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    census
    /ˈsɛnsəs/

    noun

    • 1. an official count or survey, especially of a population: "a traffic census"

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  2. 1. : a count of the population and a property evaluation in early Rome. 2. : a usually complete enumeration of a population. specifically : a periodic governmental enumeration of population. According to the latest U.S census, 16% of the population is of Hispanic or Latino origin. 3. : count, tally. a census of deer in a game refuge.

  3. a count for official purposes, especially one to count the number of people living in a country and to collect information about them: We have a census in this country every ten years. She was stopped in her car for a traffic census. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Numbering & counting. absolute difference. absolute value.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CensusCensus - Wikipedia

    A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating population information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses include censuses of agriculture, traditional culture, business, supplies, and traffic censuses.

  5. Nov 17, 2021 · The Census Dictionary is a reference document which contains detailed definitions of Census of Population concepts, variables and geographic terms, as well as historical information.

  6. Census definition: an official enumeration of the population, with details as to age, sex or gender, occupation, etc.. See examples of CENSUS used in a sentence.

  7. Jun 15, 2024 · Census, an enumeration of people, houses, firms, or other important items in a country or region at a particular time. Used alone, the term usually refers to a population census, but many countries take censuses of manufacturing or agriculture.

  8. a count for official purposes, especially one to count the number of people living in a country and to collect information about them: We have a census in this country every ten years. She was stopped in her car for a traffic census. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Numbering & counting. absolute value. binary. count something out.

  9. Britannica Dictionary definition of CENSUS. [count] : the official process of counting the number of people in a country, city, or town and collecting information about them. According to the latest census, the racial makeup of the town has changed dramatically in the last 50 years.

  10. Feb 7, 2006 · Last Edited May 12, 2021. A census is a count of a population in a specific region. In Canada, there are two types of censuses: the Census of Population and the Census of Agriculture. Both are conducted every five years by Statistics Canada, a department of the federal government.

  11. A census is an official survey of the population of a country that is carried out in order to find out how many people live there and to obtain details of such things as people's ages and jobs. An opportunity was missed here to explore a different history through the census records.

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