
-1
623
-4.4
396
60.4
40 955
-2 223
-5.1
2
15 412
-1
465
-8.7
25 543
-758
-2.9
376
62.4
43
178
2
16 877
26
301
39.1
60 9
NOTE: A special Federal census was taken in 1917.
Censuses prior to 1917 were taken by the Danish Government.
The
1 940 urban population is revised to exclude Frederiksted city (population 2.4981 which was considered urban
Table
2.
Land Area and
Population:
1930
to 1980
[Counts relate to areas as defined at each census.
For meaning of symbols, see Introduction]
Islands
Virgin Islands
St. Croix
St. John
St. Thomas
1980 land area
Population
Square
miles
Square
kilometers
1980
Percent change
1970
1960
1950
1940
1930
Number
Per
square
mile
Per
square
kilometer
1970
to
1980
1960
to
1970
132
80
20
32
342
207
52
83
96 569
49 725
2 472
44 372
731.6
621.6
1236
1386.6
282.4
240.2
47.5
534.6
54.6
56.5
43.0
53.2
94.6
112.2
86.9
78.8
62 468
31
779
1
729
28 960
32 099
14 973
925
16
201
26 665
12
103
749
13 813
24 889
12 902
722
11
265
22 012
11
413
765
9 834
Table
3.
Population
of
Islands by Urban and
Rural
Residence:
1980 and 1970
Islands
Virgin Islands
St. Croix
St. John
St. Thomas
[For meaning of symbols, see Introduction]
Urban
Rural
1980
1970
Percent
chonge,
1970 to
1980
1980
1970
Percent
chonge,
1970 to
1980
Percent
Inside
of total
urbanized
Total
population
areas
Outside
urbanized
areas
Total
Places
of 1,000
to 2.500
Places of
less than
1,000
Other
rural
37 730
39.1
9 415
18.9
28 315
63.8
37 730
9 415
28 315
15 240
3 020
12 220
147.6
211.8
131.7
58 839
40 310
2 472
16 057
2 974
1
046
1
928
-
55 865
39 264
544
16 057
47 228
28 759
1
729
16 740
24.6
40.2
430
-4.1
NUMBER OF INHABITANTS
VIRGIN ISLANDS
55-5
Table
4.
Population
of
Island
Subdivisions:
1960
to 1980
[For meaning of symbols, see Introduction]
Island
Subdivisions
Virgin Islands
St. Croix Island
Anna's Hope Village subdistrict _
Christiansted town
(pt.)
Christiansted subdistrict
Christiansted town
(pt.)
East End subdistrict
Frederiksted subdistrict
Frederiksted town
Frederiksted Southeast (CDP).
Northcentral subdistrict
Northwest subdistrict
Grove Place (CDP)
Sion Farm subdistrict
Christiansted town
(pt.)
Southcentral subdistrict
Southwest subdistrict
St. John Island
.
Central subdistrict
Coral Bay subdistrict
Cruz Bay subdistrict
Cruz Bay (CDP)
East End subdistrict
St. Thomas Island...
Charlotte Amalie subdistrict
Charlotte Amalie town
(pt.)
.
Charlotte Amalie East (CDP)
.
Charlotte Amalie West (CDP)
Eost End subdistrict
Northside subdistrict
Charlotte Amalie town
(pt.)
.
Southside subdistrict
Tutu
subdistrict
Anna's Retreat (CDP)
Water Island subdistrict.
West End
subdistrict
1980
96 569
49 725
3 287
10
413
904
648
948
046
902
5
771
5 714
3
599
12
563
6 314
7 067
2 472
246
256
1
928
1
928
42
44 372
304
671
636
4 722
5 730
171
4 450
8 939
8 939
152
1
075
1970
62 468
31
779
(NA)
(NA)
1
531
(NA)
1
729
28 960
(NA)
(NA)
1960
32 099
14 973
(NA)
(NA)
77
(NA)
925
16 201
(NA)
(NA)
NOTE:
The
county
equivalents
in
this
territory
are
three
islands.
The
minor
civil
divisions
(MCD's)
in
the
Virgin
Islands
are
census
subdistricts
which
replace
the
quarters
and
cities
used
in
the
1970
census.
The
three
places
shown
as
cities
in
1970
have
been
redesignated
as
towns.
Six
additional
places
have
been
defined
as
census
designated
places
(CDP's).
55-6
VIRGIN ISLANDS
NUMBER OF
INHABITANTS
Anna's Retreat (CDP)
St, Thomas
.
Charlotte Amalie town
St. Thomas
.
Charlotte Amalie East (CDP)
St. Thomas
.
Charlotte Amolie West (CDP)
St. Thomas
.
Christiansted town
St. Croix ...
Cruz Bay (CDP)
St. John
...
Frederiksted town
St. Croix ...
Frederiksted Southeast (CDP)
St.
Croix ...
Grove Place (CDP)
St. Croix...
Table
5.
