16.96 Population estimates. The department of administration shall periodically make population estimates and projections. These population determinations shall be deemed to be the official state population estimates and projections. These determinations shall be used for all official estimate and projection purposes, except where otherwise directed by statute, but do not supersede s. 990.01 (29). The department shall:
(1) Annually make estimates of the current number of persons residing in each municipality and county of the state, and periodically make projections of the anticipated future population of the state, counties and municipalities.
(2) Prepare population estimates for purposes of state revenue sharing distribution under ch. 79. For this purpose:
(a) On or before August 10 of each year, the department shall make its preliminary population determinations and shall notify the clerk of each municipality and county of its preliminary population determinations. The reference date for all population determinations for state shared revenue distribution purposes shall be January 1.
(b) Municipalities and counties believing that population determinations under par. (a) are based upon incorrect information may, no later than September 15 of the same year in which the determination is made, challenge the determination by filing their specific objections, and evidence in support thereof, with the department. If the challenge is denied by the department, the municipality or county may appeal the denial, by October 1 of the same year, by notifying the department that the appellant intends to have a special census conducted by the U.S. bureau of the census in support of the appeal under par. (dm).
(c) On or before October 10 of each year, the department shall make any necessary adjustments in its population determinations for the November distribution, and shall notify the clerk of any affected municipality or county of these adjustments. The adjusted population determinations shall be consistent with the methods used statewide for population determinations, and adjustments from the August 10 population determinations shall be made only to accommodate corrected information.
(cm) The July preliminary distribution shall be based on the final population determination of the previous year.
(d) Except as authorized in pars. (dm) and (e), the population determinations shall be based upon the last previous federal decennial or special census or other official statewide census and shall take into consideration growth rates of municipalities.
(dm) The results of special censuses conducted for municipalities and counties under contract with the U.S. bureau of the census shall be used as a basis for the respective population determinations on August 10 if the final certified results of such censuses are received by the department before July 1 in the year in which the determination is made. The results of special censuses conducted for municipalities and counties under contract with the U.S. bureau of the census shall be used as a basis for the respective population determinations on October 10 if the final certified results of such censuses are received by the department before October 1 in the year in which the determination is made. If a municipality or county notifies the department in writing by October 1 of its intention to contract for a special census with the U.S. bureau of the census in support of a challenge to the August 10 population determination, and if the final certified results of such a special census are received by the department before July 15 in the following year, the department shall adjust the preceding October 10 population estimate to reflect the results of the special census. If a municipality or county notifies the department of its intention to contract for a special census but the results are not received by July 15 in the following year, the department may use the best information from the most recent federal census. The department shall report the adjusted population determination to the department of revenue before August 1 of the year subsequent to the challenge. The department shall prorate census results for census dates occurring after the reference date of any population determination back to the reference date of the estimate for all municipalities and counties under par. (a). Upon receiving an adjusted population determination, the department of revenue shall correct shared revenue distributions under subch. I of ch. 79 according to s. 79.08. If a municipality contracts with the U.S. bureau of the census for a special census, the municipality shall assure that the results of such special census are certified to the department not later than 30 days after the release of the census results by the U.S. bureau of the census.
(e) Before August 1 of the year following the year in which a federal decennial census is taken, the department shall adjust the October 10 population determinations of the decennial census year to correspond to the final federal decennial census results as reported to an agency of the state by the U.S. bureau of the census under 13 USC 141 (c). The department may use preliminary results from the decennial census for any municipality or a county for which the final results are not available before August 1 of the year following the decennial census year. The department shall prorate each population determination adjustment from the decennial census date back to the reference date of the estimate for all municipalities and counties under par. (a) in the decennial census year. The department shall report the adjusted population determination to the department of revenue before August 1 of the year following the federal decennial census year. Upon receiving an adjusted population determination, the department of revenue shall correct shared revenue distributions under subch. I of ch. 79 according to s. 79.08.
(f) Persons who are members in the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King shall be considered residents of the town of Farmington and of Waupaca County, persons who are members in the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls shall be considered residents of the city of Chippewa Falls and of Chippewa County, and persons who are members in the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove shall be considered residents of the town of Dover and of Racine County for purposes of the state revenue sharing distribution under subch. I of ch. 79.
