On the recordMarch 17, 1950
The sole purpose of the Census is to secure general statistical information regarding the population, its characteristics, its homes, and its farms.
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presidency.ucsb.eduThe sole purpose of the Census is to secure general statistical information regarding the population, its characteristics, its homes, and its farms.
Proclamation 2876—Seventeenth Decennial Census
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