Gathering census data is essential to understanding how a
population connects to a particular geographical space. The U.S.
requires thousands of agents to complete one census every 10
years. In 2012, however, one young Swedish man took it upon
himself to complete a thorough census of the entire earth —
well, Middle-earth. Thanks to Emil Johansson, creator of
LotrProject, we now know that the life expectancy of a hobbit is
96.24 years. Bilbo Baggins lived until age 131, making him the
second oldest halfling of all time (behind Sméagol). But his
cousin, Lotho Sackville-Baggins, had the shortest hobbit life,
dying at a mere 55 years young. And can you believe that women
comprise less than 20% of Middle-earth's population? Even the
most dapper dwarf must have a hard time getting a date under
those circumstances. Essentially, the site is a series of
detailed data visualizations that explain the people and history
of J.R.R. Tolkien's famous fantasy realm, Middle-earth. What
started as a huge genealogy expanded into