The City of Santa Maria is encouraging all residents to be counted in the 2010 Census. Census Day is April 1, 2010. The information gathered helps determine how State and Federal funding comes to the City, the County, our schools, and non-profit organizations, and will be very useful for numerous businesses and individuals. If Santa Maria is undercounted (if some people are not counted), then our community will not receive its fair share of funding for public services such as job training, emergency services, roads, bridges, schools, hospitals and redistricting of elective districts. For every person that is counted in the Census, the Federal government may allocate $2,000 to the jurisdiction where that person lives.
The Census Bureau is doing its part to spread this message and needs local agencies' help. For its part, the City is coordinating a Complete Count Committee, open to all community members and groups interested in promoting the 2010 Census. Much of the difficulty in achieving an accurate Census count lies with those persons who are hard to count - people who are unaware of the Census or refuse to be counted. The City also is.cablecasting Census information on its government public access Channel 23 (Comcast) through Santa Maria Community Television.
Santa Maria Complete Count Committee Meeting Minutes:
The Santa Barbara County Complete Count Committee Handbook provides statistical information regarding difficult-to-enumerate areas, low mail response areas, and areas with a relatively high concentration of linguistically-isolated households. The handbooks are divided into several sections and include maps, graphs, and tables based on the 2000 Census as well as on more recent data. The information in the book may help you target areas that require special attention and plan the numerous activities relating to Census 2010.
Please check back for future meetings and agendas. If you would like to get involved, please email Management Analyst Mark van de Kamp.
Census staff Group Quarters Advance Visit: Contact persons notified
February 01 - March 19, 2010
US Postal Services delivers advance letters to households
February 17 - March 10, 2010
Questionnaire Assistance Centers: assist respondents with questions
February 25 - April 19, 2010
Update/Leave: Census takers update address lists and deliver census questionnaires to households
March 01 - March 31, 2010
US Postal Service delivers census questionnaires to household
March 15 - March 17, 2010
Be Counted Program: Blank census questionnaires are made available for those who believe they have not been counted
March 19 - April 19, 2010
US Postal Service delivers reminder postcards to households
March 22 - March 24, 2010
Transitory Locations Enumeration: Individuals with no usual home elsewhere counted in RV parks, campgrounds, hotels, motels, marinas, racetracks, circuses, and carnivals
March 22 - April 16,2010
Update/Enumerate and Remote Update/Enumerate: Census takers update addresses and enumerate household members in one visit
March 22 - May 29, 2010
Service-Based Enumeration (SBE): Persons counted who receive services at shelters, soup kitchens, or non-sheltered outdoor locations
March 29 - Mar 31, 2010
Group & Military Quarters Enumeration: Count of people living in group quarters and military facilities
March 30 - May 14, 2010
*** CENSUS DAY ***
April 01, 2010
Questionnaire Non-response Follow-up: Census takers visit households that did not return a questionnaire by mail and enumerate household members
May 01 - July 10, 2010
Non response Follow-up Re-interview: quality control operation
May 07 - July 17, 2010
Vacant Address Delete Check: Recheck of addresses designated vacant or not housing units
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