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

After the decennial census, states redraw district lines for congressional and legislative districts based on population shifts, protections for minority voters required by the federal Voting Rights Act and other factors.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025

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

From Salon • Jul. 14, 2024

The rate of increase has regularly diminished, with a single exception, during each successive decennial period within the century.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various