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Boyd Percy
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Date Posted: 01:04:36 04/17/12 Tue
In reply to:
Dang Fool
's message, "Re: Census and other Fun" on 18:28:31 04/16/12 Mon
>>I read that the US Census website crashed today after
>>they released the 1940 Census archive and had 37
>>million hits the first day. They are supposed to add
>>some servers to solve the problem. I didn't realize
>>that the government had to wait 72 years before they
>>released the data. It's sort of an once in a lifetime
>>occurrence.
>
>Release of a Census happens once every ten years. It's
>a once in a lifetime for folks that only live under 20
>years.
>
>The 1950 Census gets released around 2022.
Yes, you're right. Since I was born in 1947, my name won't appear until 2022. I'll be lucky if I survive to see two censuses where my name appears. So in a sense, it may be a once in a lifetime experience for me and many persons.
Boyd Percy
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