Madison Czopek Feb 9, 2021 Because residents completed the 2020 U.S. Census just last year, Town Clerk Michele Bissonnette is a little worried people in Wareham might be confused about this year’s town census. “The federal census, that’s every 10 years,” Bissonnette said. “That is run by the federal government and it’s totally different than ours.” She explained that the town census is performed to fulfill the Massachusetts state legislature’s mandate that local governments count their residents. For that reason, Wareham — along with other Massachusetts towns — sends out yearly town census forms, Bissonnette said. The town census forms require each household to provide information about the people who live there, including things like age, voter information and occupation.