Census Day 2020 might not be until April 1, but North Carolina's leaders are years into preparation for the most complete of counts and are reminding local 政府ernment officials of the stakes. Census data are linked to funding allocations, 基础设施准备, 商业选址决策等等. "Census data is used to bring over $675 billion of your tax dollars back to your community," says 人口普查.nc.政府, a resource website from state 政府ernment. 不幸的是, this nationwide headcount -- done every 10 years by constitutional mandate -- is rife with challenges. 例如, 根据网站, young children are likely to be undercounted, 估计有73人,000 children in North Carolina are at risk of not being counted this time around. That's why Census officials are hoping for the help of community leaders. “而美国.S. Census Bureau will promote the 2020 Census, 没有人比我们更了解我们的社区,该网站指出. "Local Census advocates can help make sure that everyone is counted and that our tax dollars return to serve our residents.完整信息可在 人口普查.nc.政府.
Like many former mill towns in rural North Carolina, stagnant development seemed to plague the town of Elkin. In 2017, 市中心有17家空店面, 人口继续保持在4人左右,000居民, 未来似乎很黯淡. Big cities seemed more desirable for business and opportunity and without a significant change, 埃尔金肯定会吃苦头. But change soon came in the form of “Explore Elkin,” an initiative designed to boost community engagement and, 最终, 重振埃尔金市中心.
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接下来发生了什么?. Hint: a turnaround that had one Elkinite saying, "Wow, we live in this great place!“se stories are rippling through North Carolina from cities and towns exercising creative resourcefulness to provide residents and businesses a motivating quality of life and work.
