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1940 United States Census

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1940 United States Census

Summary

1940 United States Census is an United States census[1]. It draws 698 Wikipedia views per month (united_states_census category, ranking #6 of 25).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1940 United States Census is in the country of United States[3].
  • 1940 United States Census's instance of is recorded as United States census[4].
  • 1940 United States Census followed 1930 United States Census[5].
  • 1940 United States Census was followed by 1950 United States Census[6].
  • 1940 United States Census's Commons category is recorded as 1940 United States Census[7].
  • 1940 United States Census took place on April 1, 1940[8].

Body

Geography

1940 United States Census is in the country of United States[3].

Designation and Status

1940 United States Census's instance of is recorded as United States census[4].

Why It Matters

1940 United States Census draws 698 Wikipedia views per month (united_states_census category, ranking #6 of 25).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United States
    Followed by → —
    Point in time → +1940-04-01T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007561784805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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