Does It Make Any Census? By Hank Silverberg I’ve been counted. I filled out the census form on line. It was short and sweet. Instead of getting this huge five-page form in the mail, this year those of us in areas with good internet access are being asked to go on-line and fill out the form. You’ll get a one-page letter with a special code just for your address. In more rural or internet deficient areas, you will still get a paper form. If you don’t fill out either the census on-line or on paper, someone will eventually show up at your front door to ask the same questions. The Census is mandated in the U.S. Constitution and has many uses, but it is primarily done so that congressional districts across the country and in each state will have approximately the same number of people. That is designed so that we are all equally represented in Congress (except those in the District of Columbia, but talking about that flaw will be saved for another day). The Census