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2026-02-18 Cracking the Codes in the U.S. Census: Did you know that U.S. census records from 1930, 1940, and 1950 have two-character codes that were added long after the actual enumeration? Stephen Morse's One-Step page for census codes helps you decipher these codes for interpreting occupations, housing, languages, and more. For more tips on using United States census records in your research, check out Goal C1 in the United States page.
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