Census county division

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A Census County Division (CCD) is a subdivision of a county used by the United States Census Bureau for the purpose of presenting statistical data. A CCD is a relatively permanent statistical area delineated cooperatively by the Census Bureau and state and local government authorities. CCDs are defined in states that do not have well-defined and stable minor civil divisions (e.g., townships) that have local governmental purposes.^[1]

CCDs were first implemented for tabulation of 1950 Census data from the state of Washington. As of the 1990 census, a total of 5,581 CCDs were defined in 21 states.^[2]

States using CCDs Number of CCDs (1990)[2] Alabama 390 Arizona 78 California 386 Colorado 208 Delaware 27 Florida 293 Georgia 581 Hawaii 44 Idaho 170 Kentucky 475 Montana 193 Nevada 67 New Mexico 131 Oklahoma 302 Oregon 211 South Carolina 294 Tennessee 462 Texas 863 Utah 90 Washington 245 Wyoming 71

North Dakota briefly adopted CCDs for the 1970 Census, but soon returned to using Minor Civil Divisions (MCD) for subsequent censuses. The main reason for abandoning CCDs was financial. As legal units of local government, MCDs could qualify for federal revenue sharing funds, while purely statistical areas like CCDs did not.^[2]

The boundaries of a CCD usually follow visible features, and usually coincide with census tract boundaries. The name of a CCD is based on a local place name or a county name that identifies the area's location.^[1]

[edit] See also

• Census-designated place

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• U.S. Census Bureau
• Chapter 8: County Subdivisions, U.S. Census Bureau, Geographic Areas Reference Manual (PDF)