When floods, tornadoes or earthquakes hit the census tells rescuers how many people will need their help. Make government work for you. We're talking about hospitals, highways, bridges, sewer plants, recreation and school lunch programs. Generates Economic Development. Businesses use census numbers to locate supermarkets and shopping centers, affordable housing, new offices and facilities like movie theaters and restaurants.
More businesses means more jobs for local work forces.
Answering the Census is safe. By law, the Census Bureau cannot share your individual records with any other government agency, including welfare agencies, the immigration and Naturalization Service, the Internal Revenue Service, courts, police and the military. From the Winter 1999 issue - Volume II, Issue 1. Early last year the Township sent out some 2,250 surveys about various subjects and issues. The response was tremendous.