Plural of census

Forms of census

Censuses and censusses in a sentence

• For 14 individuals, eight censusses per daily period were performed within two weeks (32 censusses per individual), each time recording the coordinates of location.1995, Netherlands Journal of Zoology, volume 45, page 390
• Alleged cases of centenarianism in early censuses were difficult to verify.From the entry centenarianism
• Age-specific attack rates have been estimated from reported cases and quinquennial censuses for the Atafuan outbreaks (Table 7).1980, Ian Prior, John Stanhope, “Epidemics, health and disease in a small, isolated environment”, in World Development, volume 8, number…. From the entry Atafuan
• The first sign that those opportunities were being exploited is a rapid expansion of population indicated by censuses of the late seventh and eighth centuries.2001, Felipe Fernández-Armesto, Civilizations, Pan Books, →ISBN, page 409. From the entry Fukien
• The best data that BEA have come from the quinquennial censuses of business; these are used to “benchmark” the national accounts every five years and to compute new input-output tables.2024, Jeremy B. Rudd, A Practical Guide to Macroeconomics, page 56. From the entry quinquennial

Meaning of census

1. noun An official count or enumeration of members of a population (not necessarily human), usually residents or citizens in a particular region, often done at regular intervals.
2. noun The people being treated in a healthcare facility, clinic or program.
3. noun Count, tally.

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Questions about the plural of census

What is the plural of census?

The plural of census is censuses, censusses or census.

Which is correct, censuses or censusses?

Both are used. censuses is the more common of the two in English writing.

Is census countable?

Census is a countable and uncountable noun.