The U.S. Census Bureau will be releasing the Local 2010 Illinois Census data this Valentine’s week. These much anticipated results will affect numerous legislative, social, and economic lines across the State of Illinois as well as the nation for the next decade. As many of you know, every ten years, the Census Bureau takes a population snapshot of the country by polling all households from rural areas to urban cities. These snapshots are used in various ways and one of them is “redistricting.” Redistricting is “when state officials realign congressional and state legislative districts in their states, taking into account population shifts since the last census and assuring equal representation for their constituents….”
- To learn more about the Local 2010 Illinois Census Data, click here:http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/
- To learn more about the nationwide 2010 Census, click here:http://2010.census.gov/2010census/
- To learn about the previous Local 2000 Illinois Census Data, click here:http://www.census.gov/census2000/states/il.html
This post written by Paolo Gujilde