(3)
(a) Establish a demographic services center for the purpose of developing and administering systems needed to carry out the functions of the department under subs. (1) and (2), maintaining a current repository of appropriate published and computer retrievable federal census information and cooperating with state agencies and regional planning agencies so that the department's population estimates, projections and published reports are useful for planning and other purposes for which they are required. The center shall coordinate population information development and use. The center shall provide assistance to and encourage and coordinate efforts by state and local agencies, regional planning agencies and private businesses and associations to inform the public regarding the federal census process and the importance of obtaining a complete, accurate federal decennial census. The department may enter into agreements with state and local agencies or regional planning agencies for their assistance in the preparation of population estimates, projections and forecasts.
(b) Maintain and keep current throughout the decade the maps of congressional and legislative district boundaries received from the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.92 (1) (a) 6. and provide copies thereof to the elections commission.
(c) Serve as the state's liaison to the U.S. bureau of the census to facilitate accurate federal decennial census counts in this state.
History: 1971 c. 215; 1973 c. 37, 333; 1975 c. 189; 1977 c. 29 ss. 93 to 95, 1648 (1), (3); 1979 c. 34; 1981 c. 20; 1983 a. 29; 1987 a. 142; 1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 39, 269; 1999 a. 63; 2005 a. 22; 2007 a. 1; 2015 a. 118.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 16 - Department of administration.
16.001 - Organization of department.
16.003 - Department of administration.
16.004 - Secretary, powers and duties.
16.005 - Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation.
16.006 - Treatment of classified employees.
16.008 - Payment of special charges for extraordinary police service to state facilities.
16.009 - Board on aging and long-term care.
16.03 - Interagency council on homelessness.
16.04 - Fleet management and maintenance.
16.045 - Gasohol, alternative fuels,
16.047 - Volkswagen settlement funds.
16.05 - Interstate agreements.
16.06 - American Indian assistance.
16.10 - Ratification of the midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste compact.
16.11 - Midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste compact.
16.12 - Violation of midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste compact.
16.15 - Resource recovery and recycling program.
16.18 - Management assistance grants to certain counties.
16.22 - National and community service.
16.25 - Service award program.
16.26 - Weatherization assistance.
16.27 - Low-income energy assistance.
16.28 - Office of business development.
16.283 - Disabled veteran-owned businesses.
16.285 - Woman-owned businesses; certification; database.
16.295 - Fund of funds investment program.
16.297 - Grants for local government expenditures; moral obligation pledge.
16.298 - Pay for success contracting.
16.302 - State housing strategy plan.
16.303 - Housing cost grants and loans.
16.305 - Grants to local housing organizations.
16.307 - Grants to alleviate homelessness.
16.308 - Grants for the provision of shelter for homeless individuals and families.
16.3085 - Homeless case management services grants.
16.309 - Community development block grant programs.
16.310 - Use of surplus state-owned real property.
16.314 - Employability plans for public housing residents.
16.315 - Federal housing assistance programs.
16.40 - Department of administration, duties, powers.
16.405 - Requests for issuance of operating notes.
16.41 - Agency and authority accounting; information; aid.
16.415 - Certification of payrolls.
16.417 - Dual employment or retention.
16.423 - Base budget review reports.
16.425 - Summary of tax exemption devices.
16.45 - Budget message to legislature.
16.46 - Biennial budget, contents.
16.461 - Biennial budget, summary of funds.
16.465 - Budget stabilization fund reallocations.
16.48 - Unemployment reserve financial statement.
16.50 - Departmental estimates.
16.505 - Position authorization.
16.51 - Department of administration; preauditing and accounting; additional duties and powers.
16.513 - Program and segregated revenue sufficiency.
16.515 - Supplementation of program revenue and program revenue-service appropriations.
16.517 - Adjustments of program revenue positions and funding levels.
16.518 - Transfers to the budget stabilization fund.
16.5185 - Transfers to the transportation fund.
16.519 - Fund transfers relating to tobacco settlement agreement.
