Census responses rise and officials plan for in-person visits next month
CHENANGO COUNTY - After an advertising push from Congressman Anthony Brindisi and Senator Chuck Schumer, almost a quarter of Chenango County’s population has been counted in the census, and despite the growing number of virus cases in the area officials said census takers will be visiting homes as early as next month.
According to a statement from New York State 2020 Census Representatives, census workers must fulfill their constitutional obligation to deliver the 2020 Census counts to the President of the United States on schedule, and they must adhere to their core task of counting everyone once, only once, and in the right place.
In the statement officials said census workers plan to conduct the Nonresponse Followup operation in a handful of communities beginning as early as April 9, and across the country on May 13.
They said The Census Bureau will closely follow guidance from public health authorities when conducting the operation, and if they need to delay or discontinue nonresponse follow-up visits in a particular community, they will adapt our operation to ensure they get a complete and accurate count.
Chenango County Planning and Development Director Shane Butler said Chenango County has nearly a quarter of the county accounted for at 23.4 percent. Butler said the Town of Greene is leading in responses with 32 percent, the Town of Bainbridge is next at 29.5 percent, and the Town of Norwich is in third at 29 percent. Butler added that the City of Norwich is at 27.4 percent.
He said Chenango was trailing behind Broome, Cortland, and Madison Counties in response rate. He added that representatives noticed a response boost in the 22nd district after a census advertising push from Brindisi and Schumer.
“The reason we go through all of this is because the census is about our representation, not only is it for the House of Representatives in Washington, but it's also for our board of supervisors,” said Butler. “Municipalities that have a higher population have a heavier pull when it comes to county-wide decisions.”
Butler said the census impacts schools because funding for our schools is based on census data, among other things. Programs like head start, the school lunch and after school programs, along with capital building projects are impacted by the census results.
He said the grant funding is used all throughout Chenango County, including for work on roads, bridges, child safety seats, patrol cars, fire equipment, mental health clinics, community development, and housing.
“We are asking everyone to please respond, as this data impacts everyone in our community,” said Butler. “We’ve been working on the 2020 Census for about two years, and we’re hoping to see a big impact come from our up-to-date numbers.”
Those who are interested in learning more about the census may visit my2020Census.gov/ for additional information or access to the questionnaire, and updates will be available on the Chenango County Planning Department facebook page. The US Census Bureau will be mailing out copies of the census survey in the near future.
According to a statement from New York State 2020 Census Representatives, census workers must fulfill their constitutional obligation to deliver the 2020 Census counts to the President of the United States on schedule, and they must adhere to their core task of counting everyone once, only once, and in the right place.
In the statement officials said census workers plan to conduct the Nonresponse Followup operation in a handful of communities beginning as early as April 9, and across the country on May 13.
They said The Census Bureau will closely follow guidance from public health authorities when conducting the operation, and if they need to delay or discontinue nonresponse follow-up visits in a particular community, they will adapt our operation to ensure they get a complete and accurate count.
Chenango County Planning and Development Director Shane Butler said Chenango County has nearly a quarter of the county accounted for at 23.4 percent. Butler said the Town of Greene is leading in responses with 32 percent, the Town of Bainbridge is next at 29.5 percent, and the Town of Norwich is in third at 29 percent. Butler added that the City of Norwich is at 27.4 percent.
He said Chenango was trailing behind Broome, Cortland, and Madison Counties in response rate. He added that representatives noticed a response boost in the 22nd district after a census advertising push from Brindisi and Schumer.
“The reason we go through all of this is because the census is about our representation, not only is it for the House of Representatives in Washington, but it's also for our board of supervisors,” said Butler. “Municipalities that have a higher population have a heavier pull when it comes to county-wide decisions.”
Butler said the census impacts schools because funding for our schools is based on census data, among other things. Programs like head start, the school lunch and after school programs, along with capital building projects are impacted by the census results.
He said the grant funding is used all throughout Chenango County, including for work on roads, bridges, child safety seats, patrol cars, fire equipment, mental health clinics, community development, and housing.
“We are asking everyone to please respond, as this data impacts everyone in our community,” said Butler. “We’ve been working on the 2020 Census for about two years, and we’re hoping to see a big impact come from our up-to-date numbers.”
Those who are interested in learning more about the census may visit my2020Census.gov/ for additional information or access to the questionnaire, and updates will be available on the Chenango County Planning Department facebook page. The US Census Bureau will be mailing out copies of the census survey in the near future.
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