1990, the U.N. Security Council officially terminated the TTPI jurisdiction over all areas except Palau. Palau also has voted to become a freely associated State, a status which is scheduled to become effective October 1, 1994. Unless there are unforseen objections or postponements, the TTPI jurisdiction will cease completely on that date.
Population censuses of the Philippine Islands (or The Philippines), which the United States acquired from Spain in 1898, were conducted in 1903, 1918, and 1939. However, this entity was never enumerated as part of a decennial census before obtaining its independence in 1946.
The Census Bureau also has provided population counts for certain small islands under U.S. jurisdiction, in accordance with an agreement with the Department of State. Beginning in 1980, these counts, which consist only of total population figures (no demographic characteristics), have been based on information provided by the appropriate Federal Government agency that had jurisdiction over each one, rather than by direct enumeration. These entities, technically referred to as possessions, are classified into two areas, the Caribbean and the Pacific. The Caribbean area consists of the following:
- Corn Islands
- Counts shown in the reports for the 1950 census (covering both 1940 and 1950) and the 1960 census were from the same-year censuses of Nicaragua; counts were not reported with the 1970 census. The United States and Nicaragua terminated their 1914 lease agreement on April 15, 1971, when full control of the islands reverted to Nicaragua.
- Navassa Island
- This island, located between Jamaica and Haiti, was mentioned, but not enumerated, in the 1950 and 1960 censuses, and was reported in subsequent censuses to be unpopulated. A U.S. possession since 1856, the island is the site of a lighthouse under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Coast Guard.
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