16.525 - State aid recipients' accounting.
16.527 - Appropriation obligations.
16.528 - Interest on late payments.
16.5285 - Health insurer fee savings.
16.529 - Lapses and fund transfers relating to unfunded retirement liability debt service.
16.531 - Cash flow plan; report.
16.54 - Acceptance of federal funds.
16.544 - Federal aid disallowances.
16.545 - Federal aid management service.
16.548 - Federal-state relations office; report.
16.55 - Frauds and uncollectible shortages.
16.56 - Grain inspection funding.
16.58 - Services to units of local government.
16.60 - Services to nonprofit corporations.
16.61 - Records of state offices and other public records.
16.611 - State public records; optical disc and electronic storage.
16.612 - Local government records; optical disc and electronic storage standards.
16.62 - Records management service.
16.63 - Sale of state's rights to tobacco settlement agreement payments.
16.643 - Support accounts for persons with disabilities.
16.70 - Purchasing; definitions.
16.701 - Subscription service and procurement system.
16.705 - Contractual services.
16.73 - Cooperative purchasing.
16.74 - Legislative and judicial branch purchasing.
16.75 - Buy on low bid, exceptions.
16.751 - Information technology purchases by investment board.
16.752 - Procurement from work centers for severely handicapped individuals.
16.754 - Preference for American-made materials.
16.755 - Council on small business, veteran-owned business and minority business opportunities.
16.76 - Form of contracts; continuing contracts.
16.765 - Nondiscriminatory contracts.
16.77 - Audit of bills; illegal contracts; actions to recover.
16.78 - Purchases from department relating to information technology or telecommunications.
16.79 - Duties of department of administration.
16.82 - Powers of department of administration.
16.83 - State capitol and executive residence board.
16.835 - Offices and rooms in capitol.
16.838 - Historically significant furnishings.
16.839 - State facilities named.
16.84 - Real estate and physical plant management; protection of persons.
16.842 - State capitol view preservation.
16.843 - Capitol and state office buildings parking regulations.
16.844 - Burning bituminous coal near capitol.
16.845 - Use of state facilities.
16.846 - Rules relating to use, care and preservation of property under department control.
16.847 - Energy efficiency program.
16.848 - Sale or lease of state property or facilities.
16.849 - Facility design services for state agencies.
16.85 - Department of administration; powers, duties.
16.851 - Plans for state buildings, structures or facilities.
16.8511 - Secretary of administration; powers, duties.
16.854 - Services provided to professional baseball park districts.
16.855 - Construction project contracts.
16.858 - Energy conservation audits and construction projects.
16.865 - Department of administration; statewide risk management coordination.
16.867 - Selection of architects and engineers.
16.87 - Approval of contracts by secretary and governor; audit.
16.88 - Charges against projects.
16.89 - Construction and services controlled by this chapter.
16.891 - Reports on cost of occupancy of state facilities.
16.895 - State-owned or operated heating, cooling or power plants.
16.897 - Space and water heating systems.
16.90 - Fuel for state heating, cooling or power plants.
16.92 - Purchase of fuel, electricity, heat and chilled water.
16.93 - Sale of fuel or utility service.
16.953 - Energy cost reduction plans.
16.956 - Diesel truck idling reduction grants.
16.957 - Low-income assistance.
16.958 - Air quality improvement program.
16.965 - Planning grants to local governmental units.
16.9651 - Transportation planning grants to local governmental units.
16.966 - Geographic information systems.
16.967 - Land information program.
16.968 - Groundwater survey and analysis.
16.9685 - Clean water clearinghouse.
16.969 - Fees for certain high-voltage transmission lines.
16.971 - Responsibilities of department.
16.972 - Powers of the department.
16.973 - Duties of the department.
16.974 - Powers of the department.
16.975 - Access to information.
16.976 - Strategic plans for executive branch agencies.
16.977 - Information technology portfolio management.
16.979 - Telecommunications operations and planning.
16.98 - Federal resource acquisition.
16.981 - Transfer of appropriations.
16.993 - Technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin; departmental duties.
16.9945 - Information technology block grants.
16.995 - Educational technology infrastructure financial assistance.