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  Census sends show on road to encourage accurate count

  March 17, 2010 in City on Page A5 Ryan Eaton visited the Coeur d’Alene Public Library on Tuesday afternoon during a school field trip to learn more about the 2010 U.S. census. The kindergartener said his family’s census …

• Billboards, TV part of census campaign

  October 5, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 SEATTLE — Next April, a questionnaire from the U.S. Census Bureau will appear in your mailbox – and government officials really hope it won’t get tossed in the junk pile. …

• Census data show effects of Idaho unemployment

  September 22, 2009 in Idaho High unemployment rates are altering how Idaho residents live, according to new data released Tuesday from the U.S. Census Bureau. 1

• Census figures show impact of recession on Americans

  September 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The recession is profoundly disrupting American life: More people are delaying marriage and home-buying, turning to carpools yet getting stuck in ever-worse traffic, staying put rather than moving …

• Poverty rate hits 11-year U.S. high

  September 11, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The government’s first broad look at the recession’s impact on American households in 2008 showed that the nation’s poverty rate jumped to an 11-year high, incomes sank for … 1

• Voter turnout rate down in ’08, census data show

  July 21, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – For all the attention generated by Barack Obama’s candidacy, the share of eligible voters who actually cast ballots in November declined for the first time in a dozen … 1

• Recession has rural Idahoans staying put

  July 1, 2009 in Idaho BOISE - Rural Idaho residents have been staying put in the current recession, unlike the previous recession when they moved in large numbers to the state’s urban areas. People can’t …

• Multiracial people fastest-growing group in U.S.

  May 29, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Multiracial Americans have become the fastest-growing demographic group, wielding an impact on minority growth that challenges traditional notions of race. The number of multiracial people rose 3.4 percent …

• Census official seeks city’s help promoting count

  April 23, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page W4 A representative from the U.S. Census Bureau spoke before the Medical Lake City Council on Tuesday night to ask for support in promoting the importance of the census. “We cannot …

• Census Bureau to hire hundreds in E. Washington

  January 13, 2009 in City Several hundred jobs soon will be available in Eastern Washington to help the federal government meet its constitutional responsibilities. The U.S. Census Bureau opened a Spokane office in November to …

• Idaho, Washington growing fast

  December 23, 2008 in City on Page A1 Idaho remains one of the country’s fastest-growing states, but its growth rate has slipped over the past three years, according to new numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau. From July …

• More Spokane residents live alone

  December 10, 2008 in City on Page B1 Compared to the rest of the country, more Spokane County residents live alone and more are divorced. More grandparents are raising their grandkids. More residents live in big homes, but …

• Census: More divorcees, bigger homes in Spokane Co.

  December 9, 2008 in News, City Compared with the rest of the country, more Spokane County residents live alone and more are divorced. Those are some characteristics gleaned from the newest batch of Census figures released …