an official enumeration of the population, with details as to age, sex, occupation, etc.
(in ancient Rome) the registration of citizens and their property, for purposes of taxation.
verb (used with object)
to take a census of (a country, city, etc.): The entire nation is censused every 10 years.
Origin of census
First recorded in 1605–15; from Latin: “a listing and property assessment of citizens,” equivalent to cēns(ēre) “to assess, register (citizens) in a census” + -tus suffix of verb action; for -s- in place of -st-see censor
The work relies on voter records and census data from two states that have vote by mail but didn't roll it out uniformly across the state.
Vote by mail doesn’t really change much, election-wise|John Timmer|August 27, 2020|Ars Technica
Using census data, the researchers identified the total number of eligible voters in the counties that adopted mail-in voting and those nationwide that did not.
Hollerith thought a census machine might have great commercial potential, and he asked Billings to join him in a venture to develop and commercialize it.
Like a census, these maps literally capture how neurons are distributed in the brain, what they look like, and how they layer within and between different brain regions.
These Scientists Just Completed a 3D ‘Google Earth’ for the Brain|Shelly Fan|August 5, 2020|Singularity Hub
The link means that we can use fast radio bursts to identify magnetars in the distant universe, allowing scientists to build a census of these extreme objects and better explain their origins.
A Surprise Discovery Points to the Source of Fast Radio Bursts|Shannon Hall|June 11, 2020|Quanta Magazine
Every 10 years, after the Census, legislators get together and draw district lines in collusion.
Hate Hyper-Partisanship? Support Redistricting Reform Now|John Avlon|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Byrne invented a deceased husband named William K. Richard and hid herself from census takers.
Wonder Woman’s Creation Story Is Wilder Than You Could Ever Imagine|Tom Arnold-Forster|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Just 0.5 percent of Ferguson is of Asian descent, according to 2010 U.S. Census data.