Ten Reasons To Participate:

In an effort to increase awareness of the nation’s once-a-decade population count, the city’s Complete Count Committee has orchestrated marketing programs, advertising, social media elements and direct outreach to secure an accurate population count of local residents.

The entire campaign focuses on educating all residents, including college students, on the importance of participating in the 2010 Census. Although the list of how an accurate census benefits the community is nearly endless, the committee offers ten reasons for participating. Each week, return to this site to learn more about how these reasons impact our community and residents.

Participating in the 2010 Census:

• Assists planning for local hospitals and health care programs


• Forecasts future needs of road improvements, highways, and public transportation


• Assists local non-profit organizations and determines grant eligibility


• Provides funding for local parks and recreation projects


• Stimulates the local economy by attracting new businesses and initiating job training programs


• Directs funding for services to support our elderly


• Affects our representation in Congress and in the state legislature


• Enhances the services of our local fire and police departments


• Benefits our local schools and universities


• Fulfills your civic duty!