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” ...

The U.S. Constitution requires that a population count be conducted at the beginning of every decade. This census has always been charged with political significance, and continues to be. That’s clear ...

The second day of the immigration discussion in the House was as heated and controversial as the first. The restrictionists and the opponents of the Johnson Bill stated and restated their arguments; ...

Genealogists lament the loss of many records throughout the country’s history, and none more than the 1890 census. The story of how it was lost is one of tragedy and perhaps incompetence. Before it ...

The census of 1890 as a basis for computation of immigration quotas was definitely rejected by the Senate Immigration Committee which opened its hearing on the proposed changes in the present ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. The historical rivalry between Minneapolis and St. Paul once resulted in multiple ...

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, ...

More than two centuries after Congress (meeting right here in Philly) first decreed it, the census takers will be out again this year. The results of the once-a-decade count — not to mention the ...