July 10, 2008

National Processing Center Turns 50

The National Processing Center opened its doors on July 1, 1958, as a temporary facility to prepare and process work for the censuses of business, manufacturers and minerals industry, and the 1960 Census. Fifty years later, NPC has grown into an ultramodern data processing facility that is now one of the largest employers in Southern Indiana. The NPC processes monthly, quarterly, and annual surveys which include demographic data, population statistics, economic indicators, housing statistics, business, construction, and foreign trade information, as well as others. For the 2010 Census, NPC is expected to process more than 60 million questionnaires.

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