1940 Census

The United States National Archives, in conjunction with Archives.com, released individual census records from the 1940 census on April 1, 2012 (note: this is the website to access for the individual census records from 1940. If you go to the Census Bureau's website, www.census.gov/1940, you will find background information on the census but no data). For those unfamiliar with the release dates, the US Census does not release individual names from each decennial census until 72 years after the fact, to preserve privacy of those responding. Each decade genealogists, historians, demographers, and researchers in a multitude of other disciplines...