Irving Residents Make Your Presence Known!
The 2010 Census is currently under way. The population data collected during the next three months will determine the City of Irving’s political representation, access to federal funds for schools and other programs, and its ability to plan for the future needs of the community for the next 10 years!
Of all of the cities in Dallas County, Irving currently has the lowest response rate to the surveys mailed out last week. If Irving residents do not respond to the Census, they cannot be included when state representation in the U.S. Congress is calculated. Irving residents also will be under-represented in Austin if residents do not make their presence known.
Please fill out the 2010 Census survey and ask friends, neighbors and coworkers to do the same. Mail responses are due by April 1. All individual responses are confidential and answers will not be shared with law enforcement, immigration, landlords, debt collectors or any other person or agency for 72 years after collection.
Those addresses from which no response is received will be visited by Census workers beginning in late April through July. If you do not wish to have a Census worker knocking on your door, please fill out your survey and return it today.
Those who have lost or failed to receive a 2010 Census survey may pick one up at the nearest Question Assistance Center (listing available at www.cityofirving.org; select “2010 Census”) or call 1-866-872-6868 to have one sent.
To view the mail in response rates or to understand why participation is important, visit: http://www.cityofirving.org/common/census/index.html.
Source: All About Irving
