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The 2010 Census

What's In It for Me?

Cold, hard cash baby! Did I get your attention? Good! That's exactly what filling out the 2010 Census form will do for Euless citizens. The Census counts will determine how over $300 - $400 billion per year of federal dollars are going to be spent over the next decade.

Euless Counts

Euless Counts! You can help those dollars come to Euless by filling out the Census form and returning it by mail on April 1, 2010.

Every community gets a proportional amount of federal dollars based on how many people actually live in it. This includes renters, college students, nursing home residents, homeless people and even people in prison. There is literally no one that should not fill out the Census questionnaire.

More Euless residents responding to the Census means funded school lunch programs, healthcare, job training, daycare, public safety, senior programs and expressways. Large corporations use the population data for market research to determine locations for new businesses and potential jobs. For every completed census form returned, our community will gain funding that will directly impact our quality of life.

Beginning in mid-March 2010, more than 120 million questionnaires will be delivered to U.S. residential addresses. Federal law requires all persons receiving a census form to fill it out truthfully and return it by April 1, 2010. If you do not return your census form by April 1, 2010, census workers will contact you to assist in completing the survey. Strict laws protect the confidentiality of respondents and the information they provide. All responses are used for statistical purposes only.

Ten questions, ten minutes. Please spare the time for this vitally important questionnaire. With one of the shortest questionnaires in history, the 2010 Census will be well worth your time to fill out. Take a look at a sample of the questionnaire. For more information about the 2010 Census go online to 2010.census.gov or call the Dallas Regional Census Center at 214-267-6900. Please join us for "Euless Be Counted Day" on Saturday, March 27 from 10 a.m. - noon at the Parks at Texas Star, 1501 S. Pipeline Rd. in Euless.

Telephone Questionnaire Assistance

Some Census questionnaires are now being delivered and Telephone Questionnaire Assistance lines have been activated. Individuals may call this number to ask any question or request a questionnaire if the have not received one. The phone lines are open nationwide from 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. seven days a week through July 30, 2010.

Telephone Questionnaire Assistance:

  • English - 1-866-872-6868
  • Chinese - 1-866-935-2010
  • Korean - 1-866-955-2010
  • Russian - 1866-965-2010
  • Spanish - 1-866-928-2010
  • Vietnamese - 1-866-945-2010

Are you up for the "Take 10" challenge?

During the 2000 Census, 72 percent of occupied households mailed back their forms. In 2010, we are challenging communities to do even better. Beginning March 22, you can visit the Take 10 Map to get updates on the proportion of households that have mailed back the 2010 Census forms. You also will be able to view differences between your community's participation rates and those of neighboring communities or other areas across the country.

The stakes are high; an accurate count of the local population helps to ensure that your community receives its fair share of federal funding. This funding includes resources for services, such as health care, education, and roads.

Resources

Here are some useful resources to use is promoting the 2010 Census.