This Week's Facts:
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Census Bureau Releases 2009
Population Estimates
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TSA Offers Tips for Your
Summer Travel
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Online Resources Outline Best
Flood Safety Practices
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Friday Facts Editorial Team:
Katharine Springer
State Data
Center Coordinator
Elisabeth
O’Donnell
Federal Documents Librarian
&
Kim Brown-Harden
State
Documents Coordinator
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Census Bureau
Releases 2009 Population Estimates
 This
week, the Census Bureau’s
Population Estimates Program
released its annual July 1 population estimates for 2009. Census
Bureau Director Robert Groves explains, “Local governments use
census data to plan new roads, schools and emergency services.
Businesses use the data to develop new economic opportunities.”
You can now find July 1, 2009 estimates for all geographies on
the
Estimates Data section of
the Population Estimates Program website. As stated in the
Bureau’s
press release Tuesday, this
week’s estimates include all incorporated places in the U.S. -
such as “cities, boroughs, and villages and minor civil
divisions, such as towns and townships. The new estimates are
not 2010 Census population counts. They are, however, the last
estimates to use 2000 Census results as a base.” The press
release also noted that “the 2011 subcounty population
estimates, to be released in 2012, will be the first in the
estimates series based on the 2010 Census population counts.”
TSA
Offers Tips for Your Summer Travel
 Summer
is officially upon us and now is the time to go on vacation!
However, depending on where you’re going and how you’re planning
on getting there, they may be a lot of information to know ahead
of time. A great place to start is the Travel Security
Administration’s
Summer Travel Season page.
The website is full of helpful tips for air travel, including
how to travel with
food and gifts, the
best way to pack to ensure
you get through lines at the airport faster and even a list of
prohibited items. They
also include a variety of information for travelers with special
needs. While you do learn this at the airport, you can avoid a
lot of unnecessary hassle by knowing this ahead of time! You
may also want to check out their brochure
Summer Travel Tips. It
contains a brief outline on how best to prepare for air travel.
Of course, a lot of people drive to their vacation
destinations. If that’s your case, be sure to visit the
Department of Transportation
National Traffic and Road Closure
Information website.
Online Resources
Outline Best Flood Safety Practices
 The
heavy rains Indiana has experienced recently are a grim reminder
that flooding can occur instantly and without warning. Flooding
is the most common and devastating natural disaster in the
United States. FEMA has
maps to verify if you live
in a flood plain. The
Indiana Department of Homeland Security offers
some advice to follow during a flood: Get to higher ground,
evacuate your house if flooding is possible; know your town and
make sure you know alternate escape routes in case one is
blocked; and do NOT try and drive through water.
Click here to review these
and other tips to survive flood disasters. IDHS also provides
information for homeowners on
what to do after a flood or flash flood,
the first steps to take after a flood
and
flood cleanup. No one can
prevent flooding disasters, but following safety tips and
guidelines will help keep you safe and prepared if disaster
strikes.
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