Census Bureau Director Robert Groves Speaks to National Press Club

Census Day Remarks Address 2010 Census Progress and Upcoming Challenges

WASHINGTON, March 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was issued today by the U.S. Census Bureau:

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What:  On National Census Day, April 1, 2010, Census Bureau Director Robert Groves will speak at a National Press Club luncheon to discuss the progress of the Census Bureau's constitutionally mandated task of conducting a once-a-decade headcount. America's increasingly diverse and growing population poses special challenges for the 2010 Census, including getting a complete count during an economic downtown.

About 134 million 2010 Census questionnaires were mailed or hand-delivered to households in March. National Census Day, April 1, is used as a target date for households mailing back their completed census forms.

The director's speech will conclude with a question-and-answer session.          

Reservations for this event can be made by contacting the National Press Club reservation line at

202-662-7501 or [email protected].

Editor's note: News releases, reports and data tables are available on the Census Bureau's home page. Go to http://www.census.gov and click on "Releases."

SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau