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The Sum of the People: How the Census Has Shaped Nations, From the Ancient World to the Modern Age, by Andrew Whitby, Basic Books, 368 pages, $30 The census is almost as old as the state itself: ...

The United States is currently undertaking its population census, the once-a-decade effort to count every single person living here. More than 150 other countries will join in this world census ...

Almost a century ago, a law was passed that set up a once-a-decade fight for representation in Congress and the Electoral College after each census. It's meant that one state's win is another's loss.

On Aug. 1, 1790 — 235 years ago Friday — the first Constitutionally-mandated U.S. Census was completed. While those of us who love data enjoy poring over the results of each decade’s census, the ...

The 2020 census, like those that came before it, was to be the nation’s largest peacetime mobilization, deploying up to 500,000 census takers to follow up with households that do not respond either ...

U.S. Census Bureau data newly released Thursday paints America as a more diverse and urban country today than it was 10 years ago. About 86% of the country’s population lives in metro areas, the ...

The 2020 census is coming soon to a mailbox near you. Starting this week, households across the United States will begin receiving invitations to complete the census online or on the phone. Some will ...

On Tuesday, President Trump signed a memorandum — sure to be challenged in court as violating the Constitution — intended to bar undocumented immigrants from being counted for congressional ...

Experts predict the 2020 census will show a decline in the white population for the first time in U.S. history and that the under 18 population is likely to be majority non-white. For the first time, ...

The first results of the 2020 census will be out soon. High stakes here - they determine how many seats your state gets in Congress and how many votes you get in the Electoral College. Now, that can ...