CENSUS: The Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors (PSATS) and township officials across the state are urging everyone in the commonwealth to fill out the U.S. Census form and make sure friends, family, and neighbors are also counted. Residents can respond to the form by mail, by phone, or online until Sept. 30. Census takers are also going door to door throughout Pennsylvania.
Because the U.S. Constitution mandates a census count every 10 years, PSATS, in conjunction with township officials statewide, is promoting Constitution Day (September 17) as Township CENSUS 2020 Response Day.
“It only takes 10 minutes to respond to the 2020 Census, yet the results will impact our communities for the next 10 years,” PSATS Executive Director David M. Sanko says. “We need everyone’s help to ensure that communities receive their fair share of federal public funding and influence.”
The results of the 2020 Census will help determine how billions of dollars in federal funding flow into Pennsylvania every year for the next decade for essential programs and services, including health care, food assistance, education, transportation, housing, and economic development. Pennsylvania receives $26.8 billion annually in federal funding or about $2,000 per Pennsylvanian per year.
In addition, the census count will determine how many seats Pennsylvania will have in the U.S. House of Representatives for the next decade and how U.S. congressional and state legislative districts are redrawn.
Pennsylvanians who have not responded to the 2020 Census should expect a census enumerator to contact them in person, over the phone, or by email (from 2020census@subscriptions.census.gov).
