More than 130 million addresses across the nation are in the process of receiving and returning a 2010 census form. One of the shortest census forms in history, the 2010 Census form asks 10 questions and takes only 10 minutes to complete. Completing your census form is easy, important and safe. Your participation is essential to ensuring a brighter tomorrow for our community. Click here for an explanation of the questions.

Required once every 10 years by the U.S. Constitution, the census will count everyone in the United States, both citizens and noncitizens. Census data are used to reapportion the U.S. House of Representatives, re-district each state and determine the distribution of the Electoral College. Census data also directly affect how more than $400 billion per year in federal funding is distributed to state, local and tribal governments. Census data are critical in determining locations for new hospitals, improving schools, building new roads, expanding public transportation options, creating new maps for emergency responders and much more.

By participating in the census, you can help create a better future for you and those important to you. Complete and return your form when it arrives. To learn more, visit 2010census.gov.

                                   Solano County's participation rate in the 2010 Census

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Be Counted Sites & Question Assistance Centers

Be Counted Sites: Pickup replacement questionnaires in more than one language and printed materials with explanations about how to complete the census form are available. Census staff is not available on site.

Organization	Address	City
Fairfield-Suisun Chamber of Commerce	1111 Webster St.	Fairfield
Holy Spirit Church	1050 N. Texas St.	Fairfield
Travis Chevron (Woodoil)	2990 Travis Blvd.	Fairfield
Our Lady of Mt Carmel	2700 Dover Ave.	Fairfield
Elmira Baptist Church	6111 Cal-Pacific Road	Vacaville

Be Counted and Question Assistance Centers: Census staff is available to answer questions, provide replacement census forms and assistance in completing the census forms.

Organization	Address	Hours
VALLEJO
Bayanihan Center	3495 Sonoma Blvd.	Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday noon to 5 pm
Seafood City Supermarket	3495 Sonoma Blvd.	Friday 2 to 7 pm, Saturday 10 am to 3 pm,Sunday noon -5 pm
John F Kennedy Library	505 Santa Clara St.	Monday and Wednesday 1 to 5pm,Thursday 1 to 4 pm, Saturday noon to 4 pm
Florence Douglas Senior Center	333 Amador St.	Monday thru Friday 8:30 to-11:30 am
Diaz & Loera Centro Latino	510 Broadway St.	Monday thru Friday 3 to 6 pm
Global Center for Success	1055 Azuar Drive	Monday thru Thursday 1 to 4 pm, Friday noon to 3 pm
Friendship Missionary Baptist Church	1838 Florida St.	Monday thru Friday 10 am to 1 pm
Springstowne Library	1003 Oakwood Ave.	Monday 10 am to 1 pm, Tuesday thru Thursday and Saturday 1 to 4 pm
Union Baptist Church	128 Encerti Ave.	Wednesday thru Friday 11 am to 2 pm
Norman King Community Center	545 Magazine St.	Monday, Tuesday and Friday 3 to 7 pm
FAIRFIELD
Fairfield Civic Center Library	1150 Kentucky St.	Monday and Wednesday 1 to 4 pm, Tuesday and Thursday 3 to 6 pm, Saturday 11 am to 2 pm
Fairfield-Cordelia Library	5050 Business Center Drive	Monday and Thursday 2 to 6 pm, Wednesday 3 to 6 pm, Saturday11 am to 3 pm
Fairfield-Suisun Community Action Council	416 Union St.	Monday thru Friday 10 am to 1 pm
DIXON
Dixon Public Library	230 North First St.	Monday thru Wednesday 1 to 4 pm, Thursday 3 to 6 pm, Saturday noon to 3 pm
Dixon Senior/Multi-Use Center	201 South 5th St.	Monday thru Friday 10 am to 1 pm
SUISUN CITY
City of Suisun City Hall	701 Civic Center Blvd.	Monday thru Wednesday 1 to 5 pm, Thursday 1 to 4 pm
Suisun Library	601 Pintail Drive	Monday thru Wednesday 1 to 4 pm, Thursday 3 to 6 pm, Saturday noon to 3 pm
RIO VISTA
Rio Vista Ministry	50 North 2nd St.	Thursday and Friday 9 am to 1 pm
VACAVILLE
Vacaville Public Library	1 Town Square Place	Monday thru Wednesday 1 to 4 pm, Thursday 3 to 6 pm, Saturday 11 am to 2 pm
Trower Neighborhood Center	100 Holly Lane	Monday thru Thursday and Saturday 2:30 to 5:30 pm
Three Oaks Community Center	1100 Alamo Drive	Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10 am to 3 pm
Vacaville Public Library	1020 Ulatis Drive	Monday, Tuesday and Friday noon to 4 pm, Wednesday 4 to 8 pm Thursday noon to 8pm, Saturday and Sunday 1 to 4 pm
Elmira Baptist Church	6111 Cal-Pacific Road	Monday, Tuesday and Friday noon to 4 pm, Wednesday 4 to 8 pm, Thursday noon to 8pm, Saturday and Sunday 1 to 4 pm
BENICIA
Benicia Public Library	150 East L St.	Monday thru Wednesday 1 to 4 pm, Thursday 4 to 7 pm, Saturday noon to 3 pm

History of the Census

The first census began more than a year after the inauguration of President Washington and shortly before the second session of the first Congress ended. Congress assigned responsibility for the 1790 Census to the marshals of the U.S. judicial districts. The pay allowed for the 1790 "enumerators" was very small, and did not exceed $1 for 50 people properly recorded on the rolls.

