# Detailed 1950 US Census data to be released April 1 following mandatory 72-year wait

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/detailed-1950-us-census-data-to-be-released-april-1-following-mandatory-72-year-wait/
- Published: 2022-04-02T09:00:03-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo: This ‘mechanical punch card sorter’ was used for the 1950 census. | US Census Bureau. Article by David M. Zimmer. USA Today – March 31, 2022. Historians and genealogists rejoice. On Friday, the 1950 U.S. Census individual-level data will be released to the public. Sequestered by law for 72 years, the personally identifiable and detailed data from the mid-century census will be posted on a new website recreated by the National Archives and Records Administration. The digitized records — from population schedules to enumeration district maps — will be free to access. […] Click here to view original web page at www.usatoday.com