Come to Your Census

Governor Charlie Crist has formally declared the week of March 21 as Florida Census Week.

Today, he sent out a proclamation listing the various reasons there should be a census week for the state. Besides the fact that it's a constitutional mandate for the state to conduct one every ten years, Crist also pointed out that the census is used to distribute Congressional seats to states, determine who will represent you within the state, and allow officials to make decisions about where and how to spend money for community services.

Because of some of the challenges of getting an accurate count for the census, especially in rural and urban areas, Crist's administration developed the Sunshine Census Statewide Complete Count Committee and launched a public awareness campaign to encourage everyone to fill out their census forms and send them in.

Most people began receiving their census forms in the mail last week.