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In the United States Constitution, there's a requirement for a census every ten years to re-apportion Congressional districts to ensure that the number of citizens in each district is at least approximately equal.

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An official count of the population; done every 10 years.?

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How often does the US officially count its population?

The US Census happens once every ten years. The next one will happen in 2010.


What is it called when they count the number of Americans every 10 years?

the U.S. census


Where is determined by the sentence that is taken every 10 years?

The sentence refers to the census. It is conducted every 10 years to count the population and gather demographic information.


What year did they gathered the population of uk?

A census is held in the UK every 10 years. The next population count is this year, 2011.


What is it called when something is taken every ten years to get an actual count of the people?

That is the census.


When Every ten years what is taken by the federal government?

The census is taken by the federal government every ten years to count the population and gather demographic information.


What do you call the population count that is taken every ten year?

The census, in many places, counts the population every 10 years.


What started that calculating population for state representation?

The constitution set up the system of using a census every 10 years to count the population for representatives.


How has the electoral vote cha ged over time?

The electoral vote has changed over time due to population in each state. There is a count every ten years called a census and electoral votes are based on the census.


How has the right to vote changed in the past 200 years?

The electoral votes are always changing due to the size of the population of a state. Every ten years the population is counted this is called a census, and the electoral votes are either raised or lowered depending on the count.


What is used to determine the population count every ten years?

Every ten years we have a complete census of everyone who lives in the United States. This is mandated in the Constitution and is used to decide how many Representatives each state receives.