Population
of
Places:
1960
to 1980
(For changes
in boundaries of places since 1970,
see table 4,
For meoning of symbols,
see introduction)
Places
Census Designated
Islands
Places
1980
1970
I960
8 939
11
842
12 220
12 880
2 636
4 898
2 914
3 020
5
137
1
928
1
046
1
531
2
177
2 902
3
599
Table
6.
Rank and
Population
of
Incorporated
Places
of 5,000
or More
in
1980:
1980 and
1970
[For changes
in boundaries of incorporated places since 1970.
see table 4,
For meaning of symbols, see Introduction]
Incorporated
Places
Islands
Charlotte Amalie town
St. Thomos
1980
rank
Population
1980
1970
1
11
842
12 220
NUMBER OF INHABITANTS
VIRGIN ISLANDS
55-7
Table 7
Population by
Size
of
Place:
1980 and 1970
The Area
Urbanized Areas
THE AREA
Total
Urban
Inside urbanized areas
Central cities
Cities of—
1,000,000 or more
...
500,000 to 1,000,000
250,000 to 500,000
.,
100,000 to 250,000..
50,000 to 100,000...
Less than 50.000
Urban fringe
Places of 2,500 or more..
100,000 or more
50,000 to 100,000...
25,000 to 50,000 ....
10,000 to 25,000....
5,000 to 10,000
2,500 to 5,000
Places of less than 2.500.
2,000 to 2,500
1,500 to 2,000
1,000 to 1,500
Less than 1,000
Other urban
Outside urbanized areas
Places of—
25,000 or more
10,000 to 25,000 __..
5,000 to 10,000
2,500 to 5,000
Rural
Places of 1,000 to 2,500
2,000 to 2.500
1.500 to 2,000
1.000 to 1,500
Places of less thon 1,000
Other rural
URBANIZED AREAS
Total
Areas of—
1,000,000 or more
...
500,000 to
1 ,000,000
250,000 to 500,000 _.
100,000 to 250,000..
Less than 100,000
[For meaning of symbols. see Introduction]
1980
1970
Percent of total
Percent
Percent of total
Percent
Places
Population
population
distribution
Places
Population
population
distribution
9
96 569
100.0
3
62 468
100.0
7
37 730
39.1
100.0
2
15 240
24.4
100.0
7
37 730
39.1
100.0
2
15 240
24.4
100.0
1
11
842
12.3
31.4
1
12 220
19.6
80.2
1
8 939
9.3
23.7
-
-
-
_
5
16 949
17.6
44.9
1
3 020
4.8
19.8
2
58 839
60.9
100.0
1
47 228
75.6
100.0
2
2 974
3.1
5.1
1
1
531
2.5
3.2
1
1
928
2.0
3.3
1
1
531
2.5
3.2
1
1
046
1.1
1.8
-
-
-
-
55 865
57.8
94.9
45 697
73.2
96.8
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
55-8
VIRGIN ISLANDS
NUMBER OF INHABITANTS
Table
8.
Population by Urban and
Rural
Residence:
1930
to
1980
(Portions of certain cities may be classified as
rural,
see appendix A for explanation
For meaning of symbols, see Introduction]
Size
of
Place
NUMBER OF PLACES
Urban
..,
Places of 2,500 or more..
1,000,000 or more
...
500,000 to
1 ,000.000
250,000 to 500,000 .
100,000 to 250,000.
50,000to 100,000..
25,000 to 50,000 ....
10,000 to 25,000....
5,000 to 10,000
2,500 to 5,000
Places of less than 2,500
Rural
Places of 1,000 to 2,500
Places of less than 1.000
Cumulative summary:
Places of—
1 ,000,000 or more
.
500,000 or more...
250,000 or more ...
100,000 or more-.
50,000 or more
25,000 or more
10,000 or more
5,000 or more
2,500 or more
POPULATION
Urban
Places of 2,500 or more..
1 ,000,000 or more ...
500,000 to
1 ,000,000
250,000 to 500,000 ..
100,000 to 250,000 ..
50,000 to 100.000 ...
25.000 to 50,000 ....
10,000 to 25,000 ...
5,000 to 10,000
2,500 to 5,000
Places of less than 2.500.
Other urban
Rural
Places of 1,000 to 2,500.
Places of less than 1,000.
Other rural
PERCENT OF TOTAL POPULATION
Urban
Places of 2,500 or more
1,000,000 or more
500,000 to 1,000,000
250,000 to 500.000
100.000 to 250,000
50,000 to 100,000
25,000 to 50,000
10,000 to 25,000
5,000 to 10,000
2.500 to 5,000
Places of less than 2,500
Other urban
Rural
Places of 1.000 to 2,500
Places of less than 1,000
Other rural
1980
1970
1960
37 730
37 730
11
842
8 939
16 949
58 839
2 974
55 865
39.1
39.1
12.3
9.3
17.6
60.9
3.1
57.8
15 240
15 240
12 220
3 020
47 228
1
531
45
697
24.4
24.4
19.6
4.8
75.6
2.5
73.2
18 017
18 017
12 880
5
137
14 082
2
177
11
905
56.1
56.1
40.1
16.0
43.9
6.8
37.1
1950
Current urban
Previous urban
definition
definition
15
581
15
581
II
469
4
112
11
084
1
961
9
123
58.4
58.4
43.0
15.4
41.6
7.4
34.2
15
581
15
581
11
469
4
112
11
084
1
961
9
123
58.4
58.4
43.0
15.4
41.6
74
34.2
1940
1930
14 296
14 296
13
501
13
501
9
801
4 495
10 593
2 498
8 095
57.4
57.4
7 036
6 465
8 511
8
511
61.3
61 3
394
18.1
42.6
100
32.5
32.0
294
38.7
387
_
NUMBER OF INHABITANTS
VIRGIN ISLANDS
55-9
Table
9.
