Many national governments of the world perform a regular count of their populations - in English we call it a 'census', and it is stated in the Constitution of the US that this should be done periodically (we do it every 10 years). The results are used by local, state and federal governments for many purposes, including: determining a tax base (how much tax can be expected for an area or region), and to determine how much representation an area will have in governmental bodies (for example, the number of State Representatives each US state will have in the House of Representatives). Census results help administrators to plan appropriately for future expenses, where to build hospitals and schools, even where to put highways and traffic lights!
Census
Native Americans
==new answer== In this place, development of plants preceded animal development. In ocology, plants are the population.
The South wanted slaves to count towards the population for political representation purposes. Including slaves in the population count would have increased the South's representation in the House of Representatives and therefore its political power within the government.
Slaves were only counted as 3/4 of a person.
The Three-Fifths Compromise outlined the process for states to count slaves as part of the population in order to determine representation and taxation for the federal government.
A formal count of a population is a census.
The answer to the riddle "What do you call a government count of prisoners" is a "census." A census is an official enumeration or counting of a population, typically including various demographic information. In this context, the term is used humorously to refer to a count of prisoners under government supervision.
The census is taken by the federal government every ten years to count the population and gather demographic information.
The dependents population usually depend on the system of government that has been put in place.
Syncada is not a place or location where a population count would apply. Syncada is a financial technology (fintech) platform that provides payment and financing solutions for businesses.
2006 population count is 124,512