The U.S. Census is now counting every person everywhere in the U.S.
Census questionnaires arrive in your mail on or about March 17th.

What Everyone Needs to Do in March … This Month
Fill in the 10 questions on the form, and mail it back right away.
It is easy and safe. ~~ Everyone in Brockton Counts!
Why? Because counting all Brockton residents:
~~ helps Brockton and Massachusetts get federal money for school projects, construction,
services like Head Start, WIC, elderly and health programs, etc.
~~ helps our city and state keep our U.S. Congressman.
If you mail your questionnaire back, no Census worker will come to your home.

➢ Work in Brockton for the Census: Testing in March

~ The Census count in Brockton needs local, temporary, part-time workers ~
~ English-speaking. Also those who are fluent in English and another language ~

See and Take a PRACTICE TEST online at www.2010censusjobs.gov
Apply: Be 18 or older and a U.S. citizen ~ Have a valid Social Security number ~
Be able to pass a background check ~ Complete a written, 30-minute, multiple-choice test
~ Have a valid driver's license (and use of a vehicle) ~
Call toll-free: 1-866-861-2010
- for what IDs to bring to the test,
- to confirm the testing time and place

Census Testing Dates, Places, Times
March 3, 10, 24, 31 Mary Cruise Senior Center - Fr. Kenney Way at 1:00pm
March 3, 10 The Pines - Pines Grove Drive at 6:00pm and March 13 at 11:00am
March 4, 11, 18, 25 Haitian Church of God - 371 Main St. at 10:00 am and
March 5, 12, 19, 26 at 5:00pm
March 4, 11, 18 Messiah Baptist Church - Legion Pkwy at 12:00Noon
March 5, 12 Employm. Opportun. Center/Self Help, Inc.- 142 Crescent Street at 9:30am
March 6 Walkover Commons - 100 Perkins Ave at 11:00am
March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Brockton Housing Authority/Crescent Court
Community Center at 10:30am
March 9, 16, 23, 30 BHA Hillside Village Community Center at 10:30am
March 11, 25 CareerWorks - 34 School St. at 1:30pm

Note
More census "help centers,"
called QACs and BCs,
are now open.
Please visit the city's website www.brockton.ma.us
to see the updated list.
Click on "Brockton Census Committee" on the left.

NEXT MONTH
April 1, 2010 is Census Day.
Anyone born on or before this day will be counted in the 2010 Census.
Anyone born after April 1, 2010 will be counted in the 2020 Census!
Be Part of History! Be Counted!
… and the law requires everyone to be counted.

What are the Populations
of the U.S. and the World Right Now?
Click on www.census.gov to see.
Go to the "Data Finder" 'Population Clocks' on the right:

On January 31, 2010 at 10:15am DST,
the population of the U.S. was 308,590,457  
and,
the world's population was 6,799,855,681.
Also:
Go to "Population Finder" to find the population of any city, town or state!

Here is another "PopClock" web site.
Click on: www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html

The first U.S. census was in the year 1790.
The population of the U.S. in 1790 was 3,929,214.

Learn About the Census in Other Countries
Click on/Visit: www.census/gov/aboutus/stat_int.html
The page is: "International Statistical Agencies."
Click on your country;
the information is in your language.