Thanks Ali.  I was just going to say the same thing, but you must type a lot faster than me!   Population in Group Quarters are not attached to any “housing unit.”

In Summary File 1, Table P42  is Group Quarters Population by GQ Type.

 

But the Census could still have the population linked to the wrong block.

 

Elaine

 

From: ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Ali Bonakdar
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 3:17 PM
To: ctpp-news@chrispy.net
Subject: Re: [CTPP] Census 2010 - student count ?

 

I was wondering if you knew that the Census counts dormitory population as Group Quarters, the same as prison population, army barracks, manors and so forth..

 

Ali Bonakdar, AICP

Director

Corvallis Area Metropolitan Planning Organization

301 SW. 4th Street, #240

Corvallis, OR 97333

Ph: (541) 758-1911

Fax: (541) 758-1903

Email: abonakda@ocwcog.org

Web:  www.corvallisareampo.org

 

Note: Per the applicable federal and state laws, all correspondence is public information.

 

From: ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Patricia Becker
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 11:52 AM
To: ctpp-news@chrispy.net
Subject: Re: [CTPP] Census 2010 - student count ?

 

It may be that all the dorms got geocoded to the University's residence hall office. Wouldn't be the first time that happened. Extremely annoying!

Patty Becker

On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 4:43 PM, hprawiranata mitcrpc.org <hprawiranata@mitcrpc.org> wrote:

I have not checked other campus area population counted by census 2010 but this number is very large (and hope not double counted by their parents), 10,688.

 

And there are only 3 houses on the campus area based on the census block result, I know: 1 president's house, 1 chapel , and... don't know the 3rd but there are 25 dorms not counted. And the house location is not right, or a block with population data but no house... as my boss said, a lot of people live at MSU tunnel.

 

If attachment is not allowed: zip code 48825, MSU campus area on census 2010, total block population: 10688, number of houses:3 .. and based on campus data students live on campus (residence hall) is about 15000 (the nation’s largest single-campus residence hall system !)

 

Any comments ?

 

Hary

 

 


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