Second Ward September 2020 E-newsletter
News from Cam Gordon Minneapolis City Council Member, Second Ward http://www.minneapolismn.gov/ward2 http://secondward.blogspot.com www.facebook.com/camgordonward2 Census Deadline. The deadline for the 2020 Census is September 30. The State Demographer, Susan Brower, reported in August that in college campus neighborhoods and immigrant communities, census response rates are below 50%. In and around Ward 2, the Como, U of M, Prospect Park and Cedar Riverside neighborhoods have census tracts that are only 50% completed. Data from the census is used to determine the boundaries and representation for Wards, Park Board, State and Federal legislative districts, as well as representation on the Electoral College in the election of our president. It also impacts funding for food and housing assistance and Head Start and is used to plan and support roads, businesses and health and public safety decisions in our com...