The First Federal Congress established a special committee to prepare the questions to be included in the first census. The suggestions were likely debated in the House, and according to a report in a Boston newspaper, Virginia Representative James Madison recommended at least five of the initial six questions.

The six inquiries in 1790 called for questions on gender, race, relationship to the head of household, name of the head of household, and the number of slaves, if any. Marshals in some states went beyond these questions and collected data on occupation and the number of dwellings in a city or town.

The 2010 questionnaire is one of the shortest in history, and comes very close to the length and scope of inquiries asked in 1790. Everyone in the household answers seven questions: name, gender, race, ethnicity, and whether they sometimes live somewhere else. The head of household answers how many people live in the residence, whether it is a house, apartment, or mobile home, and provides a telephone number for Census workers to follow up if any information is incomplete or missing.

The first census in 1790 was managed under the direction of Thomas Jefferson, the Secretary of State. Marshals took the census in the original 13 states plus the districts of Kentucky, Maine, and Vermont, and the Southwest Territory (Tennessee). Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson was nominal supervisor of the census on Census Day, August 2, 1790.

Source: http://2010.census.gov/2010census/why/constitutional.php

2000 Census for Solano County

Subject	Number	Percent
Total population	394,542	100.0
SEX AND AGE
Male	198,694	50.4
Female	195,848	49.6
Under 5 years	28,784	7.3
5 to 9 years	32,125	8.1
10 to 14 years	32,378	8.2
15 to 19 years	29,376	7.4
20 to 24 years	25,492	6.5
25 to 34 years	55,856	14.2
35 to 44 years	67,638	17.1
45 to 54 years	55,319	14.0
55 to 59 years	17,342	4.4
60 to 64 years	12,806	3.2
65 to 74 years	20,246	5.1
75 to 84 years	13,265	3.4
85 years and over	3,915	1.0
Median age (years)	33.9	(X)
18 years and over	282,690	71.7
Male	141,499	35.9
Female	141,191	35.8
21 years and over	266,630	67.6
62 years and over	44,779	11.3
65 years and over	37,426	9.5
Male	15,697	4.0
Female	21,729	5.5
RACE
One race	369,313	93.6
White	222,387	56.4
Black or African American	58,827	14.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	3,110	0.8
Asian	50,299	12.7
Asian Indian	2,869	0.7
Chinese	3,318	0.8
Filipino	36,576	9.3
Japanese	1,991	0.5
Korean	1,113	0.3
Vietnamese	1,504	0.4
Other Asian 1	2,928	0.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3,078	0.8
Native Hawaiian	542	0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro	1,413	0.4
Samoan	528	0.1
Other Pacific Islander 2	595	0.2
Some other race	31,612	8.0
Two or more races	25,229	6.4
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3
White	241,714	61.3
Black or African American	65,428	16.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	7,890	2.0
Asian	60,724	15.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	6,051	1.5
Some other race	40,581	10.3
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	394,542	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	69,598	17.6
Mexican	49,095	12.4
Puerto Rican	2,801	0.7
Cuban	447	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	17,255	4.4
Not Hispanic or Latino	324,944	82.4
White alone	194,282	49.2
RELATIONSHIP
Total population	394,542	100.0
In households	378,568	96.0
Householder	130,403	33.1
Spouse	72,596	18.4
Child	126,623	32.1
Own child under 18 years	97,548	24.7
Other relatives	27,897	7.1
Under 18 years	11,046	2.8
Nonrelatives	21,049	5.3
Unmarried partner	7,923	2.0
In group quarters	15,974	4.0
Institutionalized population	12,090	3.1
Noninstitutionalized population	3,884	1.0
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	130,403	100.0
Family households (families)	97,375	74.7
With own children under 18 years	52,044	39.9
Married-couple family	72,596	55.7
With own children under 18 years	37,117	28.5
Female householder, no husband present	17,947	13.8
With own children under 18 years	11,054	8.5
Nonfamily households	33,028	25.3
Householder living alone	25,525	19.6
Householder 65 years and over	8,499	6.5
Households with individuals under 18 years	58,196	44.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	26,293	20.2
Average household size	2.90	(X)
Average family size	3.33	(X)
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	134,513	100.0
Occupied housing units	130,403	96.9
Vacant housing units	4,110	3.1
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	357	0.3
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	3.7	(X)
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	130,403	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	84,994	65.2
Renter-occupied housing units	45,409	34.8
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.96	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.80	(X)

(X) Not applicable 1 Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories. 2 Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories. 3 In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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