2010 Census: Be Counted, Be Rewarded
UPDATE: IMPORTANT DATES
- March 8: households will begin receiving an advance letter announcing the upcoming delivery of the 2010 Census form. The letter will explain that census form responses are important, mandatory and confidential.
- March 15: households will begin receiving Census forms in areas where the United States Postal Service delivers. The form package, which will consist of the initial form, a cover letter and a return envelope, will be delivered between March 15 and March 17, 2010, . Census Bureau workers will deliver forms between March 1 and April 30, 2010, in all other areas.
- March 22: launch of Census Take 10 Map, http://2010.census.gov/2010census/take10map/. Currently you can access the 2000 Census participation rates on this map, but be sure you check back here on March 22. The map will track mail back participation rates, enabling you to see how well your community is participating in real time and to compare your community with others.
- April 1: CENSUS DAY, all residents of the United States should fill out their form and mail it back.
- April 20: All forms not processed by this date will be added to the Non-Response Follow-Up (NRFU) list.
- May 1-July 17: Non-Response Follow-Up: Census takes visit households that did not return a questionnaire by mail and enumerate household members.
In March 2010, more than 130 million addresses across the country will receive a census questionnaire. One of the shortest census forms in history, the 2010 Census questionnaire asks 10 questions and takes about 10 minutes to complete.
Completing your census questionnaire is easy, important and safe, and your participation is essential to ensuring a brighter tomorrow for our community.
Required once every 10 years by the U.S. Constitution, the census will count every person living in the United States.Census data guides the distribution of more than $400 billion per year in federal funding to state and local governments.
Census data is used to reapportion representative districts such as the U.S.House of Representatives and determine the distribution of the Electoral College. Census data is critical in determining locations for new hospitals, improving schools, building new roads,expanding public transportation options and creating new maps for emergency responders.
By participating in the census, you can help create a better future for you and those important to you. Complete and return your form when it arrives.
Click here for answers to frequently asked questions about the 2010 Census
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Click here to view the 2010 Census Fact Sheet
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