Immediate Release
January 4, 2010
Batavia, Ohio. The 2010 Census Portrait of America Road Tour will visit Clermont County on Saturday, January 16, 2010; citizens are invited to visit the high-tech trailer from noon until 4 p.m. at the Eastgate Mall, located at 4601 Eastgate Boulevard in Union Township. “This is a great opportunity for citizens to learn about the importance of the Census,” said Clermont Board of Commissioners President Ed Humphrey. “Census data has a major impact on our community. It is used to reapportion congressional seats and directly impacts how $400 billion in federal funding is distributed to state and local governments each year.”
The trailer is one of 13 that is crossing the country to collect and share stories from citizens, detailing how the census will make a difference in their communities. During the visit, citizens will have an opportunity to talk with Census Bureau staff about the data collection process, see a sample of a 2010 Census form, and learn how the confidential information collected will be used to help plan for future medical facilities, housing, job training centers, schools, and transportation.
“There are only 10 questions on the Census forms that will be delivered to homes locally and across America in March 2010. The forms should take 10 minutes or less to complete; your answers will have an impact on your community and your family for the next 10 years,” said Humphrey, who is part of the Clermont County Counts outreach effort aimed at educating the community about the 2010 Census. “The statistical information collected is also utilized to determine the need for additional social services, block grants, and other grant programs essential to many communities. The data that is collected justifies the need for after school programs and the designation of urban revitalization areas.”
For more information about the 2010 Census, visit the Web sites www.2010.ClermontCountyOhio.gov or www.census.Ohio.gov.
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For additional information about this or other county news, contact Clermont County Communications Director Kathryn Lehr at (513) 732-7597 or by e-mail, klehr@co.clermont.oh.us.