Population
Inside
and
Outside
Standard
Metropolitan
Statistical
Areas
(SMSA's)
by
Urban
and
Residence:
1980
Rural
The Area
Inside SMSA's
Outside SMSA's
[For meaning of symbols, see Introduction]
THE AREA
Total
Urban
Inside urbanized areas
Central
cities
Cities of—
1,000,000 or more—
500.000 to
1 ,000,000
250,000 to 500,000
.
100,000 to 250,000
-
50,000 to 100,000 „
Less than 50,000
Urban fringe
Places of 2,500 or more .
100,000 or more
50,000 to 100,000 ..
25,000 to 50,000 ...
10,000 to 25,000 ...
5,000 to 10,000
2,500 to 5,000
Places of less thon 2,500
2,000 to 2,500
1,500 to 2,000
1,000 to 1,500
Less than 1,000
Other urban
Outside urbanized areas
Places of—
25,000 or more
10,000 to 25,000 ...
5,000 to 10,000 ....
2,500 to 5,000
Rural
Places of 1,000 to 2,500
2,000 to 2,500
1,500 to 2,000
1,000 to 1,500
Places of less than 1,000
Other rural
INSIDE SMSA's
Total—
...
Urban
Inside urbanized areas
Central
cities
Cities of—
1,000,000 or more...
500,000 to
1 ,000,000
250,000 to 500,000
.
100,000 to 250,000
.
50,000 to 100,000
..
Less than 50,000
Urban fringe
Places of 2,500 or more .
100,000 or more
50,000 to 100,000 ..
25,000 to 50,000 ...
10,000 to 25,000 ...
5,000 to 10,000
2,500 to 5,000
Places of less than 2,500
2,000 to 2,500
1,500 to 2,000
1,000 to 1,500
Less than 1,000
Other urban
Outside urbanized areas
Places of—
25,000 or more
10,000 to 25,000 ...
5,000
to 10,000
2,500 to 5,000
Rural
Places of 1,000 to 2,500
2,000 to 2,500
1,500 to 2.000
1,000 to 1.500
Places of less than 1.000
Other rural
Total
population
96 569
37 730
37 730
11
842
8 939
16 949
58 839
2 974
1
928
1
046
55 865
Inside places
Total
Number
Population
40 704
37 730
37 730
11
842
8 939
16 949
2 974
2 974
1
928
1
046
Incorporated places
Total
Number
Population
15 802
14 756
14 756
11
842
2 914
1 046
1
046
1
046
Central
cities of SMSA's
Number
Population
Other
Number
Population
15 802
14 756
14 756
11
842
2 914
1 046
1
046
1 046
Census designated places
Number
Population
24 902
22 974
22 974
8 939
14 035
1 928
1
928
1
928
Outside
places
55 865
55 865
55 865
55-10
VIRGIN ISLANDS
NUMBER OF INHABITANTS
\
,
Table
9.
Population
Inside
and
Outside
Standard
Metropolitan
Statistical
Areas
(SMSA's)
by
Urban
and
Rural
Residence:
1980- Con.
(For meaning of symbols,
see Introduction]
The Area
Inside SMSA's
Outside SMSA's
OUTSIDE SMSA's
Toted
Urban
Inside urbanized areas
Central
cities
Gties of—
1.000.000 or more—
500,000 to 1,000,000
250,000 to 500,000
.
100,000 to 250,000
-
50,000 to 100.000 ..
Less than 50,000
Urban fringe
Places of 2,500 or more -
100,000 or more
50,000 to 100,000 „
25,000 to 50,000 .._
10,000 to 25,000 ...
5,000 to 10,000
2,500 to 5,000
Places of less than 2,500
2,000 to 2,500
1,500 to 2,000
1,000 to 1,500
Less than 1,000
Other urban
Outside urbanized areas
Ploces of—
25,000 or more
10,000 to 25,000 ...
5,000 to 10,000
2,500 to 5,000
Rural
Places of 1,000 to 2,500
2,000 to 2,500
1,500 to 2,000
1,000 to 1,500
Places of less than 1,000
Other rural
Total
populotion
96 569
37 730
37 730
11
842
8 939
16 949
58 839
2 974
1
928
1
046
55 865
Inside places
Total
Number
Population
40 704
37 730
Incorporated places
Total
Number
Population
IS 802
14 7S6
37 730
11
842
8 939
16 949
2 974
2 974
1
928
1
046
14 756
11
842
2 914
1
046
1
046
1
046
Central
cities of SMSA's
Number
Population
Other
Number
Population
15 802
14 756
14 756
11
842
2 914
1 046
1 046
1
046
Census designated places
Number
Population
24 902
22 974
22 974
8 939
14 035
1
928
1
928
1
928
Outside
ploces
55
865
55
865
55 865
NUMBER OF INHABITANTS
VIRGIN ISLANDS
55-11
Table
10.
