The purpose the Kirbyville R-VI Blog is to share information of interest to the Kirbyville School community and provide an ongoing, interactive vehicle of communication in our community.
Give your answers over the phone or request a form be sent to where you live. Do it today, to ensure you can mail it back in time to avoid a census taker coming to your door. Don't be left out of the count for your community.
Telephone Questionnaire Assistance (TQA)
ENGLISH - 1-866-872-6868
Chinese: 1-866-935-2010
Korean: 1-866-955-2010
Russian: 1-866-965-2010
Spanish: 1-866-928-2010
Vietnamese: 1-866-945-2010
TDD (Telephone Display Device for the hearing impaired):
1-866-783-2010
2010 Census Participation Rates update as of 3/29/2010
2010 Results2000 Results
National %46% 72% (Final)
State of Missouri %49% 74% (Final)
Taney County %39% 60% (Final)
Stone County %43% 58% (Final)
Other surrounding counties:
·Ozark County 43%
·Green County 49%
·Christian County 50%
·Douglas County 49%
·Webster County 51%
·Barry County 48%
Important dates to remember:
· The Complete Count Committee has received numerous phone calls regarding census forms not being received yet at some addresses. If you have not yet received your 2010 Census form, do not worry! Some forms are still in the process of being mailed to addresses in Taney and Stone Counties.
· Replacement questionnaires will be mailed out to no-response addresses between April 1-10th!
·March 30th 31st and April 1st Census workers will be canvassing homeless shelters, weekly rental motels, campgrounds, daytime shelters/drop-in centers and areas where our unsheltered homeless population are living in Taney and Stone Counties to help people fill out the 2010 Census forms and “Be Counted!”
·April 1st –April 30thCensus workers will be visiting local student dorms and jails to count people living in these institutions.
·If residents of Taney and Stone Counties have not received their 2010 Census Form by April 12th, 2010 they need to call 1-866-872-6868 to have a form mailed directly to their home address.
·“Be Counted” sites will be opening throughout Taney and Stone Counties and residents will be directed to stop at one of these locations to pick up a form if they have not received a census form. These locations will be announced by April 1st, 2010.
We should begin to see a significant increase in our percentage rates by the end of this week. Many of the forms that were mailed out in our area are being received at processing centers and the information is being tabulated.
If you have your 2010 Census form setting at your desk, in your car, or on your kitchen counter, please fill it out and mail it in!
10 minutes-10 questions-10 years
Christopher Welch
Chairman of the Complete Count Committee for the 2010 Census
I found my census form hanging on the door when I got home today. I already filled it out and put it in the mailbox. Be sure and fill out your form when you get it. It is quick, painless and the results matter to your local schools, municipalities and more.
The 2010 Census “Portrait of America” Road Tour Rolls Into Southwest Missouri
BRANSON, Mo. - The 2010 Census “Portrait of America” Road Tour is part of the largest civic outreach and awareness campaign in U.S. history — stopping and exhibiting at more than 800 events nationwide. The goal is to motivate and empower America's growing and increasingly diverse population to complete and mail back the 10-question census form when it arrives in mailboxes March 15-17.
Traveling for a total of 1,547 days and more than 150,000 miles across the country, one of 13 Road Tour vehicles, “Decennial,” will roll into Branson at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday March 9th. It will be at the IMAX Entertainment Complex, 3562 Shepherd of the Hills Expressway,until 4 p.m.
At this historic event, the Road Tour will provide attendees with an educational, engaging and interactive experience that brings the 2010 Census to life, focusing on what a complete count can bring to communities everywhere including Taney and Stone Counties as well as all of Southwest Missouri.
The public will be able to view a sample 2010 Census form and learn how the collected information is used. They also may contribute stories and photos to the Portrait of America project to explain why “I count!” and view messages from other road tour participants.
The public will also be treated to more than 25 community booths featured in the “Spirit of Community” information expo. Organizations from all over Taney and Stone counties will showcase services they provide and discuss how census data benefits their organizations. Live entertainment from local Branson entertainers, prizes, performances by local school musical groups and much more will be offered to the general public free of charge from 10:30 a.m. until 7 p.m.
For more information, please contact Christopher Welch at 417-231-2108
This event sponsored by the U.S Census Bureau, IMAX Entertainment Complex, The Branson/ Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce & CVB and the 2010 Census Complete Count Committee for Taney and Stone Counties.
Here is a video explaining the importance of participating in the 2010 Census. It was provided by the Complete Count Committee for the 2010 Census. The video was created by Kris Keen. For more information contact Chris Welch at 417-231-2108 or christopherwelch@att.blackberry.net
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