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The 1940 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 132,164,569, an increase of 7.6 percent over the 1930 population of 122,775,046 people. The census date of record was April 1, 1940.
Four of the ten cities here would have their first ever population drop in 1940. Though slight, they would presage a precipitous decline that started in 1950. The 1940 census was the sixteenth. This is also the first census in which the total population of the 10 largest cities combined increased by less than 10% from the last census, 10 years ...
This is a list of U.S. states and territories by historical population, as enumerated every decade by the United States Census.As required by the United States Constitution, a census has been conducted every 10 years since 1790.
New York did not conduct a census in 1885 because its Governor David B. Hill refused to support the proposed census due to its extravagance and cost. [16] [17] Governor Hill objected to the idea of spending so much state money on a state census that was as extravagant as the 1880 U.S. Census. [16] [17]
This template is used as an information box on pages, showing each census year with a population, and a percent gain/loss comparison. Also includes functionality for a custom title/footer for the infobox, easy-to-insert citations for each census year, and population estimates for a single non-census year (with an easy-to-insert citation thing for this as well). Template parameters [Edit ...
The 1940 census was the first to include separate population and housing questionnaires. [21] The race category of "Mexican" was eliminated in 1940, and the population of Mexican descent was counted with the white population. [26] 1940 census data was used for Japanese American internment. The Census Bureau's role was denied for decades, but ...
The following is a list of cities in Michigan with a population of at least 20,000 based on 1940 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1930 and 1950 is included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases. Cities that are part of the Detroit metropolitan area are shaded in tan.
1940 United States census This page was last edited on 9 September 2020, at 07:29 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...