1950 CENSUS UPDATE - WHAT THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU HAS TO SAY ABOUT COVERAGE - INCLUDES GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, PUERTO RICO, VIRGIN ISLANDS

APRIL 1 2022 is the official release date or the United States 1950 census. I know we are all just yearning for that day.  But because the numbers of people counted is tremendously more than the 1940 census, what really can we expect?

Here is what the official U.S. Census page has to say:

CENSUS GOV - UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU - INCLUDED INFO ON PAST CENSUS

EXCERPT: The 1950 census encompassed the continental United States, the territories of Alaska and Hawaii, American Samoa, the Canal Zone, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and some of the smaller island territories.

Americans aboard were enumerated for the first time in 1950...

A new survey on residential financing...

PUERTO RICO GENEALOGY RESEARCH? HUNTER COLLEGE RESOURCES MAY HELP!

CENTROPR HUNTER COLLECTIONS - PUERTO RICO

Search around this site.  There is probably more about Puerto Rican arts and culture and important people than average citizens, but it's a start.  Hunter College is located in New York City which has had a substantial Puerto Rico-an population.  And remember when writing your family history to include rich ethnic and cultural details.

1940 CENSUS COUNTS ALASKA, HAWAII, AMERICAN SAMOA, GUAM, THE PANAMA CANAL ZONE, PUERTO RICO...

1940 CENSUS COUNTS ALASKA, HAWAII, AMERICAN SAMOA, GUAM, THE PANAMA CANAL ZONE, PUERTO RICO... NATIONAL ARCHIVES 1940 CENSUS PAGE LINK HERE! ...and the VIRGIN ISLANDS, CONSULATES AROUND THE WORLD (EMBASSIES).

When you get to this page, I encourage you to read the FULL INSTRUCTIONS TO THE ENUMERATORS (CENSUS TAKERS).