Population Project
Go to my website: http://classroom.misd.org/default.aspx?JocelynPitcock/Calendar and download the
Excel Spreadsheet under September 17th.
 Population Data TAB
͏ Enter the Population data into the table for 2000 and 2010.
͏ Highlight the Table from A2 to H12.
͏ Under the Home tab click on “Format as Table” Click and table you want.
͏ Adjust columns of the table so the table fits on one page. Do not change the margins of the
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document.
How were the “Growth” values computed? Which numbers were used? What operation was
used, and why?
In the Excel file, fill in the Growth column using a formula. DO NOT JUST FILL IN THE
NUMBERS. YOU MUST USE A FORMULA. See Mrs. Pitcock or Ms. Martin for help if you need
it.
How were the growth “Rate” values computed? That is, what were the numerators and
denominators? What were the basis values for the percentages?
In the Excel file, fill in the Rate column using a formula. DO NOT CALULATE BY HAND or
JUST FILL IN THE NUMBERS. YOU MUST USE A FORMULA. See Mrs. Pitcock or Ms. Martin
for help if you need it.
In the Census 2010, the total population of the United States was 308,745,538. What
percentage of US residents lived in the 10 largest metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) in
2010?
If the growth rate remains the same as it was from 2000 to 2010, what will the populations
in these cities be in 2020 and 2030? Use a formula to fill in the columns of the table. DO
NOT CALCULATE BY HAND AND JUST ENTER THE NUMBERS. YOU MUST USE A FORMULA.
See Mrs. Pitcock or Ms. Martin if you need assistance.
Does the ranking change for the 10 cities? Why do the rankings change? List the order from
Largest to Smallest for each year, 2010, 2020, 2030.
Because metro areas grow, the Census Bureau redefines the boundaries of MSAs for each
census. Explain how this would affect the comparing the data from one census to another.
 Population Density TAB
In 2000 on average there were 79.6 persons per square mile in the U.S., but this population
density varied greatly from state to state. Using the data in the Table on TAB 2 of the Excel file,
answer the following questions and fill in the table.
͏ Highlight the Table from A2 to H12.
͏ Under the Home tab click on “Format as Table” Click and table you want.
͏ Adjust columns of the table so the table fits on one page. Do not change the margins of the
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document.
What was the growth, or change, in population density for the 12 states? USE A FORMULA
TO CALCULATE THIS IN THE EXCEL FILE.
What was the growth rate in population density for the 12 states expressed as a percent?
USE A FORMULA TO CALCULATE THIS IN THE EXCEL FILE.
If the growth continued in an ARITHMETIC progression, what were the population
densities be in 2010 census?
If the growth continued in a GEOMETRIC progression, what were the population densities
be in 2010 census?
Which column do you think is more accurate? Arithmetic or Geometric? Explain your
thinking.
Which of these states had densities below the national average in 2000? Explain why their
density could be below the average.
If asked to rank these 12 states from most densely populated to least densely populated,
which one of the four density columns would you use, and why?
Sort the data from the most densely populated to the least densely populated. Does your
choice of column affect the rankings?
Among the 12 states which were the four most densely populated cities when sorted by
each density column?
Now sort the data based on the rate at which the densities are increasing. Among these 12
states, which four had the fastest growth rates? Explain your thinking.
Final Project Turn-in
 A title page (Title of Project, Names of group members, Date turned in)
 2 Excel Spreadsheets printed out for each tab
o Make sure to put your group members names in the Footer before printing.
o One with table showing values
 Population Data Table ordered by Population in 2010.
 Population Density Table stated ordered by alpha.
o One with the formulas showing
 To show the formulas once table is complete, go to the Formulas tab and
choose Show Formulas
 Make sure to adjust column widths to keep the table on one page. Do not
adjust the margins of the document.
 Print out of written responses document with your written responses to all bullets
with arrows
o Margins should be 1 inch.
o Group member’s names should be in the footer.
o Type responses in normal size 12 font