1940 US CENSUS is here

As you may have heard, the official USA census for 1940 was released this week, after 72 years of privacy protection. The census covered all 132 million people who lived in the USA in April 1940, and it is the largest and most comprehensive set of American historical records ever released. For each person the census includes the name, age, address, birthplace, members of the household, and a wealth of additional information on some people such as income, house value, number of former marriages and residence in 1935. If your family has any people who lived in 1940 in the USA, you will be able to find them here and learn more about them, and perhaps discover family members you did not previously know about.
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The 1940 Census starts Apr 2, 201 ..

Archives.com and National Archives Announce 1940 Census Website

More great news for the soon-to-be-released 1940 U.S. census. Today Archives.com announced the website where the census images will be available. In the video below, Connie Potter, Archivist, tells us to "please use this URL and no other because this one will direct you to the 1940 census. No other will."

1940census.archives.gov

Read their press release below:
Today Archives.com and the National Archives are revealing the website that will host the 1940 Census beginning April 2, 2012: 1940census.archives.gov. We encourage you to bookmark the website, and watch the video providing a behind-the-scenes look at the preparations made to publish the 1940 Census.



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