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Why the 1950 U.S. Census is a big deal for your family history.
Why the 1950 U.S. Census is a big deal for your family history.
More meaningful discoveries
More meaningful discoveries
You could find close relatives—
maybe even your parents.
You could find close relatives—
maybe even your parents.
A glimpse into their lives
A glimpse into their lives
Learn more about what your
family’s world was like in 1950.
Learn more about what your
family’s world was like in 1950.
Details of the decade
Details of the decade
From baby booms to vacuum tubes, see what was new in this census.
From baby booms to vacuum tubes,
see what was new in this census.
Women who rewrote the code
Women who rewrote the code
See how women paved the way for the computer age in 1950 and beyond.
See how women paved the way for the
computer age in 1950 and beyond.
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See how much your relatives were paying for typical items in 1950 compared to today.
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Order by mail! See what gadgets and fashions were all the rage with your relatives in 1950 by browsing a Sears Catalog.
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Does your family tree include any of the most popular baby names from the 1950s?
Why Ancestry® is the place to discover the 1950 census.
Why Ancestry® is the place to discover the 1950 census.
Handwriting recognition
Handwriting recognition
New technology that can find your relatives’ names even faster.
New technology that can find your
relatives’ names even faster.
Exclusive features
Exclusive features
Add more insight and family details to your census search.
Add more insight and family details
to your census search.
Big picture
Big picture
See how newspapers, yearbooks, and other records add to your story.
See how newspapers, yearbooks,
and other records add to your story.
Branching out
Branching out
Find out how widening your family tree can lead to more discoveries.
Find out how widening your family
tree can lead to more discoveries.
U.S. Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, Morris County Library, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Kelley Blue Book, Political Calculations, Choice Hotels, Nerd Wallet
See how much your relatives were paying for typical items in 1950 compared to today.
See who you can discover in the 1940 census, right now.
See who you can discover in the 1940 census, right now.
While you’re waiting for the 1950 census, explore a story from your family in 1940. With just a few details, we can search for your relatives in the 1940 census and build a picture of what their lives were like.
While you’re waiting for the 1950 census, explore a story from your family in 1940. With just a few details, we can search for your relatives in the 1940 census and build a picture of what their lives were like.