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Poll: Nearly 1 in 5 may not fill out census form

AP News 20 days ago

Poll shows nearly 1 in 5 people may not participate in census with head count just weeks away With the launch of the decennial census just weeks away, nearly 1 in 5 people may not participate in the high-stakes head count, citing ...

Indigenous immigrants to be counted in 2010 Census

AP News 35 days ago

Indigenous immigrants from Latin America to be counted on 2010 Census for first time For most people, describing themselves on the U.S. Census form will be as easy as checking a box: White. Black. American Indian. But it's not so simple for ...

US promotes once-per-decade census head count

AFP American Edition 36 days ago

The US government on Monday launched a huge campaign to urge Americans to take part in the massive, once-per-decade census head count of US inhabitants that will take place later this year. The all-important US tally, which gets underway in March, determines ...

Commerce Secretary, NY Mayor Bloomberg Launch 2010 U.S. Census

Getty Images 36 days ago

NEW YORK - JANUARY 04: Census employess hold placards during the kick off of the 2010 Census Portrait of America Road Tour in Times Square January 4, 2010 in New York City. The cross-country interactive tour is designed to encourage participation and ...

Census Bureau kicks off once-a-decade head count

AP News 36 days ago

Census kicks off once-a-decade head count; House districts, billions in federal aid at stake The Census Bureau kicks off its $300 million campaign Monday to prod, coax and cajole the nation's more than 300 million residents to fill out their once-a-decade census ...

Putin trumpets first Russia population growth since 1995

AFP Global Edition 41 days ago

Russia's population grew this year for the first time since 1995, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Wednesday, after years of precipitous decline following the collapse of the Soviet Union. "We can say with a high degree of confidence that Russia will register ...

Census confirms it: Our growth is done

Las Vegas Sun 43 days ago

Worn adage modified: If you arenÕt building it, they wonÕt come For two decades Las Vegas boosters had a quick retort to all the nattering naysayers who pointed out the citys less-than-stellar schools, hospitals and social services: If were so bad, why ...

Nebraska's population growth matches national rate

AP News 48 days ago

Nebraska's population growth nearly identical to national rate for first time in half-century Nebraska's annual population growth has nearly matched the U.S. growth rate for the first time in 50 years, largely due to a surge in births that continues despite the ...

Census: ND population grows, highest since 2000

AP News 48 days ago

Census: ND population increases by 5,432 people from '08-'09 helped by strong economy, jobs North Dakota is ending the decade with its highest population since 2000, according to Census Bureau figures released Wednesday. The state's population grew by 5,423 people from July ...

Blacks urge more efforts to improve census count

AP News 54 days ago

Black groups, calling for census changes, say they won't be satisfied with an undercount Black groups on Wednesday urged the government to improve the count of African-Americans in next year's high-stakes census, saying they won't be satisfied with a tally that has ...

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