Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where do people in your community gather or socialize?
  - How and where does your community access services (healthcare, transportation, educational services, etc.)?

Examples of activities and services: Shopping areas, schools and universities, libraries, parks, lakes, rivers, places of worship, healthcare services, public transport, local nonprofit organizations, etc.

Your response: My community comprises families with young children and middle-aged and elderly that have lived in the neighborhood for decades. We have a small shopping center, box retail, two multiplex movie theaters, an elementary school, a public park, and designated open spaces. We are near a major regional hospital, St. Anthony's, and have various medical specialists within a short distance. We have an office park. We are close to the Federal Center, where many people in the neighborhood work. We have numerous restaurants and grocery stores. We are close to public transportation, both bus, and light rail. We have a public library.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What are the cultural bonds in your community?
  - If your community has a shared history, what is it?

Examples of cultural or historical interests: Religious groups, ethnic groups, languages, age groups, immigration status, historic or arts districts, etc.

Your response: The neighborhood is dominantly white, with few Latinx and African Americans. We are on the edge of a historic Jewish Cemetary. We have young families and many middle-aged and elderly families. English is the dominant language. Most of the homes were built in the 1950s and 1960s. We have some historic homes.

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  - Where are residents employed?
  - If there are environmental concerns in your community, what are they?

Examples of economic or environmental interests: Tourism industry, agricultural workers, mining town, manufacturing center, polluted natural resource, unemployment problem, etc.

Your response: My community has a great deal of shopping, restaurants, medical and business offices. We are on a major US Highway. We have designated public open space, which is a priority for the area.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What should politicians and/or map drawers know about your community?
  - What are the needs of your community?
  - Is there anything else you want to tell us about your community?

Examples of needs or concerns: Keep community in the same district or separate into multiple districts, shared policy concerns, need for a social service, relationship to other nearby communities, issues with current district lines

Your response: The community has a lack of ethnic and racial diversity. It has an aging population that increasingly cannot afford to age in place. We have a lack of rental options. Housing is costly. We have few eldercare services, particularly transportation. The current district boundaries are fine. We have a good relationship with our representatives. The once conservative area is increasingly centrist to liberal.