FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                       MONDAY, MAY 20, 2002



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                  **CENSUS BUREAU MEDIA ADVISORY**

                Census Bureau to Brief Reporters on 
             Census 2000 Long-Form Demographic Profiles

What:     The Census Bureau's Atlanta regional director and state and 
          local officials will brief reporters on the release of Census 
          2000 demographic profiles containing social, economic, and 
          housing characteristics for Florida, Brevard and Orange counties, 
	  and Melbourne and Orlando. These data are derived from responses 
	  to census long-form questions.

When:     Thursday, May 23; 10 A.M. (local time)

Who:      James Holmes, regional director, U.S. Census Bureau
          John A. Buckley, mayor, city of Melbourne 
          Mark Sievers, East Central Florida Regional Planning Council
	  Lynda L. Weatherman, president, Economic Development Commission of
             Floridas Space Coast 
             
Where:    Chamber of Commerce
          1005 East Strawbridge Ave.
          Melbourne, Fla.
          
   For directions or more information about this event, you can contact
the U.S. Census Bureau's Atlanta regional office, partnership and data
services, at (404) 730-3833.