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IMPORTANT!!!

If you think you haven't filled out a Census form and have not been visisted by a Census taker, you can still call the Telephone Questionnaire Assistance line 1-866-872-6868 through July 10, 2010. You information will be collected over the phone and you may be visited by a Census woker to verify this information.

The 2010 Census return rate updates are being tracked and posted daily the Census web site. Follow the progress of the Nation, the State of Missouri and your local community. The Missouri Census Data Center has posted a map of response rates in Missouri. Click here, to view this map.

The 2010 Census: Vital to Your Future

In March 2010, the Census Bureau will mail questionnaires to more than 130 million addresses across the nation. One of the shortest census forms in history, the 2010 Census questionnaire asks 10 questions and takes about 10 minutes to complete. Completing your census questionnaire is easy, important and safe and your participation is essential to ensuring a brighter tomorrow for our communities.  Click here to view a sample 2010 Census Questionnaire and other U.S. Census Bureau official documents, click here.

Required once every 10 years by the U.S. Constitution, the census will count every person living in the United States, both citizens and noncitizens. Census data is  used to reapportion the U.S. House of Representatives, re-district each state and determine the distribution of the Electoral College. Census data also directly affects how more than $400 billion per year in federal funding is distributed to state, local and tribal governments. Most importantly, census data is critical in determining locations for new hospitals, improving schools, building new roads, expanding public transportation options and creating new maps for emergency responders.

By participating in the census, you can help create a better future for you and those important to you. Complete and return your form when it arrives. To learn more, visit 2010census.gov.