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Census 2010: By Any Means Necessary PORTLAND, MAINE (Associated Press) -

Census workers are using snowmobiles, airplanes, all-terrain vehicles even lobster boats to visit the most far-flung, hidden-away dwellings when counting the nation's populace.

To deliver 2010 census questionnaires to the more remote homes, census workers might fly over mountains, four-wheel it through forests and contend with deep snow, bone-chilling temperatures and wildlife on the move.

The Census Bureau has designated only two places, much of Alaska and Maine's North Woods, as requiring special travel arrangements to reach remote locations.

In Maine, census workers will begin delivering forms this week by whatever means it takes ATV, snowmobile, cross-country skis or snowshoes to get to some of those hard-to-get-to places.
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