Also from the same 1970 U.S. Census atlas, the map in this poster shows data about people living in Boston who are under the age of 18. The 1970 Census was the first to make extensive use of early electronic computers to process and map the collected data. Read through the poster to learn more about census tracts and how they were changing in the 1970s.
WHAT DO YOU NOTICE ABOUT WHERE KIDS LIVED IN AND AROUND
BOSTON IN THE 1970S? WHAT INFORMATION IS LEFT OFF THE MAP,
AND HOW DOES THIS CHANGE THE WAY YOU READ IT?