The 16th United States Federal Census
Release Date
April 1, 2012
The Sixteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 132,164,569, an increase of 7.3 percent over the 1930 population of 123,202,624 persons. The census date was April 1, 1940. A number of new questions were asked including where people were 5 years before, highest educational grade achieved, and information about wages. This census introduced sampling techniques; one in 20 people were asked additional questions on the census form. Other innovations included a field test of the census in 1939. On April 1, 2012 the United States Census of 1940 data will be released to the public.
Best place to view Census Records is Ancestry.com
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