Census forms are sent to housing units, not to people; thus, Census 2010 won't be accurate if the Census Bureau doesn't know about all the housing units in an area. Despite their best efforts, there is no way the Census Bureau can replicate the knowledge local governments possess about their communities.
The LUCA program provides the opportunity for local officials to review the addresses used by the Census Bureau in order to ensure an accurate census.
“The Census Bureau has a constitutional mandate to count everyone living in the United States, count them only once, and count them in the right place. Developing an accurate and up-to-date Master Address File is the first and most vital stage of the decennial census process,” according to Preston Jay Waite, the Census Bureau’s deputy director.
Invitations to participate in the program were mailed to the highest elected official on August 7, 2007.
If you're a local official, we urge you to join your peers around the state and participate in this program—an activity that will yield a decade's worth of benefits. This site will help keep everyone informed about what's going on and provide support throughout the process.