What even is the census? And why is it important?
With the economic make-up of the USA map becoming more diverse every year, eyes will be on the 2010 Census. The census is a source of population, housing, economic and geographic data. It is taken every ten years. A few tidbits into census history reveal how important the documentation really is to the history of the United States.
*The first Census of the US map was taken in 1790. The procedure at that time was federal Marshals went door to door and unannounced and resulted in a count of 3.9 million people.
* Data from the 1860 census of the United States map was used to measure relative military strengths and manufacturing abilities of the Union and the Confederacy.
* The 1910 survey of the US Map reveals industrial statistics to plan for the war effort.
* The 1930 census, with the onset of the Great Depression, prompts the Bureau to make inquiries about unemployment, migration and income.
* In the 1950 census of the USA map, the first electronic digital computer tabulates the figures 1,000 to 1 million times faster than previous methods.
* The 1970 census asks for the very first time in the history of the census for people of Hispanic or Spanish descent are asked to identify themselves.
* After the 1980 census of the United States Map,the Bureau has 54 lawsuits filed against them, many from civil rights groups. They alleged improper and unconstitutional counting )methods.
* The 2000 census is the first to be backed by a national advertising campaign.
The Census is important because the counts help the government to decide how to allocate their resources for the next ten years. And sometimes political and district lines can be redrawn to change voting outcomes. The census is an important part of America’s past and future. Don’t forget to be counted!
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