2010 United States census

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United States census decennial census

The 2010 United States census was the nationwide population count conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau that determined congressional apportionment and the redrawing of legislative districts for the following decade.

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2010 United States Census ×5

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States census → decennial census →
apportionmentPopulation	309183463 →
authority	Title 13 of the United States Code →
censusDay	2010-04-01 →
conductedBy	United States Census Bureau →
confidentialityProtectedBy	Title 13 of the United States Code →
constitutionalRequirement	Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution →
countedResidentsOf	50 U.S. states → District of Columbia → Puerto Rico → U.S. territories with separate counts →
country	United States →
dataCollectionMethod	in-person follow-up enumeration → mail-out mail-back questionnaire →
dataRelease	summary files published by the U.S. Census Bureau →
dataUsedBy	businesses → federal government of the United States → local governments → researchers → state governments →
decadeCoveredForApportionment	2010s →
determined	apportionment of seats in the United States House of Representatives →
endDate	2010-07-30 →
followedBy	2020 United States census →
follows	2000 United States census →
frequency	every 10 years →
includesDataOn	Hispanic or Latino origin → age → household relationship → housing tenure → race → sex →
legalBasis	United States Constitution →
officialResultsAnnouncedOn	2010-12-21 →
partOf	United States Census →
populationCount	308745538 →
populationCountRounded	308.7 million →
precededBy	Census test surveys in 2008 and 2009 →
questionnaireType	short-form only →
referenceDate	April 1, 2010 →
replacedLongFormWith	American Community Survey →
slogan	"It's In Our Hands" → "What We Do Today Shapes Our Tomorrow" →
startDate	2010-04-01 →
subjectOf	debates about undercounting and overcounting →
timeZone	UTC−05:00 on census day reference →
usedFor	allocation of federal funds → redistricting of congressional districts → redistricting of state legislative districts →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Illinois's 5th congressional district ("2010 United States Census") → New York's 25th congressional district → Texas's 14th congressional district ("2010 United States Census") → Texas's 1st congressional district ("2010 United States Census") → Texas's 30th congressional district → Texas's 9th congressional district →	redistrictedAfter
116th United States Congress ("2010 United States Census") →	apportionedBasedOn
New York's 28th congressional district →	eliminatedInRedistrictingAfter
2000 United States census →	followedBy
2020 United States census →	precededBy
Decennial United States Census ("2010 United States Census") →	recentCycle