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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THURSDAY, SEPT. 3, 2009

Kim Hunter
CB09-CR.05
Detroit Regional Census Center
313-799-1495

Census Bureau Director to Visit Detroit Regional Census Center

Census Bureau Director Robert M. Groves returns home Friday, Sept. 4, to
Michigan for the first time since he was confirmed as head of the Census
Bureau in July. Groves will visit the Detroit Regional Census Center to
review operational readiness for the 2010 Census and to ensure an
accurate count in Michigan. He will also meet with Wayne County
Executive Robert Ficano.

Prior to his job as Census Bureau Director, Groves was director of the
University of Michigan Survey Research Center. He received his
bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and his master’s and doctorate
from the University of Michigan.

With only seven months until Census Day, April 1, 2010, Groves oversees
planning for the 2010 Census, which is on track to be the most accurate
and technologically advanced in our nation’s history. The 2010 Census
will also be the shortest ever with only 10 questions. Census data are
used to distribute congressional seats to states, to distribute more
than $400 billion in federal funds to local, state and tribal
governments each year and to make decisions about what community
services to provide.

Groves’ visit to the Detroit Regional Census Center is closed to the
media, however, he is available upon request for interviews.

Tags: Detroit, Michigan, Midwest, Robert M. Groves

This entry was posted on September 4th, 2009 at 5:44 am by Stephen Robert Morse.
It is filed under Census Bureau, Management, Press Releases, Public Relations.