10 questions
10 minutes
10 years of impact!
The 2010 Census form asks only 10 questions, takes about 10 minutes to complete - and will help determine what the Greater Mankato region gets for funding in the next 10 years! |
According to the Minnesota State Demographers Office, for every person not sending in their census form, the state loses out on more than $10,000 in federal funding over the course of the decade for every person not counted by the Census. This means that if 100 people aren’t counted, the state loses more than a million dollars for roads, transit, education and other programs important to our regional vitality. |
Greater Mankato Growth is proud to partner with the U.S. Census Bureau to help achieve a complete and accurate count of our population for the 2010 Census. Census forms hit mailboxes in March, and as part of our partnership with the Census Bureau, we are providing information on the 2010 Census. Our goal is to help individuals in the Greater Mankato region to understand the importance of the census, and encourage them to complete and return their 2010 Census forms.
Importance to our region
Census data is more important than ever to our region now that Greater Mankato is a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The information collected in the census directly affects how more than $400 billion in federal funding is distributed annually to state and local governments. Census data may be used to determine local funding for many elements important to Greater Mankato’s vitality - including roads, transit and eduction.
Importance to businesses
For businesses, census information is also critical in making strategic and fiscally sound decisions that can spur and sustain economic development and growth. Specifically, census data can help businesses to:
- Make informed business decisions, from marketing and capital spending to merchandising and work-force decisions.
- Understand customers’ demographics and needs in order to best tailor products and services.
- Select business, store or facility locations.
- Make long-term and forward-looking business decisions.
How businesses can help
- Send a notice to employees or put an article in your employee newsletter: Sample Notice
- Become more informed about how the Census 2010 impacts your area by visiting the following web sites: City of Mankato | State of Minnesota | U.S. Census (Communities in Greater Mankato region, if you have information on Census 2010 for your area, we’d like to add it here - email us at info@greatermankato.com )
- Hang one of the following poster(s) in your place of business:
Businesses in Mankato: the City has produced printed posters that you can picked up at Greater Mankato Growth, 1961 Premier Drive, Mankato
Businesses anywhere in Minnesota: Download this State of Minnesota Printable Poster
- Let your family, friends, neighbors, business associates, industry contacts and others know that: The census is easy. One of the shortest census forms in history, the 2010 Census form asks 10 questions and takes about 10 minutes to complete. The census is important. Census data guide decisions that can help improve services to our community, including schools, hospitals, housing, roads and more. The census is safe. By law, the Census Bureau cannot share respondents’ answers with anyone, including other federal agencies and law enforcement entities.
- If you are involved in a community or business organization, representatives from the State Demographers office would be happy to present to your group. Call Shelly at 385.6642 to set up.
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