United States Census 1950

Release Date
Scheduled for public release in April 2022.

Census Questions
A PDF copy of the United States Census Bureau 1950 Instructions is available.

The census collected the following information from all respondents: • 2 In addition, a sample of individuals were asked additional questions covering income, marital history, fertility, and other topics.

Full documentation on the 1950 census, including census forms and a procedural history, is available from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series.Wikipedia

1950 Census Enumeration District Maps - Selected
1950 Census Enumeration District Census Maps are included in the series: Enumeration District and Related Maps, 1880 - 1990 NAID 821491. On that page click the Search within this series link. Go through the results to find the locality you are looking for, and click the link to see the map.

Sample Census Enumeration District maps:
 * 1950 Census Enumeration District Maps - California (CA) - Los Angeles County - Beverly Hills - ED 19-158 to 197
 * 1950 Census Enumeration District Maps - Kentucky (KY) - Jefferson County - Louisville - ED 122-1 to 624

Read the post on the National Archives' blog, The Unwritten Record, "Snapshot USA:1950 Census Enumeration District Maps".

Related Sources

 * Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950 NAID 43290879
 * Index to the Microfilm of the 1950 Decennial Census, ca. 1952 - ca. 1952 NAID 196015598
 * Folder 14 Form 17Fld-1, Portfolio Control Label, 17th Decennial Census, 1949-1950

Statistical Reports

 * Census of population, 1950 : a report of the seventeenth decennial census of the United States. Washington, D.C. : United States. Government Printing Office, 1953 2 volumes (FamilySearch Catalog record)
 * Volume 1, Number of inhabitants (FamilySearch Digital Books)
 * Volume 2, part 1, Characteristics of the population (FamilySearch Digital Books)
 * IPUMS USA, Questions From the 1950 Census of Population and Housng, Form P-1, Integrated Public Use Microdata Series

Enumeration Form

 * 1950 Enumeration Form, Integrated Public Use Microdata Series