Should Census Be Capitalized?

census. Capitalize only in specific references to the U.S. Census Bureau. Lowercase in other uses: the census data was released Tuesday.

How do you use census in a sentence?

Census in a Sentence ?
  1. According to last year's census over five hundred thousand people live in our city.
  2. The census is an official record of the population that is documented every decade.
  3. Because the census takers failed to include overseas military personnel, the population figures are not valid.

How the census is counted?

The resident population counts include all people (citizens and noncitizens) who are living in the United States at the time of the census. People are counted at their usual residence, which is the place where they live and sleep most of the time.

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