decennial

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Celebrities like Dua Lipa and Lena Dunham have posted wistful, washed-out pictures celebrating the decennial.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

When will it issue its maps after the decennial census?

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

The census is a constitutionally required decennial count of the population.

From Salon • Jul. 14, 2024

Data from 1980 came from the decennial Census as it had more detailed tables to understand demographic patterns.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2024

In the decade ending 1860 our population increased 35.6 per cent., in the period 1860 to 1879 at an average decennial rate of 26.3 per cent., and in the three following decades 25.5 per cent.,

From American World Policies by Weyl, Walter E.