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

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

West of Lake, Black and Latino residents made up a majority of the population in every Altadena census tract.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 23, 2025

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

From Seattle Times Feb. 11, 2024

Each component of the index is derived from census data, and scores are available for each census tract and county in the United States.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2023

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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