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Census Day

Term · Economic statistics · MLC-T-ECS-000254

Reference date for the population and housing census conducted every 10 years in years ending in zero (0). Title 13 of the U.S. Code establishes April 1 as Census Day. For every decennial census since 1930, Census Day was April 1. In early censuses, Census Day occurred on other dates.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ECS-000254
FieldEconomic statistics
ReferencesU.S. Census Bureau Glossary
See alsoTitle 13 (U.S. Code)
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000254",
  "term": "Census Day",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "Reference date for the population and housing census conducted every 10 years in years ending in zero (0). Title 13 of the U.S. Code establishes April 1 as Census Day. For every decennial census since 1930, Census Day was April 1. In early censuses, Census Day occurred on other dates.",
  "see_also": [
    "Title 13 (U.S. Code)"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/census-day/"
}

Record 251 of 2,141 in Economic statistics terminology (MLC-0116). Request the full dataset.