TOLEDO CHRONICLE –

The 2010 Census enumeration began last January in a remote corner of Alaska and in the months that followed, America stepped up and achieved a successful census.

As mandated by the Constitution, the census counts every resident in the United States every 10 years to determine the number of seats each state receives in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Beginning this month, the nation will see the first results from the 2010 Census as a new portrait of America begins to take shape.

308,745,538

Official resident population of the United States on April 1, 2010.

9.7

Percentage increase of the nation’s population from 2000 to 2010.

37,253,956

Population of California, the most populous state in the country on April 1, 2010. The least populous was Wyoming (563,626).

35.1

Percentage growth of Nevada’s population from 2000 to 2010, the highest in

the nation.

710,767

Average number of people each member of the U.S. House represents, as apportioned by the 2010 Census.

8

Number of states that gained congressional seats in 2010. They are Arizona,

Florida, Georgia, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Washington.

4

Number of congressional seats Texas gained, more than any other state.

10

Number of states that lost congressional seats in 2010. They are Illinois,

Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

32

Number of states that did not gain or lose a congressional seat in 2010.

10

Number of questions on the 2010 Census form, one of the shortest in U.S.

history.

134 million

Approximate number of total housing units in the U.S. contacted for the

2010 Census, either by mail or in person, to collect a form or determine if

vacant.

74

Percentage of households that returned a 2010 Census form by mail, matching

the mail participation rate achieved during the 2000 Census.

22

Number of states that, in 2010, met or exceeded their 2000 Census mail participation rate. The District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 1,553 counties, and 278 cities and townships of 50,000 or more, also met or exceeded their rates