Most major changes to the census are tested for up to a decade. They are also miffed by its implementation. The information recently went online, a bonanza for historians and curious minds.
On the one hand, federal law mandates that census records remain private for 72 years. That paradox is the crux of a debate rocking the Census Bureau. And it should know: The bureau’s own computers moved those people there so they could not be traced to their real residences, all part of a sweeping new effort to preserve their privacy.
The Census Bureau itself says the numbers for Block 1002 and tens of thousands of others are unreliable and should be ignored. Because the block consists entirely of a 700-foot bend in the Chicago River. According to the 2020 census, 14 people live there - 13 adults and one child.Īlso according to the 2020 census, they live underwater. WASHINGTON - Census Block 1002 in downtown Chicago is wedged between Michigan and Wabash Avenues, a glitzy Trump-branded hotel and a promenade of cafes and bars.