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Town of Hanover 2021 Census Reminder

Please complete your census before the February 15th deadline
Posted on: January 23, 2021 - 2:11pm

Census 2021As a reminder to residents, the annual town census has been mailed to all Hanover households.  If you do not have any changes to your town census, you may submit your response online.  All residents should review the information on the form, make any changes if necessary, and sign and return the form by February 15, 2021. 

If there are no changes to your town census, fill out the online form.  Household members who are temporarily living away from home, such as college students, members of the military services, etc., should not be removed from the census if they plan to use Hanover as their voting address.

Also included in the census mailing are a Hanover Public Schools Information Sheet and a Dog License Application.  If applicable to your household, these forms should also be completed and may all be returned via snail mail in the enclosed addressed envelope or dropped through the front door mail slot of the Hanover Town Hall.  All children should be listed on both the annual census and the school census forms.

If you did not receive a town census form or are new to the Town of Hanover, you may download a blank form.

Completion of the annual census is important for a number of reasons:

  1. It assists the police and fire departments in case of any emergency in your home.
  2. It allows Hanover to receive the proper allocation of state and federal funds and grants.
  3. Filing a census can provide you with proof of residency for a number of legal requirements such as in-state tuition at state colleges, housing benefits, veterans’ benefits, and insurance benefits.
  4. Any registered voters in a household that fail to complete an annual census will lose their “active voter” status, which will result in you experiencing unnecessary delays at the polls.

Please be sure your family phone number is on the census form.  Your phone number will only be used for internal purposes and not shared or sold.

For additional information, please contact Carol Mattes by email at carol.mattes@hanover-ma.gov, or call 781-826-5000, ext. 1082. You may also send an email to clerk.staff@hanover-ma.gov or call 781-826-5000, ext. 1079.