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A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). It can be contrasted with sampling in which information is only obtained from a subset of a population. As such it is a method used for accumulating statistical data. It īs vital for democracy ( voting).1 Ancient censuses
Rome conducted censuses to determine taxes. The word census derives from the Roman censor, the official in charge of counting Romans and setting tax rates. In the Bible, The Book of Numbers describes a God-mandated census that occurred when Moses led God's people from Egypt. King David of Israel commanded a numbering of the people which is strongly condemned. Although it is not entirely clear why, conservative and evangelical Biblical scholars believe that God did not intend the United Kingdom under Kings David and Solomon to rely on its own strength in warfare. Another reason given is that, as in the case of Roman and Egyptian censuses, the census would be used to determine taxation. A Roman census is also mentioned in the Book of Luke of New Testament of the Bible.
2 Modern censuses
2.1 Australia
The Australian census is run by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It is carried out every five years, the last one being on August 7August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. There are 94 days in North Hemisphere summer, South Hemisphere winter. The Northern Hemisphere is considered to be halfway through the summer o, 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap.
2.2 Canada
The CanadianCanada historically the Dominion of Canada is the second-largest, and northernmost, country in the world. It is a decentralized federation of 10 provinces and 3 territories, governed as a constitutional monarchy, and formed in 1867 through an act of Confe census is run by Statistics CanadaStatistics Canada is the Canadian federal government bureau commissioned with gathering and analysing statistics about Canada. The bureau is commonly called StatCan''. Statistics is a federal responsibility in Canada and StatCan produces statistics for al. The first census conducted in CanadaThe 1666 census of New France was the first census conducted in Canada (and indeed in North America). It was organized by Jean Talon, the first Intendant of New France, between 1665 and 1666. Talon and the French Minister of the Marine Jean-Baptiste Colbe was conducted in 1666Events September 2 Great Fire of London: A large fire breaks out in London in the house of Charles II's baker on Pudding Lane near London Bridge. The fire burns for three days destroying 10,000 buildings including St. Paul's Cathedral, but only 16 people, by FrenchThe French Republic or France ( French: Republique francaise or France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. intendantIn New France, there were three rulers for every colony: a governor, a bishop and an intendant . The intendant, with the influence of the bishop and governor, managed areas in the colony such as law and order, income and so on. The first intendant of New Jean Talon, when he took a census to ascertain the number of people living in New France. In 1871, Canada's first formal census was conducted, which counted the population of Nova Scotia, Ontario, New Brunswick, and Quebec. In 1918, the Dominion Bureau of Statistics was formed. In 1971, Statistics Canada was formed to replace the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, and consequently, took over its census job.
Censuses in Canada are conducted in five year intervals. The latest census was conducted in 2001 and the next planned census is 2006. Censuses taken in mid-decade (e.g. 1976, 1986, 1996, etc.) are referred to as quinquennial censuses. Others are referred to as decennial censuses. The first quinquennial census was conducted in 1956.
