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In 2000 only 68% of Prince George’s County participated in the Census. Lets take a stand and remind our family, friends, and neighbors to be counted this year.
By mid-March, nearly every household in the United States — including more than 326,000 homes in Prince George’s County — will receive a form in the mail with 10 questions from the U.S. Census Bureau for its decennial count.
Touting the fact that census data is used to determine how $400 billion in annual federal funding is distributed to states and municipalities, politicians and community activists throughout the county are encouraging residents to participate and spread the word.
“There’s so much connected to it, [from] safety and police to basic government services,” said the Rev. Tony Lee of Community of Hope AME Church in Temple Hills, who is coordinating census outreach in his area. “People need to understand the impact of the census and that they need to be counted.”
Although the count officially began on Jan. 25 in remote Alaskan villages, 90 percent of the population will be counted through the mail. Census officials are asking residents to mail back the forms — a preaddressed, stamped envelope is included — by April 1.
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