Census categories for race and ethnicity have shaped how the nation sees itself. Here’s how they have changed over the last 230 years. By K.K. Rebecca Lai and Jennifer Medina Oct. 16, 2023 Since 1790, ...

When the Lone Star State was finally inducted into the United States proper, its newly-minted citizens became subject to the almighty census. Digging through the University of Virginia's handy ...

Have you ever meet a tinsmith, cooper, limeburner, trader, or stone mason? No? You are not alone! These professions, once common in 1850s Cape Girardeau County, have become extinct or extremely rare.

MEASUREMENT OF RACE HAS BEEN A CRITICAL PART of census-taking from the first census in 1790; measurement of ethnicity and national origin in one or another form goes back to the 1850 census. Today, ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The U.S. Census Bureau announced April 26 that the country's population ...

The Official Medallion of the British Anti-Slavery Society--1795 This is the second post in a six-part series dealing with the race questions on the census. Just as the concept of race differs from ...

Censuses date back to the mid-18th century when the majority of western countries started keeping detailed records of their populations to assist with planning for the future. The first U.S. census ...