United States Census Bureau

A Census Bureau worker in Kentucky who was found dead in September with "FED" written on his chest killed himself and staged his death to look like a homicide, state and federal law enforcement officials said Tuesday. William Sparkman Jr....

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...life insurance policy among his father's personal files but wasn't sure of the amount. Police wouldn't say who the beneficiary was. The Census Bureau suspended door-to-door interviews in the rural area after Sparkman's body was found, but...

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Passing a 28-question basic skills test could make you eligible for one of dozens of temporary, non-supervisory, part-time jobs with the U.S. Census Bureau beginning in February. The first round of testing to qualify for the jobs was held...

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NewsNationalCensus worker Bill Sparkman found dead with 'Fed' scrawled on chest staged own murder Census worker Bill Sparkman found dead with 'Fed' scrawled on chest staged own murder Originally Published:Tuesday, November 24th 2009,...

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...investigation on Tuesday due to the high level of national interest. Sparkman was a substitute teacher and one of 5,900 part-time Census field workers that conduct the annual American Community Survey and dozens of other government surveys...

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Kentucky law enforcement authorities will release their findings later Tuesday following an investigation into the September killing of a Census Bureau employee. Officials will hold a press conference at the Kentucky State Police crime lab...

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...be suspicious of government that they have nothing to fear, and much to gain, by participating. Census officials should treat them as indispensable partners in the effort to get an accurate count. But so far this coalition's questions have...

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Local news, events, sports & more from Hudson County, NJ Census shows Hudson County had highest poverty rate in N.J. in '08 Star-Ledger file photoFood prepared at a soup kitchen. Despite the tremendous wealth on the Hudson waterfront,...

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Cities and counties are scrambling to ensure the Census Bureau has addresses for every nook and cranny that could be considered someone's home, when Census forms are mailed in March. New York City has 30 people going out to get proof that...

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The nation's growing Latino population is likely to help eight states gain at least one more Congressional seat following the 2010 Census, according to a study released Tuesday. States expected to lose seats would fare much worse if Latinos...

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