Census enumerators have begun canvassing our communities to help complete the 2020 United States census.

Unfortunately, scammers may see this as an opportunity to obtain personal information from unsuspecting people. The census questions ask about the people living at your address on April 1, 2020 and the type of housing you live in (house, apartment, mobile home, owned, rented.) The information you should supply includes sex, age, birth date, relationship to head of household and Hispanic origin and race. Do not provide information such as your Social Security number, Medicare/Medicaid numbers or bank information. If you are in doubt, go to https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/technical-documentation/questionnaires/2020.html to see the questions or call your local library to verify the questions.

Michael Spellmon

Assistant Director

Groton Public Library