The U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting to fill hundreds of thousands of temporary positions across the country to assist with the 2020 Census count.
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Complete Count Committee
Become a 2020 Census partner. It's easy. It's fun. This once-a-decade count is critically important. Learn how you can impact our community and how all citizens of Farmington can benefit from partnering with the 2020 Census by forming our own Farmington Complete Count Committee. Interested in helping? Email PuddledockPress@gmail.com to help with our Complete Count Committee.
Farmington Benefits with a Complete Count
A complete count of every person living in the United States has tremendous benefits for you and for your students, staff, and community members.
Census data:
- Representation: Accurately determine how many representatives each state has in Congress and inform the redrawing of congressional district boundaries.
- Community Funding: Are used as the basis for distributing more than $675 billion in federal funds annually to states, counties, and communities to support resources such as schools, hospitals, and fire departments.
- Community Action: Inform policy, community initiatives, and consumer advocacy.
- School Funding: Are used to determine the allocation of Title I funds, which provide financial assistance to local educational agencies and schools with high numbers or high percentages of children from low-income families.
March 12-20: An invitation to respond online to the 2020 Census. (Some households will also receive paper questionnaires.)
March 16-24: A reminder letter.
March 26-April 3: A reminder postcard.
April 8-16: A reminder letter and paper questionnaire.
April 20-27: A final reminder postcard before we follow up in person.
May - July: Follow up visits for those who have not yet responded.
2020 Census Questionnaire
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