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Fun Facts: Exploring the 1950 Census

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Fun Facts: Exploring the 1950 Census

April 2022

Step back in time with this special edition Fun Facts for the 1950 Census. This handout offers a range of statistics about American life in the 1950s. Students can use it to compare kid-friendly statistics from the 1950 Census with corresponding information from the 2020 Census.