The census is coming-find some time to fill it out
Meghan Dufour
Issue date: 2/3/10 Section: News
Every decade, the U.S. Census Bureau sends out questionnaires to the country's population seeking your name, gender, age, race, and relation¬ship. Castleton State College students will join the rest of America in filling out those forms, but as residents of Vermont.
"It is important that the students are counted as a resident of Vermont. They should be counted in this state since this is their primary residence for most of the year," said Dennis Prolix, dean of students and man in charge of the census on campus. "As a member of Castleton, we all use the states' resources while living here."
Prolix is trying to get the word out to students to make sure they fill out the census forms -- and do it as Ver¬mont residents. Some students asked about it say it makes perfect sense.
"I think it's a good idea to keep the population of the college informed in the census because they are in fact populating the state of Vermont and using our resources while they continue their education," said senior Danielle Landry. "Even if they do not call this state home, it's where they live at the moment."
But how will it work?
"They will be sending out the census questionnaire for all resident students probably at the begin¬ning of April, and the CA's will be distributing them," explained Prolix. "Someone from Boston is going to come and describe the details within the next month and teach the people involved all about it."
Prolix said the census is to be treated as a snapshot of where you live on April 1.
"If you are living on campus or in Vermont on April 1, you will say that you are a Vermont resident," he said. "It is important for parents to know that they should not count their son or daughter when are away at school. Don't count the college student in the household, if they are not actually liv¬ing in the household, or they will be counted twice."
There are hundreds of students at this college who live off campus and commute, and they will be treated a little differently, but should still fill it out as Vermont residents, Prolix said.
"It is important that the students are counted as a resident of Vermont. They should be counted in this state since this is their primary residence for most of the year," said Dennis Prolix, dean of students and man in charge of the census on campus. "As a member of Castleton, we all use the states' resources while living here."
Prolix is trying to get the word out to students to make sure they fill out the census forms -- and do it as Ver¬mont residents. Some students asked about it say it makes perfect sense.
"I think it's a good idea to keep the population of the college informed in the census because they are in fact populating the state of Vermont and using our resources while they continue their education," said senior Danielle Landry. "Even if they do not call this state home, it's where they live at the moment."
But how will it work?
"They will be sending out the census questionnaire for all resident students probably at the begin¬ning of April, and the CA's will be distributing them," explained Prolix. "Someone from Boston is going to come and describe the details within the next month and teach the people involved all about it."
Prolix said the census is to be treated as a snapshot of where you live on April 1.
"If you are living on campus or in Vermont on April 1, you will say that you are a Vermont resident," he said. "It is important for parents to know that they should not count their son or daughter when are away at school. Don't count the college student in the household, if they are not actually liv¬ing in the household, or they will be counted twice."
There are hundreds of students at this college who live off campus and commute, and they will be treated a little differently, but should still fill it out as Vermont residents, Prolix said.
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