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1950 US Census Released
Published 2 April 2022Research by Kevin McManus
On April 1, 2022, the 1950 Census records were released and are available free of charge. Search the 1950 Census at 1950Census.Archives.gov
https://www.archives.gov/research/census/1950
https://1950census.archives.gov
- Approximately 6.57 million population schedules
- 33,360 Indian Reservation schedules
- 9,634 enumeration district maps images
- 234,447 enumeration district descriptions
- Location and name-based search capabilities. Explore the records by State, County/City, Name, Reservation, and Enumeration District.
- Name transcription capabilities. Use the built-in transcription feature to correct and add names to the name index. You can help make the 1950 Census population schedules more discoverable for everyone.