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In this Feb. 8, 2020, photo, men gather outside of the Our Lady of Guadalupe church in the town of Guadalupe, Ariz., near Phoenix. Founded by Yaqui Indian refugees from south of the border more than a century ago, the town named for Mexico's patron saint, is proud of its history but wary of outsiders as it prepares for the 2020 Census count its leaders hope will help better fund a $12 million budget to fill potholes and mend aging sewage lines. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-MIlls)

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US census faces challenges counting small, poor Latino towns
March 16, 2020 3:41 p.m.

US census faces challenges counting small, poor Latino towns

GUADALUPE, Ariz. (AP) — The two white-washed, mission-style churches and old, wooden homes in this town of mostly Latinos and Native Americans seem misplaced near luxury apartments in Phoenix and a suburb surrounding it.