If you haven’t received your 2010 Census form yet, you should receive one very soon. The new Census form has only ten questions and should take just a few minutes to complete. The target date to return the form is April 1.
Filling out your 2010 Census form fulfills one of the most important civic duties you can perform as a Lakewood resident. Just about every aspect of your community is affected by an accurate, complete Census: Services for seniors? The Census helps local, county, and federal agencies identify where senior programs need to be located. Transportation planning? Federal highway and public transit funding is based on Census information. Funding city services? Census data directs how federal funding is spent in Lakewood. A complete count in your community means Lakewood will get its fair share of federal aid.
An incomplete count has significant impacts. Communities like Lakewood stand to lose $1,300 a year in federal and state funding for each person who is not counted. Since the Census data are updated only once every ten years, a decade of undercounting even a few hundred residents adds up very fast. That’s why an accurate Census is important. Lakewood counts. And so do you! More information The Census Bureau’s toll-free number – 800-923-8282 – can provide assistance. And the Census Bureau’s homepage – www.census.gov/2010census – has answers to every possible question about the big count.
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