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Definition: An official count of all the people living in a country or particular area. They are primarily government sponsored and contain a variety of information including names of heads of household or all household members, ages, citizenship status, place of birth, ethnicity, etc.

Pronunciation: [sen-suhss] • (noun  

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Census resources for genealogy research around the world including research guides, online census records, lookup volunteers, and more.


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