For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402 or any of the Field Offices of the Department of Commerce · Price $3.75 - PREFACE This report presents statistics from the 1960 Census of Population on the numbers, the structure, and the characteristics of the populations of States or combinations of States, by urban-rural and metropolitan-nonmetropolitan residence. Legal provision for this census, which was conducted as of April 1, 1960, was made in the Act of Congress of August 31, 1954 (amended August 1957), which codified Title 13 United States Code. The data in this report represent primarily special summarizations of statistics shown in the published reports of the 1960 Census. The summarizations were made for use in the forthcoming 1960 Census Monograph on the population of the United States in the twentieth century, sponsored by the Social Science Research Council in association with the Bureau of the Census. The major portion of the information compiled from the 1960 Census of Population appears in Volume I, Characteristics of the Population, which contains data for the United States, States and counties and their urban and rural parts, cities, minor civil divisions, etc. The present report is part of Volume III, Selected Area Reports, and is designated as PC(3)-1E. A list of the Volume III Selected Area Reports appears on the inside of the front cover. A summary description of all the final reports of the 1960 Population Census appears on page IV. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS tion. A large number of persons participated in the various activities of the 1960 Census of PopulaPrimary responsibilities were exercised by many of the persons listed on the preceding page. Within the Population, Demographic Operations, Field, Geography, and Statistical Methods Divisions, most of the staff members worked on the program. Important contributions were also made by the staffs of the Administrative Service Division, Everett H. Burke, Chief; Budget and Finance Division, William E. Stiver, Chief; Data Processing Systems Division, Robert F. Drury, Chief; Jeffersonville Census Operations Office, Robert D. Krook, Chief; Personnel Division, James P. Taff, Chief; and Statistical Research Division, William N. Hurwitz, Chief. tioned in the Preface. Irene B. Taeuber, Senior Research Demographer, Office of Population Research, Princeton University, planned this report and developed its contents for use in the 1960 Census Monograph menGeorge Heller prepared the programs and supervised the production of the tables on the computer. Compilation of source data and review of the tables were done by Helen Zitter. Elizabeth A. Larmon assisted in the preparation of the introductory text, Mildred M. Russell performed the technical editorial work, and Robert H. Hanson and Robert H. Finch, Jr., prepared the sampling materials. and many The census program was designed in consultation with a number of advisory committees individuals in order to maximize the usefulness of the data. Among the groups organized for this purpose were the Technical Advisory Committee for the 1960 Population Census, the Council of Population and Housing Census Users, and the Federal Agency Population and Housing Census Council (sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of the Budget). The persons who served with these groups represented a wide range of interest in the census program; their affiliations included universities, private inState and local governments, and dustry, research organizations, labor groups, Federal agencies, professional associations. June 1964. III |