Provider - Minnesota Population Center

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Overview

The Minnesota Population Center (MPC) is an interdisciplinary cooperative for demographic research, based at the University of Minnesota. MPC develops, gathers and processes demographic data, for faculty and research scientists at the University of Minnesota, and demographic researchers worldwide. MPS maintains and administers several social science databases, including IPUMS.

Provider Role(s):

Aggregator

Platform provider

Posted:

Feb 23, 2015 7:50pm

Updated:

Feb 23, 2015 7:58pm

Details

Parent Organization:

University of Minnesota

Year established:

2000

Still in Operation:

Yes

Main Address:

Minneapolis, MN

United States

Contacts:

TBD

https://www.pop.umn.edu/

Subject Areas:

Social Sciences

Science, Engineering and Technology

Resource Types:

Big data

Census data

Dataset

Statistics

Open Access

Geospatial data

CRL Analysis & Profile

Mission Statement:

From the MPC website, February 2015 (http://www.pop.umn.edu/sites/www.pop.umn.edu/files/By-laws_Oct%202010.pdf)

1. To develop the intellectual community of demographers at Minnesota and foster connections among

population researchers across disciplines.

2. To assist investigators in developing demographic research proposals.

3. To provide technical and administrative support for population research projects.

4. To develop a coherent program of graduate training that will provide students with broad knowledge in

population studies and specialized training in demographic techniques.

5. To serve the community through research and training on state and metropolitan population issues, data

services, and translational activities.

6. To produce and disseminate nationally and internationally recognized research and data products for

population research.

Governance: Board / Owners / Parent organization:

The MPC Director and Associate Director oversee and coordinate the day-to-day activities of the Center. "The Directors consult with the Advisory Board about major budgetary issues and new Center initiatives. The Advisory Board is responsible for approving admission of new members. MPC provides support to our members through shared research support cores." -- https://www.pop.umn.edu/about (February 2015).

Resources

eDesiderata Resources by this Provider

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IPUMS International

The Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) is an online database of microdata from 79 countries (2015) for international social and economic research, created and maintained by the Minnesota Population Center. Source data is provided by participating National Statistical Offices. The data are coded and documented consistently across countries and over time to facillitate comparative research. The data are available to qualified researchers free of charge through a web dissemination system.

Provider: Minnesota Population Center
Updated: Sep 13, 2019 2:27pm

IPUMS Terra

IPUMS Terra (previously known as TerraPop) is an online, open access database that provides users with global-scale data on human population characteristics, land use, land cover, climate, and other environmental characteristics. IPUMS Terra also provides tools for integrating, analyzing and visualizing data that have spatial and temporal dimensions.

Provider: Minnesota Population Center
Updated: Apr 20, 2017 3:52pm

IPUMS USA

The Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS-USA) is an online, openly accessible resource of more than fifty samples of the American population drawn from fifteen federal censuses and from the American Community Surveys of 2000-present. IPUMS-USA is composed of microdata and includes a data extraction system that enables users to select the samples and variables they require.

Provider: Minnesota Population Center
Updated: Apr 14, 2017 5:09pm

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North Atlantic Population Project (NAPP)

The North Atlantic Population Project (NAPP) is a machine-readable, opne access database of the complete censuses of Canada (1881), Denmark (1787, 1801), Great Britain (1881, 1911), Norway (1801, 1865, 1900, 1910), Sweden (1880, 1890, 1900), the United States (1880) and Iceland (1703, 1729, 1801, 1901, 1910). Samples of census data are also available for Canada (1852, 1871, 1891, 1901, 1911), Great Britain (1851), the German state of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1819), Norway (1875), and the United States (1850, 1860, 1870, 1900, 1910), which support cross-temporal analyses.

Provider: Minnesota Population Center
Updated: Oct 19, 2016 10:52am