Population
Inside and Outside Standard Metropolitan
Statistical Areas (SMSA's) by Size of
Place:
1980
[For meaning of symbols,
see Introduction]
The Area
Inside SMSA's
Outside SMSA's
THE AREA
Total
Inside places
Ploces of—
1,000,000 or more...
500,000 to
1 ,000,000
250,000 to 500,000
_
100,000 to 250,000
.
50,000 to 100,000 -
25.000 to 50,000 ...
10,000 to 25,000 ...
5,000 to 10,000
2,500 to 5,000
2,000 to 2,500
1,500 to 2,000
1,000 to 1,500
500 to 1,000
200 to 500
Less than 200
Cumulative summary:
Places of—
1,000,000 or more.
500,000 or more ..
250,000 or more ..
100,000 or more ..
50,000 or more ...
25,000 or more ...
10,000 or more ...
5,000 or more
2,500 or more
2,000 or more
1,500 or more
1,000 or more
500 or more
200 or more
Outside places
INSIDE SMSA's
Total
Inside places
Places of—
1,000,000 or more...
500,000 to 1,000,000
250,000 to 500,000
_
100,000 to 250,000
.
50,000 to 100,000
..
25,000 to 50,000 ...
10,000 to 25,000 ...
5,000 to 10,000
2,500 to 5,000
2,000 to 2,500
1,500 to 2,000
1.000 to 1,500
500 to 1.000
200 to 500
Less than 200
Cumulative summary:
Places of—
1,000,000 or more.
500,000 or more ..
250.000 or more ..
100,000 or more ..
50,000 or more ...
25,000 or more ...
10,000 or more ...
5,000 or more
2,500 or more
2,000 or more
1,500 or more
1,000 or more
500 or more
200 or more
Outside places
Total
population
96 569
40 704
11
842
8 939
16 949
1
928
1
046
11
842
20
781
37 730
37 730
39 658
40 704
40 704
40 704
55 865
Inside places
Total
Number
Population
40 704
40 704
11
842
8 939
16 949
1
928
1
046
11
842
20
781
37 730
37 730
39 658
40 704
40 704
40 704
Incorporated places
Total
Number
Population
15 802
15 802
11
842
2 914
1
046
11
842
11
842
14 756
14 756
14 756
15 802
15 802
15 802
Central
cities of SMSA's
Number
Population
Other
Number
Population
3
15 802
3
15 802
1
11
842
1
2 914
1
046
11
842
11
842
14 756
14 756
14 756
15 802
15 802
15 802
Census designated places
Number
Population
24 902
24 902
8 939
14 035
1
928
8 939
22 974
22 974
24 902
24 902
24 902
24 902
Outside
places
55 865
55 865
55-12
VIRGIN
ISLANDS
NUMBER OF
INHABITANTS
Table
10.
Population Inside and Outside Standard Metropolitan
Statistical Areas (SMSA's) by Size of Place:
1980
Con.
[For meaning of symbols, see Introduction]
The Area
Inside SMSA's
Outside SMSA's
OUTSIDE SMSA's
Totd
Imide plocM
Places of—
1,000,000 or more
500,000 to 1,000,000.
250,000 to 500.000
..
)00.000 to 250,000
..
50,000 to 100,000
...
25,000 to 50,000 ....
10,000 to 25,000
....
5,000 to 10,000
2.500 to 5,000
2.000 to 2,500
1,500 to 2,000
1,000 to 1.500
500 to 1.000
200 to 500
Less than 200
Cumulative summary:
Places of—
1.000,000 or more..
500,000 or more ...
250,000 or more ...
100,000 or more ...
50,000 or more
25,000 or more
10,000 or more
5,000 or more
2,500 or more
2,000 or more
1,500 or more
1,000 or more
500 or more
200 or more
Outside places
Total
population
96 569
40 704
11
842
8 939
16 949
1
928
1
046
11
842
20
781
37 730
37 730
39
658
40 704
40 704
40 704
55 865
Inside places
Total
Number
Population
40 704
40 704
11
842
8 939
16 949
1
928
1
046
11
842
20 781
37 730
37 730
39 658
40 704
40 704
40 704
Incorporated places
Total
Number
Populotion
15 802
15 802
II
842
2 914
1
046
11
842
11
842
14 756
14 756
14 756
15 802
15 802
15 802
Central cities of SMSA's
Number
Populotion
Other
Number
Population
15 802
15 802
1
11
842
I
2 914
1
046
11
842
II
842
14 756
14 756
14 756
15 802
15 802
15 802
Census designated ploces
Number
Population
24 902
24 902
1
8 939
4
14 035
1
928
8 939
22 974
22 974
24 902
24 902
24 902
24 902
Outside
ploces
55 865
55 865
Table
11.
