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census tract

American  

noun

  1. a standard area in certain large American cities used by the U.S. Bureau of the Census for purposes of population enumeration.


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In the case of the Design District Opportunity Zone, the census tract includes the luxurious retail corridor but also the more depressed neighborhoods of Little Haiti and Buena Vista.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

She had a census tract to cover on foot before 9 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

The solar and lithium-ion battery project will be built within a census tract where more than a third of residents live in poverty — double the rate in Fresno County as a whole.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2025

The top census tract for kids is in Sammamish and includes the Lawson Park neighborhood.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2024

Of the 30,000 people who live in the Links’ census tract, 75 percent were born outside Georgia.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

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