If you take a beginning genealogy course you will often learn, as I did many years ago, that the 1790 census was destroyed by fire when the British invaded Washington D.C., during the War of 1812. But ...

As we genealogists await the release of the U.S. Census of 1940, just six months away, let’s take another of our occasional looks at a census of the past – this time the very first one, 1790. We’ve ...

(WDBJ) - On this day in 1790, The first United States Census began as required by the United States Constitution. Thomas Jefferson supervised the first Census. A little under 4 million people were ...

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In response to the May 10 column by Ted Diadiun, “Census questions not up to liberal judges:" The 1790 census taken after the founding of our country called for the name of the head of the family and ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The debate over the citizenship question is just the latest controversy that has surrounded the questionnaire since it began in 1790. That first census only asked if respondents were ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! As required by Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution, the United States held its first census in 1790. The Census of 1790 recorded ...

This is a year in which the presidential election is held, but it is also the year of the decennial census. While U.S. presidents are elected every four years, the national census is taken every 10 ...

The U.S. Census Bureau has been staffing up across the country and Vermont to undertake the decennial (that means every 10 years) count. The count which will officially start on April 1, 2020, is ...

On Aug. 1, 1790 — 235 years ago Friday — the first Constitutionally-mandated U.S. Census was completed. While those of us who love data enjoy poring over the results of each decade’s census, the ...

An exhibition at the New-York Historical Society explores how the census has shaped America. By Sam Roberts This article is part of our latest special report on Museums, which focuses on the ...