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Census town/address mistakes

Just wanted to tell about our census questioneer. The census packet was hand delivered last week to our front door. My husband filled it out that afternoon, I looked it over and was about to put it it's self addressed return envelope when I noticed the mistake. Our house address was correct (house numbers & county road) but the Town was wrong as was the zip code for my house. We live North of Tupelo, OK (our mailing address) but the census was addressed as Pickens, OK . There's a "Pickett"  just West of Ada, I thought it might have been intended for Pickett, but looking on the map I found that "Pickens, OK"  is  way over n the South East side of the state.  I found a 800 number on the census instructions and called it, after about 20 minutes of listening to automated voice comands I finally got to a real person, I explained the problem to the lady on the phone and asked if I should just draw a line through the mistake (Town & zip code) and the lady on the phone said No just throw it away. I asked How will we be counted and she said when they (the Gov) dosent get the census back from everyone (us) ?? they'll send out census takers to make house calls? sounds like a lot of cost for a simple mistake? Why would someone mis-deliver census packets to the wrong town/city ? Did Pickens get Tupleos census? or is there More misdelievered census out there?  my neighbor to the West of me was address as Pickens also, but  the town was scratched out.  My neighbor to the East of me (her mailing address is Tupelo)  her address was listed as Allen OK.  She called the same number and was told the same thing DO NOT RETURN the CENSUS questioneer. So I quess we'll wait & see what happens. Anyone else having this problem? or maybe just returning the Census with it Not being the town they live in? wouldn't this be a gross miscount on the towns population? If anyone knows how we should handle this plaes post a reply.Thanks

 

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  • Thanks Jody for your input. Have you recieved your census yet? FYI it will be in a White plastic bag  & have CENSUS in Big Red letter's, so I don't think the orange bags in drive ways was it. Of course they are supposed to hang it on your door, Not toss it in your yard, I guess if theres a dog in the yard they'll hang it on your fence. Another question why do they hang them on vacant houses? Who knows ? Seems like there could be a better way. Oh heres a thought instead of paying people to hand deliver them. (hourly wages) untold man hours.  Just mail them out!  Bulk mail postage for the entire USA, "the GOV should get a discount" don't you think? also tell everyone they will get a $10.00 rebate when the census is returned!  that would save some the Gov. some money  &  give every household $10.00. think that might motivate people to hurry & return it? 

    WeatherWatcherJanet, 2 years ago | Flag
  • Thanks Jason for the info. I've told others about this just so we all can try to keep the 2010 Census straight. I just hate to think of all the money Wasted by these kind of mistakes.  That's the last thing we need right now ....more Wasted US dollars.

    WeatherWatcherJanet, 2 years ago | Flag
  • Don't return it ! In the next part of the Census , They will come to you and then do it .  My wife was FOS of the 2000 count.

    weatherwatcherjason, 2 years ago | Flag
  • talk about waste.  the forms are being hand delivered here too.  i noticed on a trip into paris 2 days ago that there were orange plastic bags laying in alot of driveways???  i didn't stop to pick one up and examine it, but i think that they may be some of the census packs.  now don't get me wrong, i have extensive delivery experience so i can say this, you can find out if someone lives there by going to the door and looking?  if you drop it in the driveway, and no one sends it back in then someone has to come back and verify if you live there or not.  do it right the first time you don't waste money with a follow-up.  government can waste so well.  :o)

    weatherwatcher_jody, 2 years ago | Flag

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