Search your ancestors in the 1950 census. Among the details you can find about your ancestors are basics like their age in 1950, their address, sex, race, and if they were married. You may also find out what they did for a living.

Census records can provide the building blocks of your research. The first Federal Population Census was taken in 1790, and has been taken every ten years since. Because of a 72-year restriction on access to the Census, the most recent year available is 1950. The 1950 Census was released on April 1, 2022.

State censuses are census records that were taken at the state-level rather than at the federal. Often, but not always, a state took their census in ten-year increments 5 years from when the Federal Census was taken, such as 1885. State censuses can even serve as substitutes for missing federal censuses.

Since 1820 people living in what is now Minnesota have been enumerated in various state and territorial censuses: Some Minnesota inhabitants were included in the 1820 territorial census of Michigan and the 1836 census of the Wisconsin Territory. The first Minnesota Territorial Census was taken in 1849, and was taken again in 1850, 1853, 1855, and 1857. After statehood was granted in 1858, the Minnesota State Census was taken every 10 years, in years that ended with a 5: 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, and 1905. 1905 was the last year of the Minnesota State Census.