Census 2020 Ready for Launch

In parts of Alaska, it's easier to start the Census count in January, when the ground is frozen. They'll get a head start in January.

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December 31, 2019, 9:00 AM PST

By James Brasuell @CasualBrasuell


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Mike Schneider reports for the Associated Press as 220 small native Alaskan villages have begun receiving advertising to launch the once-a-decade headcount.

The Census launches in January in remote parts of Alaska because the frozen ground makes transportation easier for Census takers. Counting will officially start in Toksook Bay, a village on the Bering Sea, during the third week of January. The rest of the country will start counting in March.

Thursday, December 26, 2019 in Associated Press via NBC Montana

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