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Center of Population: What can we learn from these changes?

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In this video, Dr. Robert Groves, Director of the U.S. Census Bureau talks about the story the movement of the center of population tells about nation over the years and discusses four of the most prominent shifts throughout the centuries.

Running time: 02:55

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