The Minnesota State Demographic Center will hold a Census 2010 and Complete Count Committee Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday at 5 p.m. in the Conference Room of the Welcome Center in Austin.

The meeting will feature a short presentation on Complete Count Committees — what they do, why they are important and how to form them — followed by ample time for questions about the 2010 Census and Complete Count Committees. Elected officials and community leaders from communities surrounding Austin are encouraged to attend.

Officials say Minnesota is one of a handful of states in jeopardy of losing a congressional seat through the reapportionment that will follow the census.  They add the Census 2010 will have a profound impact on Minnesota’s representation in local, state and the federal government; the accuracy of the decennial census count will have significant weight on how the more than $300 billion in federal dollars will be distributed annually to communities throughout the U.S. and Minnesota.

The meeting will last approximately an hour or until everyone’s questions are answered. An RSVP is not required.

The Welcome Center is located at 308 Fourth Ave. N.W.

For more information about Census 2010 in Minnesota, go to www.mn2010census.org; contact Ryan Dolan at (651) 201-2479; ryan.dolan@state.mn.us; Barbara Ronningen at (651) 201-2473; or bar bara.ronningen@state.mn.us.