WASHINGTON, March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following tip sheet was released today by the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO)
Take 10" in 2010 Marty Chapman, President "Take 10 in 2010" and participate in the Census! Taking 10 minutes to complete and mail a census form is the easiest and most efficient method of participation in the 2010 Census. Additionally, mailing back a census form reduces overall costs of conducting the census. For each census form returned by mail, the Census Bureau saves $60-$70, or about $85 million for every one percent increase in mail participation. Why Participate in the Census? As mandated by the U.S. Constitution, everyone in the United States must be counted in the census. This includes people of all ages, races, and ethnic groups; citizens and noncitizens. Conducted every 10 years since 1790, the census is more than just a population count. The 2010 Census will present a new p...
WASHINGTON, July 13 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Beginning with our country's first census in 1790, when U.S. marshals counted 3.9 million residents, the decennial census has collected data on the nation's population, including data on race. For the first time, the U.S. Census Bureau has released a historical summary by city, titled Historical Census Statistics on Population Totals by Race, 1790 to 1990, and by Hispanic Origin, 1790 to 1990, for Large Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States. This working paper illustrates how the composition by race and Hispanic origin has changed over the years in 306 cities. Data are provided for 224 places that have had a census population of 100,000 or more at some point during the 1790 to 1990 period, as well as another 82 places that historically...
While Washington legislators debate what role the government should play in job creation this year, the government itself is poised to go on a major hiring spree this spring. That is because of the granddaddy of all government programs - the census, a house-by-house head count of the population conducted every 10 years since 1790. The Census Bureau is starting to hire 1.4 million people to man offices and go door to door collecting information about everything from household income to health status.
Recently, Dr. Groves, U.S. Census Bureau Director commented on the 2010 Census in Schools program. Dr. Groves stated, "local school districts choose to teach Census in Schools lessons to help children learn math, geography, social studies, and science as well as the fact their Constitution was the first in world history to use a census to empower the governed over their government The Census is the one civic moment that involves each and every one of us, especially the children, who are historically undercounted in every census since the first in 1790. Census in Schools enjoys strong bipartisan support from Congress and educators because it teaches children about the American Constitution. Article I, Section II of the Constitution mandates a decennial census to ensure the fair and equit...
GREENVILLE - Members of the group Moosehead Roots Genealogy will visit the Maine State Library in Augusta on Saturday, Feb. 12, for genealogical research and a class on available library resourcesconducted by Special Collections librarian Emily Schroeder. The Maine State Library genealogy collection spans a large geographical area, with primary emphasis on Maine, according to the library's website. It has state, county and town histories, publishedvital records, town and county reports of Maine, cemetery records, early court and probate records, Maine census data from 1790 through 1850, ships' passenger lists, French-Canadian records, publications of the D.A.R. and other hereditary patriotic organizations, how-to genealogy books and thousands of family histories. Also available are majo...
April Fools' Day 2010 is going to be a very special day. It is Census Day. Since 1790, the census has been conducted every 10 years; it's a constitutional requirement. The Colorado Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area, including El Paso and Teller Counties, has grown 26 percent; from 490,044 in 1998 to 617,714 in 2008, according to the most recent estimates.
-- The city of Rio de Janeiro was founded by Portuguese knight Estacio de Sa. -- President George Washington signed a measure authorizing the first U.S. Census.
: The first census was conducted in the 13 original states as well as districts of Maine, Vermont, Kentucky and the Southwest Territory (Tennessee).
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