2010 Census
Just 10 Questions
Sep 17, 2009 00:00 and Apr 01, 2010 00:00
What is the Census?
- The census is a count of everyone living in the United States every 10 years.
- The census is mandated by the U.S. Constitution.
- The next census is in 2010.
- Your participation in the census is required by law.
Why Fill Out the Census Form?
Every household in the country will receive a questionnaire in 2010.
To ensure an accurate and fair count of all populations, it is very
important that someone in each household completes the questionnaire.
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Census data affect funding for your community, your community’s
representation in Congress and your community leader’s planning
decisions. It directly affects how more than $300 billion per year in
federal and state funding is allocated to communities for neighborhood
improvements, public health, education, transportation and more.
That’s more than $3 trillion over a 10-year period. By taking a few
minutes to complete the questionnaire will help your community get its
fair share of federal and state funding.
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It only takes a few minutes to answer and return by mail.
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It’s confidential and your responses are protected by law.
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It’s required by law and the information you provide provides a summary
of statistical data used by local, state and federal agencies.
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The Census affects your voice in Congress and representation in state
and local government. The census is used to apportion seats in the
U.S. House of Representatives and to redistrict state legislatures and
Census data are used to define legislature districts, school district
assignment areas.
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Census informs your community’s decisions. It defines who we are as a
nation. Data about changes in your community are crucial to planning
decisions such as where to provide services for the elderly, where to
build new roads and schools and where to locate job training centers.
Visit the 2010 Census website
It is important that the census workers can identify each address in our community. As residents, it will be most helpful that your street number is easily visible for the census workers to get an accurate count. This is also crucial for emergency personnel to be able to locate your home in case of an emergency.
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Agenda and Meeting Minutes from January 11, 2010 Council Meeting
City Council meeting
The new Stockbridge Community Center will be open for booking birthday parties, showers, meetings, etc.
The 2010 Census will have one of the shortest census questionnaires in history. The first census in 1790 was taken by U.S. Marshalls on horseback and counted 3.9 million people.
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