United States. Bureau of the Census

The U.S. Census Bureau is the nation’s leading provider of official data about the American people, places, and economy. While the Constitution requires a population count every ten years, the bureau’s work reaches far beyond the decennial census, covering a wide range of surveys and economic programs used by governments, researchers, businesses, and communities.

Its roots go back to the first U.S. census in 1790. For many years, census work was handled by temporary offices, but the Census Bureau became a permanent agency in 1902 and has continued to grow as the country’s main statistical institution.

When this name appears as an author, it usually means the book or report was produced by the bureau as an institution rather than by one individual. That makes it a useful credit for readers looking for primary-source government publications, historical census volumes, and reference works grounded in official data.