Population
of Standard
Metropolitan
Statistical Areas
(SMSA's):
1960
to 1980
(Table omitted because the area has no SMSA's.)
Table
12.
Population
of Standard
Metropolitan
Statistical Areas (SMSA's) by Type
of
Residence:
1980
(Table omitted because the area has no SMSA's.)
Table
13
Population
of Urbanized Areas:
1980 and 1970
(Table omitted because the area has no urbanized areas.)
NUMBER OF INHABITANTS
VIRGIN ISLANDS
55-13
Island Subdivision Map Legend and Island Location Index
SYMBOLS
#
MAP LEGEND
TYPE
STYLES
GEOGRAPHIC
AREAS
CANADA
Foreign country
LEE
Brent
Island
Census subdistrict
MIAMI
STAPLETON
Lake Winfra
Town
Census designated place
Major water feature
Coral reef
Asterisk following place name indicates place
is coextensive
with a census subdistrict.
Census subdistrict name
is shown
only when
it differs from place name.
Note:
All political boundaries are as of January
I, 1980.
Boundaries of small areas may not be depicted exactly
due to the scale of the map.
Where boundaries coincide,
boundary symbol of higher level geographic area is
shown.
ISLAND LOCATION INDEX
This list presents the reference coordinates for each island on the map on page 3 and on the
island subdivision map. Map section numbers refer to the island subdivision map only.
ISLAND
St. Croix
'St. John
St. Thomas. ......
MAP
REF
D-2
A-2
A-2
15-14
VIRGIN ISLANDS
NUMBER OF INHABITANTS
Islands, Island Subdivisions (Census Subdistricts), and Places
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V
\J>
\
J>HASS LOLLIK ISLASlT* * *
<r",
cC7
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
(U. K.)
£
HAVANA ISLAND
BUCK ISLAM)
NUMBER OF INHABITANTS
VIRGIN ISLANDS
55-15
Appendix A.— Area Classifications
STATE EQUIVALENTS
A-1
COUNTY EQUIVALENTS
A-1
COUNTY SUBDIVISION
EQUIVALENTS
A-1
Minor Civil Divisions (MCD's)
.
. A-1
Subdivisions of MCD's
A—
PLACES
A-1
Incorporated Places
A—
Census Designated Places
A—
URBAN AND RURAL
RESIDENCE
A-2
URBANIZED AREAS
A-2
STANDARD METROPOLITAN
STATISTICAL AREAS
A-2
BOUNDARY CHANGES
A-2
AREA MEASUREMENTS
A-2
HISTORIC COUNTS
A-2
STATE EQUIVALENTS
The 50 States and the District of Colum-
bia are the constituent units of the United
States.
Puerto
Rico,
Guam,
the
Virgin
Islands
of the
United
States, American
Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and
the remainder of the Trust Territory of the
Pacific
Islands are treated as State equiva-
lents
in
the
text
and
tables
of
the
PC80-1-A reports.
COUNTY EQUIVALENTS
In most
States, the primary divisions are
termed counties.
In the Virgin
Islands of
the
United
States, the comparable
areas
are the three major islands.
In American
Samoa, the county equivalents
are three
districts and two islands. In Guam and the
Northern
Mariana
Islands,
there
are no
primary
divisions, and
the
entire area
is
considered
equivalent
to
a
county
for
census
purposes.
In
the Trust Territory
of
the
Pacific
Islands,
excluding
the
Northern
Mariana
Islands,
the
adminis-
trative districts are the county equivalents.
COUNTY SUBDIVISION
EQUIVALENTS
In
reports
for
the
States,
statistics
are
presented
for
the following subdivisions
of counties or equivalent areas: minorcivil
divisions (MCD's), census county divisions
(CCD's), and, in Alaska, census subareas.
In Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United
States,
American
Samoa,
the
Northern
Mariana
Islands, and the remainder of the
Trust
Territory
of
the
Pacific
Islands,
statistics
are
presented
for
minor
civil
divisions
and,
in
the
Northern
Mariana
Islands and
the
remainder
of
the Trust
Territory of the
Pacific
Islands,
for sub-
divisions of the minor civil divisions.
Minor Civil Divisions (MCD's)
In 29 States, MCD's are primary divisions
of
counties established under State
law.
MCD's in Guam, the Virgin Islands of the
United
States,
American
Samoa,
the
Northern Mariana
Islands, and the remain-
der of the Trust Territory of the Pacific
Islands have been established by local law.
The MCD's in Guam are referred to as
election districts.
In the Virgin
Islands of
the
United
States, MCD's
called
census
subdistricts have been established for the
1980 census to replace the quarters and
cities that were used
in the 1970 census.
For American Samoa, the three districts
are subdivided into MCD's called counties;
MCD's for the two islands
coincide
with
and have the same names as these islands.
The
MCD's
in
the
Northern
Mariana
Islands are called municipalities.
The
MCD's
in
the
remainder
of
the
Trust Territory
of the Pacific
Islands are
municipalities.
In
addition,
the
Census
Bureau
recognizes two
islands and
one
unorganized territory that are not within
any municipality.
