Employees working for the U.S. Census Bureau are expected to hit the streets beginning April 6 to collect data for the 2010 Census. The Census Bureau has trained about 140,000 people, including 200 Santa Marians, to canvass neighborhoods throughout the country.
According to a press release from the regional Census Bureau office, this will be the first time in history census workers will confirm, add, and delete addresses using Global Positioning System-equipped hand-held computers. Every building or structure canvassed will receive GPS coordinates, which will be used to update maps.
For more information about the 2010 Census, call the Santa Maria census office at 345-3650 or visit census.gov.
This article appears in Apr 2-9, 2009.
