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A good look at the 1950 U.S. Census
A census is released to the public 72 years after it was taken. The 1950 U.S. census was released April 1, 2022 to a very eager public. Ancestry and FamilySearch collaborated in retrieving copies of the census to begin indexing almost immediately.
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A good look at the 1940 U.S. Census
The 1940 U.S. census brought some changes to the census. The overall questions were similar to previous censuses but the form was different for one major reason. This was the first census that brought about statistical sampling.
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A good look at the 1930 U.S. Census
The 1930 U.S. census is similar to the previous census of 1920. In the time between the passage of the census act of 1929 and the census day of 1 April 1930, the Great Depression had taken root. The questions of employment became even more relevant than expected.
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A good look at the 1920 U.S. Census
The 1920 U.S. Census was very similar to the 1910 U.S. Census. A few questions were eliminated from the previous census and few new ones added.
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A good look at the 1910 U.S. Census
The 1910 U.S. census was almost identical to the previous 1900 U.S. census. There were a few differences that collected some new data points. Some questions were similar to the previous census but asked in a slightly different way.
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A good look at the 1900 U.S. Census
At the start of a new century and 110 years since the first U.S. census of 1790, we have the 1900 U.S. census. This census saw a return to the format that many of the previous censuses had used. Gathered information was returned to rows rather than columns with families listed sequentially in the order…
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A good look at the 1890 U.S. Census
There has been much written about the 1890 U.S. census. Most of this census was lost in a devastating fire at the Commerce building in 1921. Only a fragment of the population schedule survived along with some of the special schedules. This census had a different format from previous census and asked a wide range…
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A good look at the 1880 U.S. Census
The 1880 U.S. census had a lot of similarities to the previous census of 1870 by asking similar types of questions. There were a few significant improvements that provide a lot of information to family historians about how the members of the household are related to each other.
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A good look at the 1870 U.S. Census
The 1870 U.S. Census was the ninth census taken since 1790. This census is significant because it was the first census taken after the American Civil War and the first census in which the formerly enslaved are named. This census shows the impact of the American Civil War by showing where people and families moved,…
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A good look at the 1860 U.S. Census
The 1860 U.S. census was taken right before the American Civil War. Comparing the 1860 U.S. census with the 1870 U.S. census can show the impact of the war on many American families, particularly in the Southern States.
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