Harvard residents receive the annual Town Census forms in the mail in January of each year. Residents are urged to check the information contained on the form, make any necessary corrections, sign and return it to the Town Clerk’s Office in the enclosed envelope as soon as possible. The information should be current as of January 1st. Please return your census form even if there are no changes or if you will be moving after January 1st.
Anyone who does not receive a census form or moves into town after January should contact the Town Clerk’s Office at 978-456-4100, ext. 316, or click here to download a blank form.
Below are a few of the reasons why it is so important to return census forms:
1. It is the law
2. It is used to create the annual street list
3. It is used to assist public safety and emergency responders
4. It is used to apply for grants
5. It is used to assist the Town and State in calculating state and federal aid
6. It is used to project future school enrollment and costs
7. It is used to create the voter list - if you are a voter and do not respond, you will be made inactive
on the voting list
8. It serves as proof of residency which residents need to qualify for veteran’s benefits and in-state tuition at
state schools
9. Failure of residents to fill out and return census could lead to the state’s losing a representative in
Congress as well as Federal funds
FEDERAL CENSUS
By Massachusetts General Law, all Massachusetts cities and towns conduct an Annual Street Listing or Census. The Federal Census is taken every ten years.
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