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Census bureau begins outreach to group quarters facilities
02/10/2020

The U.S. Census Bureau has begun contacting group quarters facilities across the nation ahead of the 2020 Census Group Quarters Operation – the way the Census Bureau ensures an accurate count of individuals who live or stay in a group living arrangement.

In Lockhart and Caldwell County, group quarters facilities would include the Gary Job Corps Center, assisted living facilities and the Lockhart Correctional Facility.

Group quarters include facilities such as:

  • College/university student housing
  • Residential treatment centers
  • Military barracks
  • Nursing/skilled nursing facilities
  • Group homes
  • Correctional facilities. 

The Group Quarters Advance Contact Operation takes place through March 6, and helps the Census Bureau identify administrators who can assist in counting those living in their group quarters facilities.

As part of the Group Quarters Operation, the Census Bureau collects information specific to service-based locations that serve people experiencing homelessness, known as the Service-Based Enumeration operation. These locations include:

  • Soup kitchens
  • Emergency and transition shelters
  • Regularly scheduled mobile food vans
  • Outdoor locations and other places where people are known to sleep.

Are you a group quarters administrator? Visit this page for more information. 

 

- Information provided courtesy of census.gov


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