By 2010 Census Details:
The objective of the 2010 Census is to count all residents living in the United States on April 1, 2010. Census forms will be mailed in March and are scheduled to arrive in mailboxes between March 15-17th. Residents are asked to answer ten questions (one of the shortest in history) and return the form by April 1, 2010. Responses to the Census questionnaire are required by law.
Besides counting all residents, the 2010 Census population totals also determine which states gain or lose representation in Congress and how more than $400 billion of federal funding is spent each year on infrastructure and services like hospitals, job training centers, schools, senior centers, public works projects, and emergency services. How California will be affected by the 2010 Census will surely be an anticipated result of this survey.
All responses are confidential, by law, and cannot be shared with any other government agency such as the FBI, the IRS, welfare and immigration.
History:
The first census was taken in 1790 to determine the number of seats for each state in the House of Representatives. This census also provided a better understanding of where people lived and helped to establish settlement patterns as the nation grew. In 1902 the Census Bureau was established. Besides gathering population data every 10 years which is constitutionally mandated, the Census Bureau administers more than 200 surveys annually including the Current Population Survey and economic censuses every five years.
For more information on the 2010 Census, log onto www.2010census.gov.
March 10th, 2010 at 3:49 pm
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