The 1950 Census was the 16th Census of the United States and was conducted by the United States Census Bureau. The Census was taken on April 1, 1950 and its official enumeration date was April 1, 1950. The 1950 Census was the first Census to include questions about the place of birth of the person’s parents, as well as their citizenship status. The 1950 Census also included a question about whether or not a person owned or rented their home, and whether or not it was on a farm. The 1950 Census collected information about the age, gender, race, and relationship to the head of household for every person in the United States. The data collected by the 1950 Census is used to determine the number of seats each state has in the United States House of Representatives and is also used to redistribute Congressional districts. The 1950 Census was the first Census to be conducted using a computer to tabulate the data.
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