census
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Where the numbers were able to be compared to official government data, the census found 10 times as many female rough sleepers.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The census, which was carried out over a week in September 2025, uncovered the women by working with all 33 London councils and 68 others across England, amounting to a third of all local authorities.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Single-family home starts declined 9% in April, the steepest drop since August, census data shows.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Japan's population dropped by a record 2.5 percent in the span of five years, census data showed Friday, as the world's fourth-largest economy struggles to overcome demographic woes.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
To estimate native numbers before Columbus, one thus had to multiply census figures from those times by a factor of twenty or more.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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