In the Palau District of
the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,
numerous
islands
are
not
included
in
a
legally
established MCD
(municipality);
this area of unorganized territory
is recog-
nized
as one subdivision and given a name
(Palau
Islands)
by
the
Census
Bureau,
followed by
the designation
"(unorg.)."
Subdivisions of MCD's
In the Northern Mariana
Islands and the
remainder
of the Trust Territory
of the
Pacific
Islands, subMCD's,
called
munic-
ipal
districts,
represent
political
subdi-
visions
of
the
municipalities. Some
are
true
political
entities
while
others
have
been
established
for
census
purposes.
Data
are
shown
only
for
municipal
districts
in
multi-district
municipalities.
PLACES
Two
types
of
places
are
recognized
in
the
State
census
reports—incorporated
places
and
census
designated
places—as
defined below.
Incorporated Places
Incorporated
places
recognized
in
the
State census
reports
are those which are
incorporated under the laws of their
re-
spective States as cities, boroughs, towns,
and
villages.
There
are no
incorporated
places
in Guam, the Virgin
Islands of the
United
States,
American
Samoa,
the
Northern Mariana
Islands, and the remain-
der of the Trust Territory of the Pacific
Islands.
Towns
in
the
Virgin
Islands
of
the
United
States and
Villages
in American
Samoa
are not
legally
incorporated. The
three
places
specified
as
towns
in
the
Virgin Islands Code have legally established
boundaries
and
purposes,
but
are
not
functioning
governments.
The
villages
in
American
Samoa
have
functioning
governments
authorized
by
the
Revised
A-1
Appendix A.—Area
Classifications
Code
of
American Samoa
but do
not
have legally established boundaries.
Census Designated Places
As
in
previous
censuses,
the
Census
Bureau,
in cooperation with local govern-
ments, delineated boundaries for
closely
settled population centers without corpo-
rate
limits.
In
1980, the name
of each
such
place
is
followed
by
"(CDP),"
meaning
"census designated place." For
1980,
all
places
in Guam
are designated
as
CDP's;
in
1970 and
earlier censuses,
these
places
were
identified
in
census
publications as cities, towns, and villages.
In the Virgin Islands of the United States,
six CDP's have been designated. All places
in the Northern
Mariana
Islands and the
remainder
of the Trust Territory
of the
Pacific Islands are CDP's. To be recognized
for the 1980 census, CDP's
in Guam, the
Virgin
Islands
of the United
States, the
Northern Mariana Islands, and the remain-
der of the Trust Territory of the Pacific
Islands must have a minimum 1980 popu-
lation
of
300.
There
are
no
CDP's
in
American Samoa.
Census
designated
place
boundaries
change as the settlement pattern changes;
a
place which
has the same name
as
in
previous
censuses
does
not
necessarily
have the same boundaries. Boundary out-
lines
for
CDP's
are shown on
the map
which follows the detailed tables.
Larger-
scale maps, showing boundaries
in more
detail, are available for purchase from the
Census Bureau.
URBAN AND RURAL
RESIDENCE
As defined for the 1980 census, the urban
population comprises
all persons living in
urbanized areas and
in places of 2,500 or
more inhabitants outside urbanized areas.
More
specifically,
the
urban
population
consists of
all persons living
in
(1) places
of
2,500
or
more
inhabitants and
(2)
other
territory
included
in
urbanized
areas.
The
population
not
classified
as
urban
constitutes
the
rural
population.
Since there
are no urbanized
areas in
Guam,
the
Virgin
Islands of the United
States,
American
Samoa,
the
Northern
Mariana
Islands, and the remainder of the
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the
current
definition of urban population
is
equivalent to the previous definition. That
A-2
is, the urban population comprises
all per-
sons
living
in
places
of
2,500
or more
inhabitants.
URBANIZED AREAS
The major objective of the Census Bureau
in
delineating
urbanized
areas
is
to
provide
a
better separation of urban and
rural
population
in the
vicinity
of
large
cities.
An
urbanized
area
consists
of
a
central
city
or
cities,
and
surrounding
closely settled territory ("urban fringe"),
which contains a minimum population of
50,000. There
are no urbanized
areas
in
Guam,
the
Virgin
Islands of the United
States,
American
Samoa,
the
Northern
Mariana
Islands,
and
the
remainder
of
the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
STANDARD METROPOLITAN
STATISTICAL AREAS
The
general
concept
of
a
metropolitan
area
is one of a large population nucleus
—an urbanized area with a population of
at
least
50,000—together with
adjacent
communities which have a high degree of
economic and social integration with that
nucleus. The
standard
metropolitan
sta-
tistical
area
(SMSA)
classification
is
a
statistical
standard developed
for use by
federal
agencies
in
the
production,
analysis,
and
publication
of
data
on
metropolitan
areas.
SMSA's
are
desig-
nated
and
defined
by
the
Office
of
Management and
Budget, following a set
of
official published standards developed
by
the
interagency
Federal
Committee
on
Standard
Metropolitan
Statistical
Areas. There are no SMSA's in Guam, the
Virgin Islands of the United States, Amer-
ican Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands,
and the remainder of the Trust Territory
of the Pacific Islands.
