The 2020 census is here and is counting everyone living in the United States as of April 1, 2020. If you live here, you are counted! Achieving a complete count for Harpswell and every other community in Maine requires each household to respond. The accuracy of this count affects how billions of dollars in federal […]
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Posted inNation & World
Rural areas, tribal lands hit hardest by census interruption
Ultimately, it could cost them congressional seats and federal funding for highways, schools and health care.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Census needs more time to complete count
In the meantime, more Mainers should fill out their forms, to reduce pressure on census workers in a challenging year.
Posted inMaine, News
Census workers to deliver 2020 packets to Mainers in remote areas
Contactless deliveries will be done in areas where most households don’t receive mail at home.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: There are so many good reasons to fill out the census
An accurate count not only helps Maine get the resources it deserves, but also tells future generations so much about our lives.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, Politics
Mainers among the worst in providing answers to U.S. Census
State lags well behind the national average.
Posted inNation & World
Texts, not door-knocks: Census outreach shifts under social distancing guidelines
The coronavirus has waylaid efforts to get as many people as possible to take part in the census.
Posted inNation & World, News
Census Bureau site goes live as counting begins in earnest
The 2020 census is off and running now that the questionnaire is available on the U.S. Census Bureau website
Posted inNation & World
Shift to digital census raises fear of Iowa-like breakdown
The bureau says it’s working with the Department of Homeland Security and private-sector security experts to keep information safe and thwart attacks.
Posted inNation & World, News
Fear of ICE raids during census could hamper count of immigrants
Outreach organizations fear that Trump administration officials may try to deport the immigrant communities they need to count.