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A census is an official count of members of a population of people (or of other living things). The government form of a census counts the residents or citizens in specified areas, often at regular intervals.
The US Census is an official count of the population done at 10-year intervals, with estimations or corrections made in the intervening years. The latest US Census is for the year 2010.
The purpose of the census is to gather information about the country and the people in it.
A census is formal counting of the population of a region or country.
The term comes from Latin. During the Roman Republic the census was a list that kept track of all adult males fit for military service. A census should be taken every 10 years according to United Nations recommendations.
Modern census data is used for research, business marketing, and planning. In some countries it is used to apportion electoral representation.
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What impact does the Decennial Census have on the US government?
Why does the goverment have a census?
What do you mean by the term census?
the counting of the population is called census
When is the next census taken?
The next census will be taken in 2010. The census is taken every 10 years so the next will be 2020.
How often do they take the census?
In the United States, the census is conducted every 10 years. The next census will be in 2010.
How often is a census conducted?
The government conducts a census every 10 years. Census takers knocked on doors in 1980, 1990, 2000, and 2010.
Is the 2010 census a worldwide census?
There never has been a worldwide census. The census in the US that was conducted in 2010 was a census of people living in the US and its possessions.
When was the census created?
The census was first created in 1790 by the US Census Bureau.
What has the author Raeone Christensen Steuart written?
Raeone Christensen Steuart has written: 'United States, 1800 census index' -- subject(s): Census, 2nd, 1800, Genealogy, Indexes 'Louisiana 1870 census index' -- subject(s): Census, 1870, Census, 9th, 1870, Genealogy, Registers of births 'Illinois 1870 census index' -- subject(s): Census, 1870, Census, 9th, 1870, Genealogy, Indexes, Registers of births 'Rhode Island 1870 census index A-Z' -- subject(s): Census, 1870, Census, 9th, 1870, Genealogy, Indexes, Registers of births 'Massachusetts 1870 census index' -- subject(s): Census, 1870, Census, 9th, 1870, Genealogy, Registers of births 'New York (Upstate) 1870 census index' -- subject(s): Census, 1870, Census, 9th, 1870, Genealogy, Indexes, Registers of births 'New Jersey 1870 census index' -- subject(s): Census, 1870, Census, 9th, 1870, Genealogy, Indexes, Registers of births '1870 District of Columbia census index, A-Z' -- subject(s): Census, 1870, Census, 9th, 1870, Genealogy, Indexes, Registers of births 'Kansas 1870 census index' -- subject(s): Census, 1870, Census, 9th, 1870, Genealogy, Registers of births 'Connecticut 1870 census index' -- subject(s): Census, 1870, Census, 9th, 1870, Genealogy, Registers of births 'Wisconsin 1870 census index' -- subject(s): Census, 1870, Census, 9th, 1870, Genealogy, Registers of births 'Utah 1870 census index' -- subject(s): Census, 1870, Census, 9th, 1870, Genealogy, Registers of births 'Long Island, New York 1870 census index' -- subject(s): Census, 1870, Census, 9th, 1870, Genealogy, Registers of births 'New York City 1870 census index' -- subject(s): Census, 1870, Census, 9th, 1870, Genealogy, Indexes, Registers of births 'South Carolina 1870 census index' -- subject(s): Census, 1870, Census, 9th, 1870, Genealogy, Registers of births 'Ohio 1870 census index' -- subject(s): Census, 1870, Census, 9th, 1870, Genealogy, Indexes, Registers of births 'Maryland 1870 census index' -- subject(s): Census, 1870, Genealogy, Indexes, Registers of births
How do you take a census on sea urchins?
by a census
How do you take a census on a seahorse?
buy a census
What is the homonym for 'census'?
"Senses" is a homonym for "census."
How is the census done?
who is the census done for the tiger
What is census used for?
census is used for money
What is the latin word for census?
Same, census.
What is a sentence for census?
A national census is taken every ten years by the US Census Bureau.
What is the population of Utah?
2,233,169 as of the 2000 census 2,736,424 as of the 2008 census 2,763,885 as of the 2010 census
What has the author Bernice C Richard written?
Bernice C. Richard has written: 'Nova Scotia 1770 census (some 1773 and 1787)' -- subject(s): Genealogy, Registers of births, Census, Census, 1770, Census, 1827, Census, 1818 '1850 federal census of Wabash County, Illinois' -- subject(s): Census, 1850, Registers of births, Genealogy, Census, 7th, 1850 '1850 federal census of Marshall County, Illinois' -- subject(s): Census, 1850, Registers of births, Genealogy, Census, 7th, 1850 'Nova Scotia, 1770 census' -- subject(s): Census, 1770, Registers of births, Genealogy