BOUNDARY CHANGES
The
boundaries
of
some
of
the
areas
shown
in
this
report
have
changed
between
an
earlier
census
for
which
counts
are shown and January
1,
1980.
The historic counts shown here have not
been adjusted for such changes and thus
reflect
the
population
in
those areas
as
defined
at
each
census.
Information on
boundary changes
is presented
in table 4.
For
information
on
boundary
changes
prior to 1970 for Guam, the Virgin Islands
of the United States, and American Samoa,
see the Number of Inhabitants report for
previous censuses.
AREA MEASUREMENTS
Area
measurement
figures
published
in
the
1980 census for each
entity and
its
districts
or
islands
are
taken from
the
data
used
for
the
1970
census.
Appro-
priate
modifications
were
made
to
account
for changes
in
boundaries,
the
establishment
of new
geographic
units,
and for errors in the earlier figures.
HISTORIC COUNTS
As
in
past censuses, the general
rule for
presenting historic figures for each area
is
to
present counts
only
for
single,
con-
tinually
existing
entities.
Stated another
way,
if an area existed at both the current
and previous censuses,
a count
is shown
for the previous census.
Included
in this
category
are areas which are of the same
type
and which
have
retained the same
name,
or which may have changed their
name.
Also
included
are
places
which
have
merged and
retained
the name
of
one of the merged areas.
In
cases
where
entities
have
been
formed
since, or were not recognized
in
the
earlier
censuses,
such
as
a
new
district, district subdivision, or place, the
symbol three dots (".
. .") is shown for the
earlier
census.
The
three-dot symbol
is
also shown
for
those
parts
of
a
place
which
are now
located
in
an
entity
in
which
it was
not
previously
reported.
In
a number of tables
in
this
report,
1970 counts are shown
for aggregations
of
individual
areas,
such
as the number
and population
of places by
size groups
or urban and
rural distributions.
In some
instances,
population
counts
for
individual
areas
have
been
revised
since
publication
of
the
1970 census
reports
(indicated by the prefix "r" as described
in the section "Symbols and Geographic
Abbreviations"
in
the
Introduction).
These
revisions
have
not
been
carried
through
to
the
various
aggregations;
therefore,
it
may
not
be
possible
to
determine the
individual
areas
in a given
aggregation
using
the
1970
population
counts shown here.
Appendix B.— General Enumeration and Processing Procedures
USUAL PLACE OF RESIDENCE
.
B-1
U.S. Armed Forces
B—
Crews of Merchant Vessels .... B—
Persons Away at School
B—
Persons in Institutions
B—
Persons Away From Their
Residence on Census Day .... B—
Residents Abroad
B—
Persons From Other Areas .... B—
DATA COLLECTION
PROCEDURES
B-2
PROCESSING PROCEDURES
.
.
. B-2
USUAL PLACE OF RESIDENCE
In accordance with census practice, each
person
enumerated
in
the
1980 census
was counted as an inhabitant of his or her
"usual
place
of
residence,"
which
is
generally
construed
to
mean
the
place
where the person
lives and sleeps most of
the time. This place
is not necessarily the
same
as
the
person's
legal
residence
or
voting residence.
In the vast majority of
cases, however, the use of these different
bases
of
classification
would
produce
substantially the same statistics, although
there might be appreciable differences for
a few areas.
The
implementation
of
this
practice
has
resulted
in
the
establishment
of
residence
rules
for
certain
categories of
persons whose usual place of residence
is
not immediately apparent.
Furthermore,
this practice means that persons were not
always counted
as residents of the place
where
they
happened
to
be
staying on
Census
Day.
Persons
without
a
usual
place of residence, or persons with no one
at their usual place of residence to report
them
to
a
census
taker,
however,
were
counted
where
they
happened
to
be
staying.
U.S. Armed Forces
Members
of
the
U.S.
Armed
Forces
living
on
a
military
installation
were
counted,
as
in
previous
censuses,
as
residents of the area
in which the instal-
lation was
located; members of the U.S.
Armed
Forces
not
living on
a
military
installation
were
counted
as
residents
of
the
area
in
which
they
were
living.
Persons
in
families
with
U.S.
Armed
Forces
personnel
were
counted
where
they were
living on Census Day
(i.e., the
military
installation or "off base," as the
case might be).
Each
U.S. Navy ship was attributed to
the geographic area that the Department
of the Navy designated
as
its homeport.
Crews of Merchant Vessels
Crews of merchant ships berthed in a port,
excluding
those
not
flying
a
U.S.
flag,
were enumerated as of that port.
Persons Away at School
College students were counted as residents
of
the
area
in
which
they were
living
while attending college. However, children
in
boarding
schools
below
the
college
level were counted at their parental home.
Persons in Institutions
Inmates of
institutions were counted
as
residents of the area where the institution
was
located.
Patients
in
short-term
wards of general
hospitals were counted
at
their usual
place of residence;
if they
had no usual
place of residence or there
was no one
at
their usual place of
resi-
dence to report them, they were counted
at the hospital.
