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U.S. Census  

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  • Regular population censuses are conducted by most countries. They are used to apportion political representation, to estimate needs for services such as education and health care, and to guide the distribution of resources among places. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science; Census, U.S.]

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