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United States census

decennial census mandated by Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution
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United States census

Summary

United States census is a recurring event[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of recurring_event entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,761 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • United States census is in the country of United States[3].
  • United States census's instance of is recorded as recurring event[4].
  • United States census is operated by United States Census Bureau[5].
  • United States census is a type of census[6].
  • United States census's Commons category is recorded as Censuses in the United States[7].
  • United States census's foundational text is recorded as Article One of the United States Constitution[8].
  • 1790 marks the founding of United States census[9].
  • United States census's official website is recorded as https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html[10].
  • United States census's topic's main category is recorded as Category:United States census[11].
  • United States census's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/us-census/[12].
  • United States census's topic has template is recorded as Template:US Census population[13].
  • United States census's topic has template is recorded as Template:USCensus[14].
  • United States census's event interval is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+10'}[15].

Body

When and Where

United States census is in the country of United States[3].

Context

United States census's instance of is recorded as recurring event[4].

Why It Matters

United States census ranks in the top 3% of recurring_event entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,761 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . census.gov. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . census.gov. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . census.gov. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . census.gov. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . census.gov. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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