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FINAL PROJECT

FINAL PROJECT. Emmanuel Eke- Ukoh Applied GIS: GEO 1820 Instructor: Scott Festin Salt Lake Community College December 06, 2012. Minority Population Change in Salt Lake County From 2000 to 2010. Minority Population Change in Salt Lake County from 2000 to 2010

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FINAL PROJECT

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  1. FINAL PROJECT

  2. Emmanuel Eke-Ukoh Applied GIS: GEO 1820 Instructor: Scott Festin Salt Lake Community College December 06, 2012

  3. Minority Population Change in Salt Lake County From 2000 to 2010

  4. Minority Population Change in Salt Lake County from 2000 to 2010 Salt Lake County is one of the fasters growing County in the State of Utah.In 2000 the total population was 898,387. By 2010 the total population rose to 1,029,655. Residential populations across large areas of adjoining census tracts are dominated by one or another of the city’s foremost racial/ ethnic groups with somewhat little racial/ethnic diversity. This is mainly factual for Latinos, Asians, whites and somewhat less so for American Indian and Alaska native (AIAN) and Blacks. From 2000 to 2010 the Salt Lake County has seen a large increase of Latinos, Asians and Blacks residents in the city’s well-known neighborhoods.

  5. Objective: • Any significant population change among the minority group of the case study Group • Minority case study group; • Asians, Blacks andAmerican Indian and Alaska Native(AIAN)

  6. Minority Population Change in Salt Lake County 2000-2010

  7. Asian Population in Salt lake County 2000-2010 This Bar chart illustrates the Asian population growth from 2000 to 2010 Population growth was 17,000

  8. Black Population in Salt Lake County 2000-2010 This chart illustrates the Blacks population growth from 2000 to 2010 Population growth was 8,200

  9. AIAN Population in Salt Lake County 2000-2010 • This Bar Chart shows the AIAN population growth from 2000 to 2010 • Population growth was 4,600

  10. IMPACT • These apparent changes in population will have implications for among other things business locations and legislative gerrymandering for political gains. Furthermore, it will have significant impact on social services need to be redistributed

  11. Methodology The project involved several components: • Downloading data from US Census website • Created excel spreadsheet of population change from 2000 to • 2010 • Joining those attribute tables(Shape Files) and mapping the • results For this analysis I created a chart to depict the growth of Asians, AIAN(American Indian & Alaska Native and Black population from 2000 to 2010 in Salt Lake County for comparative purposes.

  12. Q & A Section

  13. TO: My Follow Students TO Instructor: Scott Festin May this holiday season bring abundant joy and happiness to you and your families HAPPY HOLIDAYS

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