The Bureau of the Census will be canvassing Folly Beach beginning the week of March 1, 2010. Census workers, City residents or people familiar with the City, will be seeking to identify any “living quarters” and handing out a 2010 census questionnaire for the occupant. Living quarters are defined as any place where a person does or could live. The census workers will be knocking on doors and giving occupants a census questionnaire to be returned by mail. They will be asking no questions except about the address of the living quarters. When no one is home, they will leave the questionnaire on or near the door.

Your cooperation is encouraged for a number of reasons:

-South Carolina is expected to have a population increase sufficient to add a member to the U.S.House of Representatives

-Population statistics are used by federal and state governments as the basis for distribution of grants and services to municipal jurisdictions.

-Planners use the results to project the changes that will be needed in governmental services.

-Businesses use the results to determine where and what products and services will be needed in new areas.

The information gathered is confidential. Census workers take an oath not to disclose any personal information during their lifetime, or face a five-year prison term.

Thanks in advance for your cooperation.

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