pt. 1 The census at the end of the century : Change and continuity since 1900 / Louis Hicks
The U.S. just gets bigger and bigger / Andrew Stephen
Bid for altered census figures is rejected / Eric Schmitt
Utah defends missionaries / Alyssa Rayman-Read.
pt. 2 Who we are now : The many faces of America / Michael Barone
Time to take a closer look at Hispanic children and families / Kristin Anderson Moore
Hispanic Catholics / Timothy Matovina
American diversity and the 2000 census / Nathan Glazer
I am what I say I am / Lise Funderburg
Melting pot or salad bowl? / Jo Ann S. Barefoot
Scholars unearth new field : white studies / Laurent Belsie
The new seniors / Jay Rey
Wave of school-age children to flood nation's classrooms / Genaro C. Armas
Men make a numerical comeback / Laurent Belsie.
pt. 3 Where we live now : Shifts in political power / William H. Frey
With an Asian influx, a suburb finds itself transformed / Patricia Leigh Brown
Guess where you'll find the melting pot today? / Mark Dolliver
African-Americans turn and head South : retirees and college graduates are finding opportunities in a new South / James T. Mulder
Where the buffalo roam, again / Glen Martin.
pt. 4 How we live now : For the first time, nuclear families drop below 25% of households / Eric Schmitt
Census sees vast change in language, employment / D'Vera Cohn Sarah Cohen
By the numbers / Lee Condon
Poverty rates fell in 2000, but income was stagnant / Katharine Q. Seelye.
pt. 5 Reapportionment and redistricting : Gerrymandering for position in 2002 / Joshua Green
Connecticut prepares to sacrifice a seat / Suzanne Dougherty
Race to be the "largest" puts minority groups in last place / Julianne Malveaux
As their numbers rise, so does political pull / Daniel B. Wood.