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∙ 14y agoWhy does the goverment have a census?
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∙ 14y agoI do not believe that the State of Texas conducts statewide censuses. The US federal government has a Constitutional requirement for a decennial census of the entire nation. The first was performed in 1790, and the most recent was completed in 2010.
The government must conduct a nationwide Census of citizens every ten years in The United States according to The US Constitution. The US Census, in part, helps determine the mapping for political districts and the use of Federal government monies.
To determine how many people and which races are present in the United States today
Seats in Congress are based on the results of the US Census, which occurs every ten years. That means that the population is represented if it has grown, or if a different area has become more populous and so on.
In 1620 when the Plymouth colony was established there was no US government, so there was no impact. The Mayflower is part of the history of the United States.
I do not believe that the State of Texas conducts statewide censuses. The US federal government has a Constitutional requirement for a decennial census of the entire nation. The first was performed in 1790, and the most recent was completed in 2010.
The first U.S. decennial census, that of 1790, counted 3,929,000 people.
US Census Bureau: is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census.
The census takers for the US government get their figures from us the citizens. I guess you konw they ask us how many people live in our household. And actually the census in coming in 2010.
They give a census.
The Census
The Federal government take its official census every ten years.
Every 10 years the US Congress is redistricted on the basis of the Decennial Census. The purpose of redistricting is to ensure to the extent possible that the population of each district of the House of Representatives has the same population.
The government must conduct a nationwide Census of citizens every ten years in The United States according to The US Constitution. The US Census, in part, helps determine the mapping for political districts and the use of Federal government monies.
You can find information about the UK Census on the website of the Office for National Statistics. For the US Census you can find information at the United States Census Bureau website.
You can if the Census is old enough. They do not release information on living individuals, so the census has to be old enough to not raise privacy issues.
count numba of people in the us of states