The article discusses the impact of President Trump's hiring freeze on local census efforts in White House, Tennessee. Local officials had planned a special census to get an updated population count, which is critical for determining state funding. The town had invested over $581,000 for this purpose, but the census has been delayed due to the federal hiring restrictions. Mayor John Corbitt highlighted the town's rapid growth, estimating that the current population is well above previous counts, emphasizing the financial implications of accurate census data for the community.
"This was unexpected. We didn't think that it would affect something like this. But it did," John Corbitt, White House's mayor, tells NPR.
"We've experienced some pretty rapid growth along with the rest of Middle Tennessee. We realized that the [last national] census that was done five years ago had us a little under 13,000 people."
"A more up-to-date tally could boost the town's share of population-based funding from the state by as much as $875,000 a year, local officials estimate."
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