March 25

Testing Sessions of the U.S. Census Bureau

Twin Towers Office Building

City of Peoria Planning and Growth Management

456 Fulton Street, Suite 402

Peoria, IL  61602

Dates and Times  (select one time)

January 29, 2009   10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. 

February 3, 10, 17, and 24

February 4, 11, and 25

February 5, 12, and 19

February 6, 13, 20, and 27

Please bring two forms of i.d. (i.e. picture ID and either a SS Card or Birth Certificate)

 

The Countdown to the 2010 Census has begun, and the U.S. Census Bureau is looking to national, state, and local officials and community leaders to ensure an accurate count. 

With Census Day in just two short years -- April 1, 2010 -- the Census Bureau has already launched a critical national effort that affects the apportionment of congressional seats, and how the federal government annually allocates $300 billion in federal assistance to state and local governments.

The 2010 Census will have one of the shortest census questionnaires in the history of the United States, dating back to the nation's first census in 1790.  The 2010 Census will ask for name, gender, age, race, ethnicity, relationship and whether the householder owns or rents their home.  The census form will take only about 10 minutes on average to complete, adn answers are protected by law and strictly confidential.

The Census Bureau will be hiring people in the areas of census clerks, census takers, and crew leaders in the Summer of 2009.   You can apply by going to their website at www.census.gov/rochi/www/2010Jobs.html.