----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Bestrom" <RBestrom@earthlink.net> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 2:06 PM > The last available census for public review is the 1930 census. If > someone > is selling 1950 Census data, it is a scam. The US Government State > Department handles US Passports. They do not sell Census data. The > National Archives has the microfilmed US Census. The 1930 census and > before > are available at the National Archives, through Ancestry.com and Heritage > Quest. Some local census are available on the Internet by local genealogy > groups. Let me add to my comment. The last available census for public review is the 1930 Census...that is the individual census enumeration of PEOPLE. You CAN obtain 1950 Census DATA on population areas, trends, farm lands, etc. BUT, you can get it free: http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/1950.htm You can download various reports in a PDF format, or in a ZIP file. They are HUGE files. Ron Bestrom