U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for May 15

WASHINGTON, May 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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SATURDAY, MAY 15: 2010 CENSUS

Profile America — Saturday, May 15th.  The national census now under way is the 23rd time this once-a-decade count has been conducted since 1790.  This unbroken string of population counts is called for in Article I of the U.S. Constitution.  The founding fathers wrote in such a provision to ensure that seats in the House of Representatives are fairly apportioned.  Modern censuses are largely taken by mail.  But households which did not return their census form will be visited by a census taker, who will ask the same 10 simple questions that are on the form.  The answers from each household will not only help guarantee political representation, but proper distribution of $400 billion in federal program funds.  You can learn more about the current census online at 2010.census.gov.

Sources:  U.S. Census Bureau, Facts for Features, CB10-FFSE.01

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).  

SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau