Population Density (per sq. mile) - T002_001 - Population Density (per sq. mile) - Social Explorer Dataset (SE) - Survey Census 1990

Data Dictionary:

Census 1990

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Survey: Census 1990

Data Source:

Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau

Data set: Social Explorer Dataset (SE)

Table:

T2. Population Density (per sq. mile) [3]

Universe: Total Population

Variable Details

T2.

Population Density (per sq. mile)

Universe: Total Population

T002_001Population Density (per sq. mile)

Percent base:

None - percentages not computed

Aggregation method:

Division of Sums: variables: Sum(T001_001) / Sum(T003_002)

Formula used to compute this variable:

if( ( Convert.ToDouble(STF1:AREALAND) / 2.589988 ) == 0) Return_Value.IsNull = true; else Return_Value = STF1:P001_001 / (Convert.ToDouble(STF1:AREALAND) / 2.589988);

Variables used in the formula:
STF1:AREALAND	Land Area
STF1:P001_001	Persons

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer, U.S. Census Bureau; Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1 on CD-ROM [machine-readable data files] / prepared by the Bureau of the Census. Washington: The Bureau [producer and distributor], 1991.
	Summary Tape File 1 -> Appendix A. Area Classifications -> Population or Housing Unit Density

Population or Housing Unit Density

Population or housing unit density is computed by dividing the total population or housing units of a geographic unit (for example, United States, State, county, place) by its land area measured in square kilometers or square miles. Density is expressed as both "persons (or housing units) per square kilometer" and "persons (or housing units) per square mile" of land area in 1990 census printed reports.