decennial
adjective
de·cen·ni·al
di-ˈse-nē-əl 
1
: consisting of or lasting for 10 years
2
: occurring or being done every 10 years
the decennial census
decennial
noun
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The 2020 decennial census showed that Aurora had a population of around 180,000, down from 197,000 in 2010 — but city officials have disputed those numbers, arguing that the city’s population is actually closer to the levels found in the 2010 census.
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R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Redistricting is usually done every 10 years, after the decennial census, but Ohio faces the task now because voters in 2018 amended the state constitution, and maps are only in effect for four years if they are passed without minority support.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
The state demographers use the U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, and then base their estimates on state-specific death, birth and immigration data.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Daley assembled his own alliance of ethnic whites and Latinos as the 1990 decennial ward remapping process loomed to prop up a wedge against a growing Black influence at City Hall.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
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R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Redistricting is usually done every 10 years, after the decennial census, but Ohio faces the task now because voters in 2018 amended the state constitution, and maps are only in effect for four years if they are passed without minority support.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
The state demographers use the U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, and then base their estimates on state-specific death, birth and immigration data.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Daley assembled his own alliance of ethnic whites and Latinos as the 1990 decennial ward remapping process loomed to prop up a wedge against a growing Black influence at City Hall.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
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decennial
adjective
de·cen·ni·al
di-ˈsen-ē-əl
1
: consisting of 10 years
2
: happening every 10 years
decennial census
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