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Hudson County
Census Vocab
Why I Count
100

This state’s population density is 1 person per square mile. 

What is Alaska?

100

The first notification all households will receive with a census form to be filled out and return will be distributed in this way.

What is by mail

100

The number of municipalities in Hudson County.

What is 12

100

A child’s age might be shown as 4/12. 

What is 4 months old?

100

This count impacts the federal funds that communities receive for special education, classroom technology, teacher training, after-school programs, school lunch assistance, and more. 

What is the Census count

200

85.4% of people in the U.S. get to work via this mode of transportation. 

What is car?

200

The 2020 Census will be the first-ever census where a census form can be filled out and submitted in this way. 

What is on the internet

200

All but these two Hudson County municipalities have their own public high schools. 

What is East Newark and Guttenberg

200

Beginning in 1880 everyone was categorized as “S” “M” “D” or “W”. 

What is Single, Married, Divorced or Widowed

200

On this day the U.S Census Bureau will begin conducting its decennial count of every resident in the United States. 

What is April 1st

300

This western state had a population of 39 million in 2016. 

What is California?

300

This government agency administers the census. 

What is U.S. Department of Commerce

300

This high school was rated #2 Best Public High Schools in Hudson County.

What is High Tech High School

300

These people are responsible with following up in person with all households that don’t respond. 

What is enumerators

300

This is the number of questions that will be asked by the 2020 Census. 

What is 10

400

This is the number bedrooms you would find in an average U.S. home? 

What is 3?

400

The number of members from each state in this federal government body is determined by the state’s population counted in the census. 

What is the U.S. House of Representatives

400

 As of 2017, 59% of residents in this Hudson County municipality were born outside of the United State.

What is Union City

400

This federal law protects census responses against being shared with any enforcement agencies. 

What is Title 13

400

This is the number of languages in which respondents can complete the census. 

What is 13

500

 85.4% of people in the U.S. get to work via this mode of transportation. 

What is a car?

500

The first United States Census was held in this year. 

What is 1790

500

These are the most common foreign languages spoken in Hudson County.

What is Spanish, Chinese, Hindi.

500

Abbreviated as ACS this is an ongoing national survey sampling approximately 3.5 million addresses annually. 

What is the National Community Survey

500

 In March 2019, the campaign unveiled the 2020 Census tagline based on research that demonstrated which types of messages will reach and motivate all populations.

 What is “Shape your future. START HERE.”