A view of Anita Glesta’s landscape intervention at the US Federal Census Building. (photo by Sacha Lecca) (click to enlarge) In 2004, Brooklyn-based artist Anita Glesta was commissioned by the General ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Have you ever wondered what your ancestors were doing in the 1940s? Starting Friday, you can find out a little more by delving into a slice of U.S. history and learning more about ...

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It's a rule that many genealogists plan their lives around. Once a decade, the U.S. Census Bureau tries to gather the names, home addresses and other details of every person living in the country for ...

Censuses date back to the mid-18th century when the majority of western countries started keeping detailed records of their populations to assist with planning for the future. The first U.S. census ...

I have written about the census in previous columns. Recently, the 1950 census was released to the public. Census records are confidential for 72 years, and those who are involved in genealogical ...

Theater “usherette,” radio repairman, blouse presser at a shirt factory, switchboard operator, pipe fitter at Mare Island, hospital attendant, prune sorter and even soda jerk.

Although some of the fastest growing regions in the country continued to grow, the gains were nearly erased by stark losses in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. By Robert Gebeloff Dana ...

The U.S. Census Bureau reported on Thursday that the nation is looking more like Florida as the population is becoming more racially and ethnically diverse than at any time in U.S. history, with large ...

Early analysis of the 2020 census reveals that minorities make up almost all of the U.S. population growth. Population growth overall has slowed as the birth rate dropped throughout the coronavirus ...