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  National Archives Census Records

  A guide to U.S. federal census records for family-history research.

  Genealogy & family-history research

  This National Archives resource explains how to research U.S. federal census schedules from 1790 through the latest publicly released census. It organizes guidance by census year and topic, with links for searching records online, learning how census records work, ordering copies, visiting research rooms, and finding additional help.

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  U.S. Census Bureau Genealogy

  Official guidance on U.S. census records for family-history research.

  Genealogy & family-history research

  This Census Bureau page explains how decennial census records can and cannot be used for genealogy. It clarifies the 72-year privacy rule for individual census responses, points researchers toward historical census records, and publishes aggregate name-frequency data from recent censuses.

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