Census divisions, inCanada and theUnited States, are areas delineated for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation; they have no government in and of themselves. Thecensus divisions of Canada are second-levelcensus geographic unit, belowprovinces and territories, and above "census subdivisions" and "dissemination areas". In provinces where they exist, the census division may correspond to a county, a regional municipality or a regional district.[1]
In the United States, theCensus Bureau divides the country intofour census regions and nine census divisions.[2] The bureau also dividescounties (or county equivalents) into eithercensus county divisions orminor civil division, depending on the state.
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