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Aurora pushes for special census after reported 2020 undercount
Summary
Telemundo Chicago reported that city officials say about 1,000 Aurora residents were not counted in the 2020 census; the city and the U.S. Census Bureau plan a special census targeting new developments and largely Hispanic neighborhoods to recapture funding and services.
Aurora officials are pursuing a special census after local reporting indicated roughly 1,000 residents may have been omitted in the 2020 U.S. Census, a gap that the broadcast said could be costing the city about $1,000,000.
The station’s moderator opened the segment by summarizing the claim: “error en el censo que le podría estar costando 1000000 de dólares a la ciudad de Aurora,” and said reporter María Berreyesa had spoken with officials who “aseguran que 1000 de residentes nunca fueron contados y ahora buscan demostrarlo con un censo especial.” The program said the special census effort is intended to update the population count and protect funding tied to headcount.
City officials told the reporter the undercount affects formula-based revenues and operations. The broadcast said the special count was scheduled to begin in early 2025 and will focus on new developments and neighborhoods where participation has been low. Officials urged residents to respond online or to answer door-to-door enumerators to ensure an accurate count.
The report noted no formal independent verification of the figure was presented during the segment; the city and the U.S. Census Bureau were described as collaborating on the special census to confirm and, if needed, correct the official population figures.
