EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EDT, APRIL 30, 1997 (WEDNESDAY) Public Information Office CB97-65 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) Statistical Information Staff 301-457-2422 Census Bureau Releases 1996 Population Estimates for Puerto Rico Municipios The Commerce Department's Census Bureau today released, via the Internet, tabulations providing estimates of the population of Puerto Rico and its 78 municipios as of July 1, 1996. Population estimates for July 1, 1996, percent change in population from 1990 to 1996, and the number of births and deaths between 1990 and 1996 are presented for each municipio. The titles of the Internet tables are: - PR-96-1 Estimates of the Population of Puerto Rico Municipios, July 1, 1996, and Demographic Components of Population Change: April 1, 1990 to July 1, 1996 (includes revised April 1, 1990 census population counts). - PR-96-2 Estimates of the Population of Puerto Rico Municipios and Demographic Components of Population Change: Annual Time Series, July 1, 1991 to July 1, 1996 (includes revised April 1, 1990 census population counts). The Internet address for this information is http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/puerto-rico.html-X-The Census Bureau--pre-eminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries, and institutions.
