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January 12, 2019A Message from the Walden Park Board of Directors
October 16, 20202020 Census
Fulton County reported a significant increase in the statistics for Walden Park. As of 09/29/20, 67.1% of Walden Park residents have filled out their 2020 Census. Let’s push that number to 100%! Take five minutes to complete your 2020 Census survey here and follow the neighborhood’s progress here.
Know What’s True and What’s A Myth
Myth: The census doesn’t really impact me or my family.
Fact: Every person counted matters. The amount of federal money for Medicaid, grants for police and fire, free school lunches, food assistance, and even college student aid is determined by the Census and depends on YOU submitting your census form.
Myth: The government can use my census information against me.
Fact: Federal law requires that your personal information: name, address, age, race, etc. on the census be sealed for 72 YEARS. No one can access your census info — NOT the government, NOT insurance companies, NOT Friend of the Court, NOT your landlord, NOT social services.
Myth: I have to use the address on my license for the census.
Fact: The only address that matters is where you actually live — where you eat and sleep regularly. If you live in southeast Michigan, be counted as a southeast Michigander.
Myth: The census only counts citizens.
Fact: The census is required by the U.S. Constitution to count everybody. Immigration status does not matter. The census takes place every 10 years and includes people who are homeless, incarcerated, kids in foster care or living with a relative, college students in dorms, renters — EVERYONE.
Myth: I have to answer every question on the census form.
Fact: Even if you only answer one question, the number of people who live in your household, your census form will still be accepted. If you do not submit a form by May 1, 2020, a U.S. Census Bureau worker is required by law to visit your home to collect the information.