US Census
National population count
The US Census is the official count of everyone living in the United States, conducted every ten years by the Census Bureau.
The Constitution requires it to determine congressional representation and federal funding allocation.
Census data shapes everything from school budgets to voting districts.
People also use census records for genealogical research.
- apportionmentDivision into shares
- enumerationSequential listing of items
- head countNumber of individuals present
- formShape or document
- age distributionPopulation sorted by years
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US Censusvoter registration
Signing up for elections
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