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Online database that provides census data for the United States from 1790 until 1960. Browse or create tables.

Selected publications containing statistical census data for the United States. Does not contain individual names of persons.

Census statistics for the United States since 1790. These are statistics only and do not include names of individuals.

The recently released census for 1940 contains downloadable images of the census schedules. However, it is not searchable by name. You must first determine the Enumeration District and then browse through the schedules for the district. Maps for enumeration districts in Texas can be found online at U.T. Austin - http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/texas/1940_ed_maps/

Can't read what the columns say on the census form? These templates will tell you what they say.

Many names of the census forms were abbreviated. This glossary lists common abbreviations for names. Also useful for searching census forms by abbreviation.

The tragic story of why we need historical archives.