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1890 Census: Why Do We Take a Census
Reason #2:
POLITICAL POWER Aside from gathering information of immense
practical and historical value, the Decennial Census is used to determine how
many seats each state will be given in the U.S. House of Representatives. States also use the information to realign congressional and state legislative districts in their
states, taking into account population shifts since the last census.
“The Founders of our fledgling nation had a bold and ambitious
plan to empower the people over their new government. The plan was to count
every person living in the newly created United States of America, and to use
that count to determine representation in the Congress. Enshrining this invention in our Constitution marked a turning
point in world history.” –U.S.
Census Bureau Reason #3: MONEY Over 400 billion of dollars in federal funds are allocated to states and local communities based on population. |