Parkesburg Lagged Behind In 2010 Census

When the federal government conducted the once-every-decade census last year as required by the United States Constitution, residents of Parkesburg lagged behind their neighbors and fellow countrymen filling out and returning their census forms.

When compared with 2000 participation most municpalities including Parkesburg dropped a point or two.  Highland Townships stands alone having increased their participation two percentage points in 2010 over their 2000 participation rate.

According to a Washington Post article assessing participation rates across the country last March, a low response rate didn't mean people in those towns were left out of the census -- it just meant the Census Bureau was forced to hire more census takers in those areas with low response rate to count people who failed to participate.