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Few government records say more about a democracy than the census. 📚 The Internet Archive’s U.S. Census collection includes digitized records from 1790 to 1930, showing how census questions and methods changed over time. Learn more 👉 blog.archive.org/2026/10/12/t... 🧵

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Democracy’s Library, an Internet Archive initiative, works to make government information freely available to everyone. Browse census records from 1790 to 1930, including records that show how the questions asked have changed. #DemocracysLibrary #DigitalHistory @merrileeiam.bsky.social