decennial

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The decennial has brought a wave of collective nostalgia for matte makeup, skinny jeans and Rihanna songs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 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

Times journalists worked with the Los Angeles County Internal Services Department to access both the decennial Census and the American Community Survey for the most detailed data possible on Census tract level for Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2024

Progress of the United States in Population and Wealth in fifty Years, as exhibited by the decennial Census.

From The Settlement of Illinois, 1778-1830 by Boggess, Arthur Clinton