Census Bureau released the apportionment and resident population data on December 21, 2010. The main purpose of the decennial census is to distribute the 435 seats in the House of Representatives among the 50 states based on the population figures. Oregon did not gain any additional seat. However, Washington state did.
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About Census 2010
The 2010 Census is a count of everyone living in the United States. By law, everyone in the United States, both citizens and noncitizens, must be counted every 10 years. Census data are used to reapportion congressional seats to states and directly affect how more than $400 billion per year in federal funding is distributed to state, local and tribal governments.
Primary reason for the decennial census, as mandated by the U.S. Constitution, is apportionment. Apportionment is the process of dividing the 435 memberships, or seats, in the House of Representatives among the 50 states based on the population figures collected during the decennial census.
The 2010 Census is a count of everyone living in the United States. By law, everyone in the United States, both citizens and noncitizens, must be counted every 10 years. Census data are used to reapportion congressional seats to states and directly affect how more than $400 billion per year in federal funding is distributed to state, local and tribal governments.