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The People, Counted: Browse Raw Census Records at the Internet Archive
The U.S. Census has been in the headlines lately, as proposed changes to the 2030 count have sparked debate over who gets counted and what information should be recorded as part of that process. Few government records say more about a democracy than the census, the once-a-decade count that decides who is represented in Congress, which makes it a natural fit for Democracy’s Library, the Internet Archive’s effort to make government information freely available to everyone. Thanks to the Allen County Public Library, the Internet Archive holds the U.S. Census collection. This collection…
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