census
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Minsal, who led the teams that canvassed three large census tracts with the greatest variation, said he recalls their 2025 count being lower and thinks a digital glitch doubled it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The 2021 census had shown a reduction in the percentage of Welsh speakers to 17.8%, which was approximately 538,000 residents aged three or older in Wales saying they can speak Welsh.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Nearly 1,700 people lived on the island as of 2021, according to a census from the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
He was writing about census rolls and cadastral maps.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
There are ways to find out: by making an accurate census of the total amount of matter in the universe, or by seeing to the edge of the Cosmos.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
They held six caste censuses between 1871 and 1931 - the last full caste enumeration in India.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025
Between the censuses of 2010 and 2020, the number of Americans reporting that they belonged to more than one race jumped by 276%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
At 2.6%, it’s a slight gain over the 2.1% recorded in the 1990, 2000 and 2010 U.S. censuses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025
That concern kept detailed caste documentation out of subsequent censuses, including after India gained independence in 1947.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 22, 2024
His Cange census allowed him to begin building files and to create a baseline against which future censuses could measure how well his system was working.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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