Population and census

Local News

Why is Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District preliminary map more red?

of Women Voters holds forum explaining process to draw new political boundaries

July 23, 2021

Local News

Group wants Southwest Colorado in single state House district

sent to redistricting commission says current split of region harms representation

May 14, 2021

Regional News

Another potential delay to Colorado’s redistricting process? Counting prisoners.

law prevents counties with prison-inflated populations from gaining political representation

May 6, 2021

Local News

Durangoan will help redraw U.S. House district lines

Republicans question unaffiliated status of Lori Schell

March 6, 2021

Local News

Census data for redistricting expected after maps are due

Friday’s announcement is a worst-case scenario for Colorado’s new independent redistricting commissions

February 15, 2021

Local News

U.S. gets surprise extension for 2020 census

Southwest Colorado still missing responses

September 30, 2020

New Mexico

As census deadline approaches, New Mexico officials urge participation

determines funding and even private business decisions

September 19, 2020

Local News

After decades of undercounting, Native Americans push to be represented in census

tools aren’t always enough to reach rural reservations

August 9, 2020

Local News

Census hasn’t always counted Native Americans. Now it tries.

tools aren’t always enough to reach rural reservations

August 9, 2020

New Mexico

Census self-response rate only 4.9% on Navajo Nation

Officials blame COVID-19, lack of internet

July 8, 2020

Local News

Bayfield has highest census response rate in La Plata County

areas of the Pine River Valley have among lowest response rates in county

June 16, 2020

Local News

Bayfield has highest census response rates in La Plata County

Pine River Valley rates among lowest in county

June 16, 2020

Local News

Southwest Colorado joins nationwide digital census weekend

Regional participation present, but slow

May 2, 2020

Local News

La Plata County behind state, nation in census response

COVID-19 challenges could cause an undercount

April 2, 2020

Regional News

Census underway in Cortez; coronavirus highlights need to participate

Results will help determine need for assistance in city

March 31, 2020

Business

Census faces challenges as it aims to hire up to 500,000

The nation’s abundance of jobs has complicated the effort, and some rural areas – particularly in New England, Appalachia and…

March 15, 2020

New Mexico

Census workers needed for Four Corners

A hiring event Monday aims to recruit more regional employees

February 21, 2020

Local News

La Plata County groups work to avoid an undercount in 2020 census

Hard-to-count groups include college students, immigrants, children younger than 5

February 8, 2020

Local News

Census Bureau hiring hundreds in Southwest Colorado

Applicants must be 18 or older, be a U.S. citizen and have an email address

January 23, 2020

New Mexico

San Juan County tackles 2020 census

Mexico grant aims to raise awareness, education around count

January 11, 2020

Local News

New Mexico in danger of being undercounted in census

40% of residents live in low response areas

December 15, 2019

Local News

Citizenship question lands in Durango residents’ mailbox

federal survey not part of 2020 census

August 30, 2019

Regional News

Colorado’s Democrats try to block U.S. census citizenship question

Immigrants take the citizenship oath during naturalization ceremonies at a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ceremony in Los Angeles in…

March 29, 2018

Local News

Water experts prepare for Colorado’s population boom

Plata County projected to grow 76 percent by mid-century

June 25, 2017