PROVINCETOWN — With the counting stage of the 2020 census having drawn to its abrupt close, the Census Bureau’s next step is to release its final report, which will contain […]
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DEMOGRAPHICS
Census Bureau Claims 100% Response Rate
But experts have questions about data quality
PROVINCETOWN — After a slow start that saw all four Outer Cape towns lagging behind in 2020 census self-response rates, the U.S. Census Bureau now claims that every single household […]
THE 2020 CENSUS
Looming Deadlines and Low Response Rates Raise Concerns
Council on Aging warns of losing ‘millions in federal funding’
As the current deadline of Sept. 30 for completing the 2020 census draws near, low self-response rates and misconceptions about filling out the census questionnaire are lowering hopes for a […]
CURRENTS
This Week in Provincetown
Meetings Ahead Meetings are held remotely. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. Thursday, Sept. 3 Personnel Board, 4:30 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals, 6 p.m. Tuesday, […]
THE UNCOUNTED
Outer Cape Census Response Is Among Lowest in State
Those with P.O. boxes haven’t received forms or instructions
The self-reported response to the U.S. Census from the Outer Cape has been extremely low so far — under 25 percent for all four towns. Truro’s rate is the second […]
COUNTING
2020 Census Count Will Affect Cape Infrastructure
Challenges include counting immigrants and seniors who leave for the winter
Census packages won’t arrive in mailboxes across the country until mid-March, but officials and community groups on Cape Cod are strategizing now about how to make sure everyone here is […]
