Have you seen the Census Dot Map for the 2010 U.S. Census and 2011 Canadian Census? Check it out at http://bmander.com/dotmap/index.html. The site says:
"This is a map of every person counted by the 2010 US and 2011 Canadian censuses. The map has 341,817,095 dots - one for each person."
You can zoom in on any part of the map and manipulate the map using drag-and-drop. Here's Southern California:
Here's southwestern San Diego county, including Chula Vista:
Here is Chula Vista (maximum magnification):
And my neighborhood with my home location circled (approximately!):
The large blank area in the upper left area of the last image is a schoolyard. There are dots located in that area. Similarly, there is a large area further to the west (on the Chula Vista image) which is a golf course. There are dots there too. Are these persons "living" in these areas?
The DotCensus site says:
"The census reported that someone lived there."
OK, I'll take their word for it!
Isn't this a cool map system?
The URL for this post is: http://www.geneamusings.com/2013/01/check-out-census-dotmap-can-you-find.html
Welcome to my genealogy blog. Genea-Musings features genealogy research tips and techniques, genealogy news items and commentary, genealogy humor, San Diego genealogy society news, family history research and some family history stories from the keyboard of Randy Seaver (of Chula Vista CA), who thinks that Genealogy Research Is really FUN! Copyright (c) Randall J. Seaver, 2006-2024.
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