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Racial Inequality in Hartford County, CT

Racial Inequality in Hartford County, CT. By Pamela Dickman. Background & Objectives. The city of Hartford has been in decline since hitting its population peak in 1950.

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Racial Inequality in Hartford County, CT

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  1. Racial Inequality in Hartford County, CT By Pamela Dickman

  2. Background & Objectives • The city of Hartford has been in decline since hitting its population peak in 1950. • Studies show that problems associated with urban decay, such as crime, poverty, and issues of racial segregation, can spread to the surrounding suburbs. • My objective is to analyze the increasing geographic spread of social and economic racial/ethnic inequalities and segregation throughout Harford County associated with the continuing decline of Hartford, CT.

  3. MAGIC: University of Connecticut’s Map and Geographic Information Center -Political boundary layers -Roads layer -Hartford Census data for 1990 -Historical population data US Census Website -Hartford County population, demographic, economic, and housing data for 2000 Choosing social and economic indicators Organization of data in Excel Matching attributes to perform joins of statistics to the polygon boundary layers. Symbology tools Spatial join of towns (point layer) to Hartford point layer Data Collection & Methods

  4. Results • Hartford’s Demographics: • White: 27.7% • Black: 38.1% • Hispanic: 40.5% Hartford’s Population Change: 1970-1990: -13.1% 1990-2000: -14.9%

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  7. Error -Lack of metadata -Limited Census data -Classification methods Future Analysis -More historical research... -Why is this happening? -Public policy issues Conclusion Definite isolation of certain groups of people into similar economically depressed areas, demonstrating race-based inequalities.

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