2010 United States Census

The 2010 United States Census (pronounced /ˈsɛnsəs/) is the twenty-third and most recent United States national census. National census day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2010. The census was taken via mail-in citizen self-reporting, with enumerators serving to spot-check randomly selected neighborhoods and communities. As part of a drive to increase the count's accuracy, 635,000 temporary enumerators were hired. The population of the United States was counted as 308,745,538, a 9.7% increase from the 2000 Census.

Etymology

The term "Census" originates from the Latin word census, which means "estimate". The term is used to denote the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population.

2010 United States Census

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