The West Coast of the United States – also known as the Pacific Coast, and the Western Seaboard – is the coastline along which the Western United States meets the North Pacific Ocean. The term typically refers to the contiguous U.S. states of California, Oregon, and Washington, but sometimes includes Alaska and Hawaii, especially by the United States Census Bureau as a U.S. geographic division.
The Coast Starlight, an Amtrak passenger train that traverses most of the West Coast
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The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce and its director is appointed by the President of the United States. Currently, Rob Santos is the Director of the U.S. Census Bureau and Dr. Ron Jarmin is the Deputy Director of the U.S. Census Bureau
Census headquarters in Suitland, Maryland
Census Bureau employees tabulate data using one of the agency's UNIVAC computers, c. 1960.