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The 2020 United States census was the 24th decennial United States census.Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020.Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, [1] this was the first U.S. census to offer options to respond online or by phone, in addition to the paper response form used for previous censuses.
The census includes territories of the United States. [2] The United States Census Bureau is responsible for conducting the census. The most recent national census took place in 2020; the next census is scheduled for 2030. Since 2013, the Census Bureau began discussions on using technology to aid data collection starting with the 2020 census. [3]
Census headquarters in Suitland, Maryland. Article One of the United States Constitution (section II) directs the population be enumerated at least once every ten years and the resulting counts used to set the number of members from each state in the House of Representatives and, by extension, in the Electoral College.
As required by the United States Constitution, the US census has been conducted every 10 years since 1790.The 2020 census was the previous census completed. All persons in the US age 18 years and older are legally obligated to answer census questions, and to do so truthfully (Title 13 of the United States Code).
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The United States census is the main population census of the United States of America, and occurs every tenth year as mandated by the Article One of the United States Constitution. Pages in category "United States census"
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