Persons Away From Their
Residence on Census Day
Persons
in
hotels,
motels,
etc., on
the
night of March 31, 1980 (September 12,
1980
for
the
Trust
Territory
of
the
Pacific
Islands,
excluding
the
Northern
Mariana
Islands), having their usual home
within the
Area and who
indicated
that
no one was
at home
to report them
in
the census
were enumerated as residents
of the
hotel, motel,
etc. Information on
persons away from
their
usual
place of
residence
was
obtained
from
other
members
of
their
families,
resident
managers,
neighbors,
etc.
If
an
entire
household
was away
during
the whole
period
of
the enumeration, information
on
that
household
was
obtained
from
neighbors.
In
the
Virgin
Islands
of
the
United
States, the part of the procedures relating
to the enumeration of persons staying
in
hotels and motels was not feasible because
of the large number of guests in the islands
during the local festivities that took place
around Census Day. This should not have
any significant effect
in the total popula-
tion
counts,
since
persons
staying
at
hotels and motels during this period were
generally
not
residents
of the
area, and
even
if
they
were,
someone
at home
would
have
reported them
to
a
census
taker.
Residents Abroad
Residents who
were
abroad
for
an
ex-
tended
period
(in
the
Armed
Forces,
working
at
civilian
jobs, studying in uni-
versities outside the Area, etc.) were not
included
in the population of the Area.
On
the
other
hand,
residents who were
temporarily abroad on vacations, business
trips, and the
like, were counted at their
usual residence in the Area.
Persons From Other Areas
Persons
from
other
areas,
having
their
usual residence (legally or illegally) in this
Area on Census Day, including those work-
ing here and those attending school
(but
not
living
at
a chancellery or consulate)
were included in the enumeration, as were
members of their families living with them,
B-1
Appendix
B.—General Enumeration and
Processing Procedures
regardless of citizenship. However, persons
from other
areas, temporarily
visiting or
traveling in this Area, were not enumerated
in the 1980 census.
DATA COLLECTION
PROCEDURES
The
1980
census
of Guam,
the
Virgin
Islands
of
the
United
States, American
Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and
the
remainder of the Trust Territory of
the Pacific Islands was conducted through
direct
interview.
Beginning
on
Census
Day, April
1, 1980 (September
15, 1980
for
the
Trust
Territory
of
the
Pacific
Islands, excluding
the
Northern
Mariana
Islands),
enumerators
visited
and
listed
every household, asking the questions as
worded
on
the
questionnaire,
and
recording
the
answers.
A
single
ques-
tionnaire was
used, which contained
all
the questions asked
of every person and
household.
Special
questionnaires were
used
for
the
enumeration
of
persons
in
group
quarters such as colleges and universities,
hospitals, and
prisons. These forms con-
tained the same population questions that
appeared
on
the
regular
census
ques-
tionnaire, but did not include any housing
questions.
PROCESSING PROCEDURES
The
1980
census
questionnaires
were
processed
in a manner similar to that for
the 1970 census. They were designed to
be
processed
electronically
by the
Film
Optical
Sensing
Device
for
Input
into
Computer (FOSDIC). For most items on
the
questionnaire,
the
information
obtained by the enumerator was recorded
by marking the answers
in the
predesig-
nated
positions that would be "read" by
FOSDIC from
a
microfilm copy
of the
questionnaire
and
transferred
onto
computer
tape
with
no
intervening
manual
processing.
The computer
tape
excluded
information
on
individual
names and addresses.
The
tape
containing
the
information
from the questionnaires was processed on
the Census Bureau's computers through a
number
of
editing and
tabulating
steps.
Among
the
products
of
this
operation
were
computer
tapes
from
which
the
tables
in
this report
(and most others in
the
1980 census publications) were
pre-
pared on phototypesetting equipment at
the Government Printing Office.
A
more
detailed
description
of
the
data collection and processing procedures
can be obtained from the 1980 Census of
Population
and
Housing,
Users' Guide,
PHC80-R1.
B-2
Appendix C— Accuracy of the Data
Since
1980 population counts shown
in
this
report
were
tabulated
from
the
entries for persons on
all questionnaires,
these counts are not subject to sampling
error.
In any
large-scale statistical opera-
tion
such
as
a decennial census, human
and mechanical errors occur. These errors
are commonly referred to as nonsampling
errors.
Such
errors
include
failure
to
enumerate every household
or person
in
the population, not obtaining all required
information from respondents, obtaining
incorrect or inconsistent information, and
recording information incorrectly.
Errors
can
also occur during the field review of
the
enumerators'
work,
the
clerical
handling of the census questionnaires, or
the
electronic
processing
of
the
questionnaires.
In an attempt to reduce various types
of nonsampling error
in the 1980 census,
a number of techniques were introduced
on
the
basis
of
experience
in
previous
censuses and
in
tests conducted prior to
the
census.
These
quality
control
and
review measures were utilized throughout
the data collection and processing phases
of the census to minimize undercoverage
of the population and housing units and
to keep the errors at a minimum.
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