The Michig… Editing (section) United States Census Bureau 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h2>Legal mandate</h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Constitution%20of%20the%20United%20States%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Constitution%20of%20the%20United%20States%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BConstitution%20of%20the%20United%20States%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="632-16665254205de9812ae9bc5" class="new" title="Constitution of the United States (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ29uc3RpdHV0aW9uX29mX3RoZV9Vbml0ZWRfU3RhdGVzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Constitution of the United States</a> directs that the population be enumerated at least once every ten years and the resulting counts used to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22set%20the%20number%20of%20members%20from%20each%20state%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Congressional%20districts%23Apportionment%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCongressional%20districts%23Apportionment%7Cset%20the%20number%20of%20members%20from%20each%20state%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="632-16665254205de9812ae9bc5" class="new" title="Congressional districts (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ29uZ3Jlc3Npb25hbF9kaXN0cmljdHM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">set the number of members from each state</a> in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22House%20of%20Representatives%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22United%20States%20House%20of%20Representatives%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BUnited%20States%20House%20of%20Representatives%7CHouse%20of%20Representatives%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="632-16665254205de9812ae9bc5" class="new" title="United States House of Representatives (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVW5pdGVkX1N0YXRlc19Ib3VzZV9vZl9SZXByZXNlbnRhdGl2ZXM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">House of Representatives</a> and, by extension, in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Electoral%20College%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Electoral%20College%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BElectoral%20College%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="632-16665254205de9812ae9bc5" class="new" title="Electoral College (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRWxlY3RvcmFsX0NvbGxlZ2U/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Electoral College</a>. In addition, Census data directly affects how more than $300 billion per year in federal and state funding is allocated to communities for neighborhood improvements, public health, education, transportation and more. The Census Bureau is mandated with fulfilling these obligations: the collecting of statistics about the nation, its people, and economy. The Census Bureau's legal authority is codified in Title 13 of the United States Code. The first population census taken was in 1790. The Census Bureau now conducts a full population count every 10 years in years ending with a zero and uses the term "decennial" to describe the operation. Between censuses, the Census Bureau makes population estimates and projections.<span data-rte-instance="632-16665254205de9812ae9bc5" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.census.gov%5C%2Fpopest%5C%2Festimates.php%20Census%20Population%20Estimates%5D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-0 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%22632-16665254205de9812ae9bc5%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ6c5fea771434cdd4-nowiki-00000001-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E1%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%22632-16665254205de9812ae9bc5%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ6c5fea771434cdd4-nowiki-00000002-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-0%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-0%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%226%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E1%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%227%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="632-16665254205de9812ae9bc5" href="#cite_note-0"><span data-rte-instance="632-16665254205de9812ae9bc5" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="632-16665254205de9812ae9bc5" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In addition, the Census Bureau also conducts surveys on behalf of various <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Federal%20Government%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Federal%20Government%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFederal%20Government%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="632-16665254205de9812ae9bc5" class="new" title="Federal Government (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRmVkZXJhbF9Hb3Zlcm5tZW50P2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Federal Government</a> and local government agencies on topics such as employment, crime, health, consumer expenditures, and housing. Within the bureau, these are known as "demographic surveys" and are conducted perpetually between and during decennial population counts. The Census Bureau also conducts economic surveys of manufacturing, retail, service, and other establishments and of domestic governments. </p> <br /><strong data-rte-washtml="1" class="error" data-rte-attribs=" class=error">Cite error: <code data-rte-washtml="1"><ref></code> tags exist, but no <code data-rte-washtml="1"><references/></code> tag was found</strong><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key michigan:rte-parser-cache:1739 --> Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. Simply click on what you want to use and it will appear in the edit box above. 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