Census expected to show bound in rural growth

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The Census Bureau's final count for the rural areas of the US will most probably find that US rural counties are expanding for the first time in decades. The Census will likely confirm findings of a 1999 study by Agriculture Dept employee Calvin Beale and Loyola University sociologist Kenneth Johnson. Both men found that most rural areas in the US are growing at their fastest rate since 1980 after decades of decline. The 1999 study reported that rural counties expanded by 5.9% or 3 million people in the first half of the 1990s decade and this growth has continued since. This growth is mirrored by Crawford County, MO, which boasts significantly more people, jobs and farms since 1990.

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Census shifts focus to adding up figures

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The Census Bureau's work is far from over even if local Census 2000 offices shut down and bureau workers have finished their work. The most critical part of the Census 2000 operation involves the tabulation of data in every questionnaire. The agency has already begun to process state- level data as of Sep 6, 2000. The figures must be submitted to Pres Bill Clinton by Dec 31, 2000. Census population figures will be used, among other things, to allocate congressional seats to every state.

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Flap's effect on census is limited

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A survey has found that privacy concerns over the Census Bureau's 2000 Census forms, that increased sharply after the questionnaires were mailed out, have subsided as people learned more about what the Census does and its value. However, the study indicated that the outcry of conservative republican Party members, libertarians and talk-radio hosts over the 53- question Census long forms appears to have exerted some negative effects.

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