The 1970 Census was the 17th Census of the United States and was conducted by the United States Census Bureau. The Census was taken on April 1, 1970 and its official enumeration date was April 1, 1970. The 1970 Census was the first Census to include a question about whether or not a person was of Hispanic origin. The 1970 Census also included a question about the language spoken in a person’s home, and a question about the level of education a person had completed. The 1970 Census collected information about the age, gender, race, and relationship to the head of household for every person in the United States. The data collected by the 1970 Census is used to determine the number of seats each state has in the United States House of Representatives and is also used to redistribute Congressional districts. The 1970 Census was the first Census to be conducted using a computer to tabulate the data.
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