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A '''census''' is a counting of all individuals within a given area where more specific demographic information is usually collected as well.  The [[United States]] government began in 1790 to take a census every 10 years.  Other major countries followed in the 19th century. It is a major topic in [[Demography]].

A '''census''' is a counting of all individuals within a given area where more specific demographic information is usually collected as well.  The [[United States]] government began in 1790 and the authority for it comes from the Constitution, which calls for a population survey every 10 years<ref>http://2010.census.gov/2010census/why/constitutional.php</ref>.

 

.  Other major countries followed in the 19th century. It is a major topic in [[Demography]].

In 2009, the Obama Administration took the unprecedented step of moving control of the 2010 U.S. census from the [[Commerce Department]] to direct control by the [[White House]] and Chief of Staff [[Rahm Emanuel]]. Many congressional Republicans believe this was done as a "power grab" by the administration in order to manipulate congressional redistricting nationwide to favor Democrats.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/02/09/gop-sounds-alarm-obama-decision-census-white-house/</ref> Additionally, it was discovered that the partisan, pro-Obama, fraud-laden group [[ACORN]] would assist in the census.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/03/17/lawmakers-concerned-role-acorn-census/</ref>

In 2009, the Obama Administration took the unprecedented step of moving control of the 2010 U.S. census from the [[Commerce Department]] to direct control by the [[White House]] and Chief of Staff [[Rahm Emanuel]]. Many congressional Republicans believe this was done as a "power grab" by the administration in order to manipulate congressional redistricting nationwide to favor Democrats.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/02/09/gop-sounds-alarm-obama-decision-census-white-house/</ref> Additionally, it was discovered that the partisan, pro-Obama, fraud-laden group [[ACORN]] would assist in the census.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/03/17/lawmakers-concerned-role-acorn-census/</ref>