This Alternative Enumeration was conducted to (1) assess the accuracy of the 1990 Census in a mixed neighborhood, (2) identify underlying causes of any Census under or over counts, and (3) suggest strategies to prevent Census errors in neighborhoods with characteristics similar to this site.

Carbondale is a small rural college town where Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (SIUC) is located. The site was selected as an example of a racially mixed neighborhood where people who identify as White and Black races reside. The local population in 1990 was 27,033 and the university student enrollment attending the Carbondale campus was an additional 20,747.

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