NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Provider United States Census Bureau (USCB)Tabulations only Geography United States of America (USA) Northern Mariana Islands Coverage type Subnational Time period covered 01/2000 - 12/2000 Data type Census: De jureGPS coordinates (GIS)HouseholdUrban-rural representative Summary The 2000 Population and Housing Census of the Northern Mariana Islands was conducted in conjunction with the United States Decennial Census, as a joint effort by the Census Bureau with the Northern Mariana Islands government. Long-form questionnaires similar to the ones used in the stateside census were also used in the island area enumeration process, featuring 27 questions on housing characteristics, and 37 on population characteristics. The 2000 total population of the Northern Mariana Islands was recorded at 69,221. Keywords Absenteeism, Agriculture, Assets, Birth place, Cooking fuels, Disability, Domestic migration, Education, Employment, Ethnicity, Family composition, Family size, Fertility, Health care personnel, Hours worked, Household air pollution, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Income, Institutionalized population, International migration, Languages, Live births, Manufacturing, Marital status, Mass media, Military service, Mining, Occupations, Population, Poverty, Public social assistance, Race, Refrigeration, Sanitation, School enrollment, Telephones, Transportation, Waste disposal, Water supply Citation Contributors United States Census Bureau (USCB) Government of the Northern Mariana Islands Suggested citation Government of the Northern Mariana Islands, United States Census Bureau (USCB). Northern Mariana Islands Population and Housing Census 2000. GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 7, 2022