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22 minutes Posted Jul 22, 2021 at 6:32 pm.
May you live in interesting times… and an explanation
Every vote counts and every count votes… by extension of their votes in the electoral college, which is dictated by census results
In 2010, over 1 million children under the age of 5 were not counted in the census
You cannot be deported for filling out the census. Census data cannot be used against you. Ever.
Fighting rumors about how your census data can be used
The cost analysis of a population miscount
History of the census
US census of 1790: each state can have representatives, but Native Americans cannot count as people… and enslaved peoples only count as 3/5th of a person…
Abolitionists use census data to prove that the populations of enslaved peoples was on the rise, thus furthering arguments against slavery.
Imperial England attempts to administer a census in India
England influences the Indian caste system
Census information helps health providers predict the spread of diseases through communities with children or elderly people. And when disasters hit, the census tells rescuers how many people will need their help.
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Ready for A Night In? Join Tabby and Kate as they talk about why the Census is important. 
Additional reading 
https://www.npr.org/2019/06/04/728034176/2020-census-could-lead-to-worst-undercount-of-black-latinx-people-in-30-years
https://becountedmi2020.com/wp-content/uploads/CBAMS_Presentation_MNA_121218.pdf
https://www.nap.edu/read/11727/chapter/6
https://www.prb.org/milestones-global-census-history/
Book:
Ethnography of Alternative Enumeration Among Korean Americans in Queens, New York By Tai Kang 
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