Getting population data from Census API

hackathon_starter/hackathon/scripts/census.py

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+'''
+Module containing a handful of methods for 
+aggregating U.S. Census data. 
+'''
+
+import requests
+import simplejson as json
+
+########################
+# CENSUS API CONSTANTS #
+########################
+
+API_BASE_URL = 'http://api.census.gov/data/2013/pep/natstprc'
+
+def getPopulationEstimate():
+	url = 'http://api.census.gov/data/2013/pep/natstprc18?get=POPEST18PLUS2013&for=us&key=1286203d2772de1f09f13392cc42a0197b2cd414'
+	req = requests.get(url)
+	print req.text
+
+getPopulationEstimate()