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291-6359 300 Metro Square Building, 7th Street and Robert Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101 Area, 612, Wx%" M June 1, 1976 Joseph G . ' Chlebe ck , Clerk City of Little Canada 515 Little Canada Road Little Canada, Minnesota 55117 Dear Mr. Chlebeck: The Metropolitan Council is the liaison between the Census Bureau and the Minneapolis -St. Paul SMSA. One of our responsibiAlities is to appoint and chair a census tract committee for this area. In preparing for the 1980 census rather than have the usual census tract committee of businessmen and personnel from other agencies, we are asking the communities to assist in this task. We are asking for your assistance with Little Canada. Census tracts are small, permanently established, geographic areas into which large cities and their environs have been divided for statistical purposes. The Census Bureau publishes population, income,, housing,, and various other types of data for each of these tracts following each federal census. The original boundaries usually remain the same so that statistical comparisons can be made over a period of time. Tracts can be divided into two or more new census tracts if population growth warrants a division. The Census Bureau wants tracts to average about 4,000 persons. They are usually laid out attempting to achieve some uniformity of population characteristics,, economic conditions,, and living conditions. At present Little Canada has one census tract. By 1980, it will have the population for two tracts; therefore, you may wish to subdivide the tract along lines that would enable you to receive data for a smaller geographic area for future grant appli- cations, planning, etc. Would you please check your present city boundary on the enclosed maps and make any corrections. Any census tract subdivisions should also be indicated on the .maps in colored pencil. These census tract boundaries have to follow streets, highways, Clerk's exhibit no 464 Meeting 6_9,.76 An Agency Created to Coordinate the Planning and Development OF tT1_?F r%V"1Ti Aro.i C.olliprising: Anrk.t County Carver County Dakota Courity 1 Hennepin Count- RainseN. C.0111:ty - Scott Cot%;tt) 1�'u�1::ii�;te,n Cotiut.