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The Decennial Census is mandated by Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution and takes place every 10 years. The data collected by the Decennial Census determine the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives and is also used to distribute hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funds to local communities. The survey asks a shorter set of questions, such as age, race, Hispanic origin, and owner/renter status. There are two types of "places", incorporated places, and census designated places. Incorporated places are legally incorporated under state law, have a legally defined boundary, and an active functioning governmental structure. Examples of incorporated places include cities, towns, villages, etc. CDPs are statistical equivalents of incorporated places and represent unincorporated communities that do not have a legally defined boundary or an active, functioning governmental structure. Examples of CDPs include unincorporated communities, planned communities, military installments, university towns, resort towns, etc. A single location cannot be part of both an incorporated place and a CDP. |