2010 Census Timeline: Key Dates
| Fall 2008 |
Recruitment begins for local census jobs for early census operations. |
| Spring 2009 |
Census employees go door-to-door to update address list nationwide. |
| Fall 2009 |
Recruitment begins for census takers needed for peak workload in 2010. |
| February – March 2010 |
Census questionnaires are mailed or delivered to households. |
| April 1, 2010 |
Census Day |
| April – July 2010 |
Census takers visit households that did not return a questionnaire by mail. |
| December 2010 |
By law, Census Bureau delivers population counts to President for apportionment. |
| March 2011 |
By law, Census Bureau completes delivery of redistricting data to states. |
Census 2010 in the News
The upcoming Census has been in the news a lot recently. Both recent and not-so-recent articles of interest are listed below.
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Continuing Resolution Boosts Funding for Census Bureau (Federal Times)
09/24/2008
The Census Bureau would get extra funds to conduct the 2010 census under the continuing resolution passed by the House today. While the bill holds most agencies' funding to current levels, the Census Bureau would receive $2.9 billion in 2009, up from $1.3 billion in 2008.