| − | The '''United States Census Bureau''' is charged with counting all individuals that reside in the United States, which is required by the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]] to take place every 10 years. The information the census collects helps to determine how more than $400 billion dollars of federal funding each year is spent on infrastructure and services like hospitals, job training centers, schools, senior centers, bridges, tunnels and other public works projects, and emergency services; moreover, the census also helps determine the number of seats a state has in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]]. The first census was taken in 1790, and since then, every ten years there has been a census in the [[United States]]. Other major countries followed in the 19th century. It is a major topic in [[Demography]]. | + | The '''United States Census Bureau''' is charged with counting all individuals that reside in the United States, which is required by the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]] to take place every 10 years. The information the census collects helps to determine how more than $400 billion of federal funding each year is spent on infrastructure and services like hospitals, job training centers, schools, senior centers, bridges, tunnels and other public works projects, and emergency services; moreover, the census also helps determine the number of seats a state has in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]]. The first census was taken in 1790, and since then, every ten years there has been a census in the [[United States]]. Other major countries followed in the 19th century. It is a major topic in [[Demography]]. |
| | The United States Census Bureau is headquartered at the [[Suitland Federal Center]] in [[Suitland, MD]].<ref>http://www.census.gov/</ref> | | The United States Census Bureau is headquartered at the [[Suitland Federal Center]] in [[Suitland, MD]].<ref>http://www.census.gov/</ref> |