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===Citation===
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==Source Listing==
"[[United States Census, 1940]]," index and images, FamilySearch ([http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KMR2-22W familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KMR2-22W] : accessed 17 Feb 2013), Household of Ernest B Titus, Ward 2, Santa Fe, Election Precinct 29 Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 25-9B, sheet 6B, family 131, NARA digital publication T627, roll 2452.
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FamilySearch.org. "[[United States Census, 1940]]." Database and Images. FamilySearch.org.  http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K4KZ-Z5W : 2013.
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==Background==
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Census records are the only records that describe the entire population of the United States on a particular day. The 1940 census is no different. The answers given to the census takers tell us, in detail, what the United States looked like on April 1, 1940, and what issues were most relevant to Americans after a decade of economic depression.<ref>"About the 1940 Census." National Archives. N.p.. Web. 15 May 2013. <http://1940census.archives.gov/about/>.</ref>
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
 
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*http://www.1940census.net/1940_enumeration_district_maps.php
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*http://1940census.archives.gov/getting-started/
 
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File:1940 Federal Census including Irwin Family.jpg|1940 Federal Census including Irwin Family
 
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Revision as of 21:45, 15 May 2013

Source Listing

FamilySearch.org. "United States Census, 1940." Database and Images. FamilySearch.org. http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K4KZ-Z5W : 2013.

Background

Census records are the only records that describe the entire population of the United States on a particular day. The 1940 census is no different. The answers given to the census takers tell us, in detail, what the United States looked like on April 1, 1940, and what issues were most relevant to Americans after a decade of economic depression.[1]

Links

Notes

Transcription

People in this Source

Places in this Source

  • Ward 2, Santa Fe, Election Precinct 29 Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

Documents From this Source

References

  1. "About the 1940 Census." National Archives. N.p.. Web. 15 May 2013. <http://1940census.archives.gov/about/>.