There may be a lot going on in the county and the country this summer, but the 2020 Census is still an important civic duty for everyone. The United States census is taken every ten years — the first U.S. Census was in 1790, just one year after the new country’s constitution was adopted, which put into law the constitutional duty of every single resident of this country to be counted once per decade.
Census Photo Courtesy of Public News Service
Chaffee County Commissioner Rusty Granzella is being interviewed by Marilyn Bouldin about the 2020 Census at 4 p.m. Thursday, July 2 on KHEN radio.
Listen in to find out why the census is so important to Chaffee County, and why county leaders are concerned that everyone residing in the county participates.
Normally the census would be complete by now, but this year, the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed the census timeline, and census field workers are just getting back out to talk with the community.
To hear the interview, go to KHEN LP 106.9 FM at 4 p.m. today.
One tip about why the census matters in Chaffee County: every person counted represents more than $2,300 in federal funding to support the operations of the county, including funding public health and human services, roads and infrastructure as well as the public school and hospitals.
For more information about the local census contact the Chaffee County U.S Census Coordinator April Obholz Bergeler at 303-359-4729 or census@chaffeecounty.org.
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