Central Ohio Counts

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22753492585407568122011-07-28T22:25:28.261-04:00Central Ohio CountsDavid Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10460746992587960187noreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275349258540756812.post-32903634898293631632010-05-28T14:06:00.002-04:002010-05-28T14:36:01.431-04:00Why am I Being Contacted by The Census Bureau – I Returned my Form!

A message from The Director’s BlogMay 24, 2010 12:45 PMSome questions are coming in from folks who completed and mailed back their census forms, but are being visited by census workers in person, or receiving a phone call from the US Census Bureau. It might be a good time to go over the different reasons this might be happening. (All of the reasons are variants of attempts to make sure we’ve

David Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10460746992587960187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275349258540756812.post-64183744969483981542010-04-05T13:11:00.001-04:002010-04-05T13:14:45.574-04:002010 Census Road Tour Comes to Ohio State University

from the U.S. Census Bureau:What:The 2010 Census Portrait of America Road Tour is part of the largest civic outreach and awareness campaign in U.S. history — stopping and exhibiting at more than 800 events nationwide. From local parades and festivals to major sporting events, the Road Tour will attempt to motivate America’s growing and increasingly diverse population to complete and mail back the

David Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10460746992587960187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275349258540756812.post-88985246065444359782010-03-31T10:25:00.002-04:002010-03-31T10:30:10.431-04:00March to the Mailbox

From Brent Warren (brent.e.warren@census.gov):Please let me know if you know of any groups or individuals interested in volunteering for a small block of time on Saturday, April 10. As part of our national March to the Mailbox campaign, we will be holding special community-outreach events in low-responding neighborhoods throughout the city. These will be fun, high-energy events (like parades,

David Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10460746992587960187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275349258540756812.post-77243785680846827402010-03-24T13:39:00.007-04:002010-03-24T13:56:52.622-04:00Census's Take 10 Map helps you find forms and answers to your Census questions

If you didn't receive a census form, not to worry--use the Census's Take 10 Map! This interactive Google map helps answer three questions you may have:Where do I get a census form if I didn't get one in the mail? Answer: if you didn't get a census form in the mail, you need to fill out a Be Counted form. To get one, visit the nearest Be Counted Site, which can be found on the Census's Take 10 Map

David Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10460746992587960187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275349258540756812.post-67075204479634573842010-03-17T11:50:00.002-04:002010-03-17T11:53:47.692-04:00Communities Working To Inform Citizens About the Importance of the 2010 Census

From Regional eSource (MORPC's e-newsletter):With 2010 Census forms starting to arrive in area mailboxes, and the official Census Day less than a month away, there’s never been a better time for community leaders to remind their constituents to fill out and mail back their Census form. This year’s Census, a vital national survey that affects the allocation of billions of federal dollars, takes

David Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10460746992587960187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275349258540756812.post-19799924434013369412010-03-11T10:39:00.006-05:002010-03-11T10:46:54.183-05:00Does your community know how they will get their questionnaire in March?

From the Ohio Complete Count Committee:TYPES OF ENUMERATIONThe Census Bureau will be delivering questionnaires to over 130 million households, whether in person or through the mail. Most households will receive a questionnaire after the week of March 15 and residents are expected to fill it out immediately and send it back using the pre-stamped envelope.Roughly one percent of the nation’s

David Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10460746992587960187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275349258540756812.post-78706772589823635552010-03-09T15:34:00.001-05:002010-03-09T15:37:34.641-05:00CRP Data Byte No. 5 explores 200 years of Ohio’s history through census data and highlights the importance of the upcoming 2010 Census

From frontier state to modern society: a census history of OhioCommunity Research Partners today released Census 2010: Celebrating 200 Years of the Census in Ohio, which analyzes data for Ohio from the 1810, 1860, 1910, 1960, and 2000 censuses and the 2008 American Community Survey. In 1810, Ohio had 230,760 people, with 55% under age 16 and over 99% who were white. "Spirits distilled" was the

David Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10460746992587960187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275349258540756812.post-52636981918108994812010-03-04T08:36:00.003-05:002010-03-04T09:03:08.198-05:00MORPC Encourages Communities to Get Involved with Census Outreach

With 2010 Census forms starting to arrive in area mailboxes, and the official Census Day less than a month away, there’s never been a better time for community leaders to remind their constituents to fill out and mail back their Census form. This year’s Census, a vital national survey that affects the allocation of billions of federal dollars, takes only 10 minutes to complete.Communities

David Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10460746992587960187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275349258540756812.post-39327125333850289992010-03-03T12:51:00.003-05:002010-03-03T12:57:59.129-05:00Census Outreach to the Somali Population

Thanks to the City of Minneapolis for creating a flyer, posted at left, that caters to the Somali population. Click the flyer for a PDF version.

David Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10460746992587960187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275349258540756812.post-8444389820302502822010-02-23T13:26:00.003-05:002010-02-23T13:46:09.447-05:00Take 10 Map reveals 2000 Census mail participation rates

The U.S. Census Bureau's Take 10 Map identifies 2000 Census mail-back participation rates for states, counties, incorporated places, and census tracts.

David Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10460746992587960187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275349258540756812.post-57187731256428338242010-02-17T09:12:00.008-05:002010-02-17T09:30:02.392-05:00TV Ads Promote the 2010 Census

Watch any major TV events lately? You probably saw at least one commercial about the 2010 Census. Want to see more? Check out the TV Ads collection in the U.S. Census Bureau's Multimedia Center, along with many more videos, sound bites, and photographs.

David Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10460746992587960187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275349258540756812.post-2162589872163819222010-02-09T14:44:00.003-05:002010-02-17T09:31:22.622-05:00Phony BBB E-mail Spreads Fiction about 2010 Census; Get the Facts

From January 11, 2010 on http://www.bbb.org/us/bbb-news:Phony BBB E-mail Spreads Fiction about 2010 Census; Get the FactsAn e-mail which falsely claims to be from the Better Business Bureau about the upcoming 2010 Census is inaccurate and BBB is advising consumers to get the facts.

David Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10460746992587960187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275349258540756812.post-80681549586660107902010-02-09T10:39:00.002-05:002010-02-17T09:32:03.274-05:00Watch: Take 10 for the Census!

You Can Count on Me Ohio

David Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10460746992587960187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275349258540756812.post-67159258240303757092010-02-09T10:31:00.003-05:002010-02-17T09:32:49.292-05:00Watch: You Can Count on Me Ohio's Herrera and Turcer talk Census

Herrera and Turcer talk Census. from Leontien Kennedy on Vimeo.

David Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10460746992587960187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275349258540756812.post-14945089201002943432010-02-04T12:15:00.001-05:002010-02-17T09:33:34.758-05:00Census 2010 Interactive Hard To Count Mapping Site

This new mapping site, developed by the City University of New York Mapping Services at the Graduate Center, allows users to pinpoint hard-to-count census tracts and identify the socio-economic characteristics that contribute to difficult enumeration conditions, allowing advocates to target outreach and tailor messages. The URL is www.CensusHardToCountMaps.org.--from Census News Brief- No. 85

David Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10460746992587960187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275349258540756812.post-4088662555545864242010-02-04T10:38:00.000-05:002010-02-04T10:40:59.074-05:00Census Information for Higher Education Institutions

Census on Campus Initiative The Census on Campus Initiative seeks to educate, engage, and mobilize college and university students, administration, faculty, and parents so that in the 2010 Census, every individual is counted—once, and in the right place. Learn more about it using the resources below.Census on Campus Factsheet Frequently Asked Questions Census on Campus Brochure Student

David Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10460746992587960187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275349258540756812.post-77537022770982615712010-02-04T08:26:00.000-05:002010-02-04T08:41:25.176-05:00Ohio Complete Count Committee meets February 18

The next meeting of the Ohio Complete Count Committee takes place February 18 .Who: Full list of Ohio Complete Count Committee Members (pdf)What:On April 9, 2009 Ohio Governor Ted Strickland signed the Executive Order that establishes the Ohio Complete Count Committee for the 2010 Census and names State Treasurer Kevin Boyce to serve as chair.As chair of the Ohio Complete Count Committee,

David Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10460746992587960187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275349258540756812.post-48800964129502652812010-01-29T14:14:00.000-05:002010-01-29T16:28:37.651-05:00Union County enlists superintendents' help with Census outreach

Eric Phillips, Executive Director of the Union County Economic Development Partnership and CEO of the Union County Chamber of Commerce, recently sent the following email to school superintendents requesting their help with 2010 Census outreach efforts.Dear Union County Superintendents –The Census is fast approaching. The forms will be mailed out in mid-March and we would like to get the news out

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