As genealogists eagerly await release of the U.S. Census of 1950 (due out in April, 2022), let’s take another of our occasional looks at a key census of the past. Today, we’ll examine the “vanished” ...

On January 10, 1921 a fire in the basement of the Department of Commerce in downtown Washington, D.C., destroyed most of the 1890 census records. One reason the records could not be saved was that ...

Barring unexpected events, the Johnson Bill for a two percent quota on the basis of the 1890 census, in its latest form, number 7995, will, probably, come up for consideration and vote on Tuesday of ...

Since 1790 the Federal Government has taken a census every 10 years, and every 10 years the large cities complain their number of residents has been undercounted. In 1890, New York City believed the ...

Census categories for race and ethnicity have shaped how the nation sees itself. Here’s how they have changed over the last 230 years. By K.K. Rebecca Lai and Jennifer Medina Oct. 16, 2023 Since 1790, ...