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The population distribution of every person in America along racial and ethnic lines

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http://demographics.coopercenter.org/DotMap/index.html

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that's really interesting. university parkway is a pretty distinct dividing line north of dt Winston.
 
Shorty said:
Unless it's just a speck on my monitor, it looks like there's one white idiot living in the middle of the Okefenokee Swamp.
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The locations of the dots do not represent actual addresses. The most detailed geographic identifier in Census Bureau data is the census block. Individual dots are randomly located within a particular census block to match aggregate population totals for that block. As a result, dots in some census blocks may be located in the middle of parks, cemeteries, lakes, or other clearly non-residential areas within that census block. No greater geographic resolution for the 2010 Census data is publicly available (and for good reason).

A more accurate portrayal of the geographic distribution of residents is possible if data is available on the location of parks, buildings, and/or physical addresses. Individual dots could therefore be conditionally placed based on this data.
 
DeacinBama said:
The "brown" spot in NC looks to be Fayetteville. If not, I can't figure out what that population center is. Brown is listed as other/Native American/mixed.
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Shades of Purple, Teal, and Other Colors

Since dots are smaller than one pixel at most zoom levels, colors are assigned to a pixel depending on the number of colored dots within that pixel. For example, if a pixel contains a number of White (blue dots) and Asian (red dots) residents, the pixel will be colored a particular shade of purple according to the proportion of each within that pixel.

Different shades of purple, teal, and other colors can therefore be a measure of racial integration in a particular area. However, a place that may seem racially integrated at wider zoom levels may obscure racial segregation at the city or neighborhood level.
 
JDawg said:
The locations of the dots do not represent actual addresses. The most detailed geographic identifier in Census Bureau data is the census block. Individual dots are randomly located within a particular census block to match aggregate population totals for that block. As a result, dots in some census blocks may be located in the middle of parks, cemeteries, lakes, or other clearly non-residential areas within that census block. No greater geographic resolution for the 2010 Census data is publicly available (and for good reason).

A more accurate portrayal of the geographic distribution of residents is possible if data is available on the location of parks, buildings, and/or physical addresses. Individual dots could therefore be conditionally placed based on this data.
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God, some people won't even try to let you be funny. I thought "one white idiot" would be a bit of a give away that I wasn't being serious about my interpretation of the map.

But thanks for correcting me, JDawg.
 
DeacinBama said:
The "brown" spot in NC looks to be Fayetteville. If not, I can't figure out what that population center is. Brown is listed as other/Native American/mixed.
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It's probably Lumberton/Pembroke.
 
Looking for a landmark to orient myself, I easily found the trailer park off Peace Haven simply because it's a densely orange patch.
 
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